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.
Caribou and the Great Northern Peninsula
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Tag: Strait of Belle Isle
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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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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Seals on the Ice
Last Sunday, I had left my home to drive to grandmother’s house in Nameless Cove for a big turkey dinner on Easter Sunday. Driving through
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What a view today on the Great Northern Peninsula…
The Great Northern Peninsula has a unique offering including the presence of abundant nature and wildlife. Today as I drove from St. Anthony to Green
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A morning’s view from Deadman’s Cove, NL…
Deadman’s Cove, NL is a tiny community nestled in the Straits region that presents some of the first views of Labrador. A number of people
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The Lure of Labrador – When will we be connected?
The Strait of Belle Isle at its shortest distance is just 9 miles of water. In the 1970’s there was drilling on both ends of
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A Small Iceberg in Green Island Brook
Last month en route to Norstead – Viking Village & Port of Trade at L’Anse aux Meadows, I captured this small iceberg at Green Island Brook (July
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GNP Craft Producers Launches Website – Shoal Cove East, NL
NEW WEBSITE: http://www.gnpcrafts.ca GNP Craft Producers Launch New Website: http://www.gnpcraft.com Visit them for a unique offering as they specialize in sealskin products. Products are locally
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Live Rural NL Blogger Seeks NDP Nomination for District of The Straits -White Bay North in Fall Election
Christopher Mitchelmore, a resident of Green Island Cove in the Strait of Belle is vying for the NDP candidacy for the District of The Straits -White
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Live Rural NL Celebrates 1st Anniversary!
One year ago today, I introduced myself to the wonderful world of blogging under the name Live Rural NL. Over the past year I have
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Water – A Necessity in My Life
Every morning when I awake from my bed, if the shade is up the first sight I see is the towering mounds of land we
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Fostering Rural Community Development Through Outdoor Murals
The Town of Flower’s Cove has been the first in the Strait of Belle Isle region to embrace outdoor art in the form of brightly
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Place of Provincial Significance – Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital
Live Rural NL blog sends congratulations to the Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital, Norris Point, NL for being designated a Place of Provincial Significance in 2011. Thank
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The Beauty of it All – when you do not rush
 Lar’s Place, Conche, NL  On February 12, 2011, I visited Conche, NL. It truly is one of the wonders along the French Shore. In
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An Opportunity for More Rural Social Space – The Coffee Shop?
Where are the local coffee shops in Rural Newfoundland & Labrador? I am not talking about the Tim Horton‘s that are springing up practically everywhere, including rural
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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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