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A U.S.A.F. RB-36 Peacekeeper crashed in Burgoyne’s Cove in 1953

September 13, 2021 Live Rural NL

I opted to detour from a recent return trip from St. John’s when I got to Clarenville and decided to return to Burgoyne’s Cove for

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Spending an afternoon in Conche

August 17, 2021 Live Rural NL

The Beauty Spot of the North is getting its last section of road paved as we speak and am I ever excited because this vibrant

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New Experiences At Grenfell Historic Properties

May 28, 2021 Live Rural NL

Sir Dr. Wilfred Grenfell was a medical missionary, originally from England. He arrived in Northern Newfoundland in 1892. His work established an International Association that

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Big Droke Heritage Trail

May 18, 2021 Live Rural NL

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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L’Anse aux Meadows Viking Settlement – Where the World Came Full Circle

January 28, 2017 Live Rural NL

Imagine, L’anse aux Meadows, Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada is the land of first contact in North America by Europeans. Home of the only authentic Norse

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Add 50 Centuries Interpretation Centre to Your List

July 19, 2015 Live Rural NL

For 5,000 years aboriginal cultures have hunted, gathered and made Bird Cove home. From the Maritime Archaic Indians, Paleo-Eskimo, Groswater Eskimo and recent Indians, an

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A Viking Experience that is only found at L’anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland & Labrador

July 16, 2015 Live Rural NL

L’Anse aux Meadows is where the world came full circle, an event 100,000 years in the making! When the super-continent Pangea broke up, people had

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USA should not confiscate our seal products: Mitchelmore

March 29, 2015 Live Rural NL

On March 21st, The Western Star newspaper broke a story of a “Treasured gift gone: Woman loses seal skin purse at border”. Nora Fitzgerald’s story

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An incredible view at Farewell…

March 24, 2015 Live Rural NL

A beautiful view at Farewell waiting for the ferry to the cultural communities at Change Islands and Fogo Island. The fishing industry dominates the coastline

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A Walk Down Memory Lane…

January 26, 2015 Live Rural NL

It seems almost a lifetime ago, yet my first foray into business is strongly linked to the political world. In March 2002, I left my

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Picturesque St. Lunaire-Griquet & Gunner’s Cove, NL

January 6, 2015 Live Rural NL

The Town of St. Lunaire-Griquet  and Gunner’s Cove on the Great Northern Peninsula are completely picturesque and there is no wonder more than 30,000 visits

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Touring Deep Cove Winter Housing Historic Site, NL

November 3, 2014 Live Rural NL

Deep Cove Winter Housing Site on the Great Northern Peninsula is a wonderful place to visit year-round. I had the opportunity to visit with a

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Where the World Came Full Circle: 100,000 years in the making and it happened right here!

September 14, 2014 Live Rural NL

L’Anse aux Meadows with a population of about 30 permanent residents continuously see more than 30,000 visitors annually to a Parks Canada and World UNESCO

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The New Land with the Green Meadows

February 26, 2014 Live Rural NL

L’Anse aux Meadows – Summer L’Anse Aux Meadows World UNESCO Heritage Site has always been a fascinating place to visit. I have been privileged to

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Blast from the Past Walking Trail

August 9, 2013 Live Rural NL

Roddickton population has more than doubled over the past week as part of the Come Home Year celebration activities. I have been taking in much

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Finding your way in Bird Cove, NL – It’s About Time

August 7, 2011 Live Rural NL

The Town of Bird Cove is quite scenic. One could get lost in the beauty of your surroundings. I had taken the trek around parts

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Fishery woes continue to escalate on the Great Northern Peninsula

May 5, 2011 Live Rural NL

The fishery continues to make headlines, unfortunately not the type I have an appetite for reading. VOCM reported the following protest at Black Duck Cove,

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Emperor Napoleon’s Tomb – Paris, France

March 19, 2011 Live Rural NL

The Napoleonic Wars had an impact on the settlement on the Island of Newfoundland during 1803-1815. The withdrawal of the warring nations from the salt

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CURRA Researcher Pam Hall: Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge

October 26, 2010 Live Rural NL

 This summer I had the pleasure of meeting CURRA Researcher Pam Hall. She is a remarkable individual with adept artistic talent and her initiative will

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Step Back in Time…1621

August 31, 2010 Live Rural NL

Scenic Viewscapes on the Irish Loop On August 16, 2010…I finally traversed the Irish Loop on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland after years of saying

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Save Our Rural Economies: Traditional Social Values vs. Generation Me

August 4, 2010 Live Rural NL

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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More than 1,000 Years Ago…

July 10, 2010 Live Rural NL

Before the expeditions of Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot, 1497), Christopher Columbus and Captain James Cook – we had visitors and inhabitants. More than 1,000 years ago the Norse

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