Flower’s Island is a very dear place for me. Nearly two decades ago I founded and operated Flower’s Island Museum. It was my first foray
Flower’s Island Forever
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Category: Walking & Hiking Trails
Gathering at Garge Coates Point
Gathering at Garge Coates Point is something the locals of Cook’s Harbour and surrounding communities enjoy. A gazebo, picnic area, viewing benches and fire area
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White Rocks Walking Trail & Extension
The White Rocks Walking Trail is Dedicated to the Memory of WWI Veteran Lt. Albert S. Rose. It is an extremely well done trail by
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Big Droke Heritage Trail
Big Droke Heritage Trail is an easy 3.2 KM return and takes you to Long Pond and also the registered archaeological site known as Caines
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Take a Hike on the Camel’s Back
The Camel’s Back Trail off Dark Tickle Road in Town of St Lunaire-Griquet will not disappoint. The spectacular scenery is just breathtaking. Take time to
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Geology and Fossils at Green Point
Green Point is a geology site that has unique cliffs and many unique layered rocks that is worth a visit connecting to nearly 500 million
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Long Range Mountains in View at Berry Head Pond
Berry Head Pond Trail is directly on Route 430 north of Rocky Harbour and has a dedicated parking lot that marks the beginning of the
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Beaver Dams at Berry Hill Pond
Campers are Berry Hill will enjoy a nice 2 kilometre walk around the pond within the campground and will likely encounter beavers and their dams.
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The Wonders of Berry Hill
Berry Hill campground in Gros Morne National Park has multiple trails and offers some spectacular views of the Long Range Mountains at the top of
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Cascading Waterfall at Baker’s Brook in Gros Morne
Shaped by colliding continents and grinding glaciers, Gros Morne’s ancient landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wander coastal pathways and beachcomb among sea stacks.
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St. Anthony Bight Loop a Popular Walk for Locals & Tourists
The St. Anthony Bight Loop is a picnic area, walking trail and offers nature viewing and is quite popular with locals and visitors in the
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A 10,000 year old cool one after Iceberg Hunting in Newfoundland!
Newfoundland and Labrador is synonymous with the ice giants, 10,000 year old glaciers that break away from Greenland and come as icebergs to our shores.
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It’s Lobster Season!
The lobster pots are neatly stacked along the wharves in many tiny fishing villages or re-settled communities that re-populate during the fishing season. Places like
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A Basque Replica Home, Found in Plum Point, NL
Old Ferolle Historic Interpretation Site in Plum Point – Old Ferolle island was used as a fishing station from the Basque period of the late
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Enchanting Englee from Shoe Pond Hill!
ADD IT TO YOUR LIST! Shoe Pond Hill Trail in Englee, NL is part of the Northeast Way Trail Network. I parked by the basketball
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Will Icebergs return to Silver Point in 2021?
St. Anthony Bight is just a few kilometres outside the Town of St. Anthony and it is often a location where icebergs rests and can
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Early Icebergs Arrive near the Great Northern Peninsula!
Every year the Great Northern Peninsula holds an annual Iceberg Festival to celebrate these 10,000 year old marvels. The icebergs spend up to two years
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Trail Honours Heroic Ranger John Hogan in Hawke’s Bay
The John Hogan Trail is a 3 km (6 km return) boardwalk designed and constructed by the Town of Hawkes Bay that takes you through
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A Salmon Pool Like No Other near Roddickton, NL
The Great Northern Peninsula is filled with thousands of years of history since our first indigenous people. The land and natural phenomena that surrounds this
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Finding Miniatures in St. Margaret’s Bay
St. Margaret’s Bay is nestled between the Dog Peninsula of Bird Cove to Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West and New Ferolle. It provided shelter to early
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Endangered Long’s Braya Finds Home in Sandy Cove on the Great Northern Peninsula
The Sandy Cove Ecological Reserve is found wedged between the communities of Savage Cove and Sandy Cove along the limestone barrens along the coast of
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French Rooms Bread Oven & Barbace Cove, Port au Choix, NL
Fresh rolls are served up using a French bread oven in Port au Choix. At the end of Forest road in this historic fishing community
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Sailor Jack’s Hill offers a birds eye view of Conche, NL
The community of Conche is picturesque and a must visit when on the Great Northern Peninsula. It is known as the “Beauty Spot of the
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Armistice Park & Resettlement Stories in Bide Arm, NL
Armistice Park is named after the schooner built by Master Boatbuilder William Hopkins, as the keel was laid on Armistice Day, November 11th, 1918. The
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A One-Eyed Sea Monster at Round Head, L’anse Aux Meadows, NL
L’anse aux Meadows is full of firsts, as it is Where the World Came Full Circle more than 1,000 years ago. It is home to
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Springtime Meant Leaving Deep Cove for Anchor Point, NL
Today a collection of colourful miniatures create the atmosphere of what life was like in Deep Cove on the Great Northern Peninsula in days gone
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Getting Lost at L’anse aux Bauld , Quirpon, NL
Quirpon, NL offers some of the most picturesque trails on the entire Great Northern Peninsula. They are definitely under promoted. • Quirpon Look-Out • Finding
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The View from the Nuddick, Raleigh, NL
What in the world is a Nuddick? The term Nuddick relates to a specific land feature, in the form of a “hillock” (small hill or
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Trailblazing at Fishing Point, St. Anthony, NL
Fishing Point Municipal Park is a destination for all who visit or even live in St. Anthony. The winding road up the hill will remind
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Exploring the Isle of Demons – Quirpon Island
There are lots of mysteries and stories connected to the Isle of Demons or what is believed to be Quirpon Island. Quirpon Island is a
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