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River of Ponds Walking Trails (Part 1)
On Route 430 in the Town of River of Ponds you will find a designated parking area and a sign that says River of Ponds
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Have You Seen Aunt Bride’s Lookout, Gunners Cove, NL?
Just 8 kilometres from L’anse aux Meadows World UNESCO site is the community of Gunners Cove, where you can find yourself hiking a portion of
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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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Towering Ancient Ice Giants Live Here…
The towering ancient ice giants live at Goose Cove East on the Great Northern Peninsula and can be viewed easily from the Pumley Cove trail.
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Enchanting Englee has remarkable Trail System
The Town of Englee is nothing short of enchanting with beautiful coastlines, incredible vistas that surround the island and mainland part of this interconnected community.
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French Carvings Found on Epine Cadoret Trail, Croque, NL
The Great Northern Peninsula is full of unique places to visit and explore. We have over 5,000 years of inhabitation from our first indigenous people
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Have You Ever Been to Album Rock?
Have you ever been to Album Rock? This is another one of our best kept secrets on the Great Northern Peninsula! A remote landmark named
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Are You A Daredevil? Check out Daredevil Trail, St. Anthony, NL
The Daredevil Trail on Fishing Point Municipal Park in St. Anthony, NL on the Great Northern Peninsula is a daunting 476 steps up and another
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Summer Squash & Other Healthy Foods Growing in Roddickton!
Roddickton-Bide Arm is a region of the Great Northern Peninsula where hay is baled, and sheep would go to pasture. There is a tremendous opportunity to grow
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Local Culture Depicted at Pebble Beach Studio
Marjorie Dempster is the artist behind the Pebble Beach Studio at Plum Point, NL on Great Northern Peninsula. We are lucky to have such talent
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“Fill Ya Boots” – Barry Penton Art
Barry Penton, is a realist artist that grew up on Fogo Island in rural Newfoundland & Labrador. His artwork illustrates brilliant colors and impeccable attention
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Mummer’s Walk A Big Hit at Green Island Cove
Nearly forty mummers braved a -16 temperature with a wind chill that reached -31 to keep the tradition of mummering alive and well with the
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Santa’s Gingerbread House – A New Tradition at the Mitchelmore’s
Traditions become steeped in our culture and are passed on from generation to generation. Sometimes they are long standing, but sometimes they begin and will
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Christopher Mitchelmore, MHA – Christmas Greeting 2013
Christmas Greeting Broadcast Centre Christopher Mitchelmore, MHA The Straits-White Bay North Christmas time has come again and what a pleasure it is to bring greetings
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Rural Roots, including Seal Hunt Proudly on Display at MHA Mitchelmore’s Office
I’m a believer in all things rural, including the seal harvest. I wear my father’s seal skin boots that are more than
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Creative Christmas Floats at St. Anthony & St. Lunaire-Griquet Parades
This past weekend I participated in the annual Christmas parades at St. Anthony and St. Lunaire-Griquet. Last year our float was “The Mummers”. We had
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Scenic Winter Beauty
The Great Northern Peninsula is incredibly scenic, especially after a blanket of snow. We have beautiful forests, mountains in the backdrop and the sea is
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Caribou and the Great Northern Peninsula
Sir Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, who founded the Grenfell Mission more than 100 years ago, was the first to introduce reindeer to the Great Northern Peninsula.
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Underground Salmon Pool – A Natural Wonder
The Underground Salmon Pool is the only known place in the world where Atlantic Salmon swim through underground river caves to get to their spawning
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Skyping with a Viking
L’Anse aux Meadows on the Great Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland & Labrador was the first point of re-discovery by the Europeans to North America more than
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It’s never to early to start planning your Winter vacation on the GNP
The Great Northern Peninsula has one of the longest winter seasons on the Island portion of the province of Newfoundland & Labrador. We are the
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Enhanced 911 Should Be Higher Priority: Mitchelmore
For Immediate Release: November 13, 2013 Enhanced 911 Should Be Higher Priority: Mitchelmore Independent Member Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits-White Bay North) says Government is
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Missing Grandma’s Raisin Pudding…
I always manage to have a big helping of my Grandmother Mitchelmore’s raisin pudding. It has that great vanilla flavour, bountiful amount of raisins and
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Universal High-speed Broadband Vital to Global Competitiveness: Mitchelmore
For Immediate Release November 5, 2013 Universal High-speed Broadband Vital to Global Competitiveness: Mitchelmore Independent Member Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits-White Bay North) calls on
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Icebergs are your doorstep
In June the icebergs scatter the coves, bays and shores along the Strait of Belle Isle and surround the entire Great Northern Peninsula. These icebergs
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Mitchelmore recognizes Barbara Genge Induction into Canadian Tourism Hall of Fame
I made the following statement in today’s House of Assembly: NOVEMBER 4 Christopher Mitchelmore MHA, The Straits-White Bay North Private Member’s Statement Barbara Genge –
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Mitchelmore to sit as an Independent MHA
October 29, 2013 I, Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits-White Bay North) am announcing today that I notified the Speaker and will be sitting as an
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Savage Cove Come Home Year a Shining Example of Community Spirit
Savage Cove has about 150 current residents, but that certainly didn’t hold them back for organizing a Come Home Year Celebration that would see hundreds
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Preparing the Seal Skin
The tradition of making sealskin boots has been around since seals inhabited the waters along the Strait of Belle Isle. For generations those who came
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