The tour began at 8:30 AM at the docks in St. Pierre. We previously purchased our tickets at the Tourist Information Office the previous day for
Island Adventures to Miquelon-Langlade…(Part II)
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The Roving Newfoundlanders
Newfoundlanders & Labradorian’s continue to roam the world, passing on talents, exploring and making history. I’ve been reading Old-Time Songs and Poetry of Newfoundland: Songs
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Vernacular Architecture: Rural NL Saltbox Home
A friend, travelling from Quebec City to the island of Newfoundland for the first time had scheduled a visit. Prior to waiting for the Ferry Service to dock at
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Experience Labrador: Life Changing for Peninsula Youth
This article was written by CCM and appeared in the May 10, 2010 edition of the Northern Pen Newspaper: Negative stereotypes portrayed in the media
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The French Shore…In the Beginning
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others” (French Shore Historical Society)
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Save Our Rural Economies: Traditional Social Values vs. Generation Me
This past week or so I have been participated in Heritage Festival Events & Activities, worked and taken some time to spend with my family. It was a nice
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Rural Newfoundland’s Got Talent…
Newfoundlanders’ & Labradorian’s are well-known for their strong work ethic, craftsmanship, hospitality and of course, ability to perform. This weekend marked the opening of the 4th Annual Big Droke Heritage
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A Local Night at the Lounge
Rural Newfoundland and Labrador’s social life reads like the Cheer’s theme song…sometimes you wanna go… where everybody knows your name….and they’re always glad you came. You
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Newfoundland & Labrador Cod Fishery
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, THE EXPLORER JOHN CABOT REPORTED THAT CODFISH RAN SO THICK YOU COULD CATCH THEM BY HANGING WICKER BASKETS OVER A SHIP’S
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Mummering in Newfoundland & Labrador
The act of mummering actually comes from Rome, which is an awfully long way from Newfoundland & Labrador. The tradition was picked up in Great
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The Success of Social Enterprise $$$
You may have heard the term, “social enterprise” popping up in the media, during boardroom discussions or being coined as essential to our community future for local
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The Lure of Labrador
I live just 14 miles NW of L’Anse au Loup, Labrador giving me the opportunity to wake up each morning and view the empowering rocks of the
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Live Rural NL: Boyhood Fishing
Yesterday I began reading The Lure of the The Labrador Wild – The classic story of Leonidas Hubbard, written by Dillon Wallace, which is an
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How ‘is yer boots, me ol’ trout?
This post is dedicated to all my Mainland and International friends. Some of you may have heard me pose the question, “How ‘is yer boots,
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Great-Great-Grandmother, 90-years Traps Bear
Each community has a character or iconic individual that is memorable or does something out of the extraordinary. For the Town of Hawke’s Bay on
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Winter Housing
June 27, 2010 – Anchor Point, NL has declared that it is the first English settlement on the Viking Trail (Route 430) on the Great
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A Rural Newfoundland Vacation
After living in Edmonton for just 11 months, I realized how much the ocean meant to me. However, you sometimes do not realize the things
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A Sunset over the Horizon…
Yesterday, I stared out my kitchen window in awe at the magnificant sunset that was on the horizon overlooking the Strait of Belle Isle. You
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