Conche, NL just hosted a successful week of Come Home Year events, where hundreds of Die Hard Conchers’ came back to celebrate the place they
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Roddickton Come Home Year Exudes Community Spirit
Come Home Year is about bringing together a community, instilling pride in one’s roots, as well as meeting old friends and making new ones in
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Blast from the Past Walking Trail
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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Seeking a Unique Rural Experience? Raleigh has your Answer
The Raleigh Traditional Fishing Village is a unique rural experience. You can experience life as a fisher with an overnight stay in a bunk house.
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Another Summer of Come Home Year Celebrations
Last summer was another banner year for Come Home Year Celebrations with the Town of St. Anthony; Town of St. Lunaire-Griquet; Town of Main Brook;
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Mat Hooking Exhibition at Englee Worth the Visit
The Town of Englee is actively pursuing new economic opportunities and is the new home to an Exhibition of Hooked Mats at the Municipal Building
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Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve needs Interpretation restored.
Budget 2013 saw the ax fall on Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve, Raleigh with the Minister of Environment & Conservation showing no remorse for not ensuring
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Bell Island has many stories to tell…
Bell Island has murals that tell stories around the communities. I am always impressed by those that have murals or art on their buildings. I
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I finally found my way to King’s Point Pottery, you can too!
It may have taken several years and travel over a bumpy highway, but in 2013 I found myself in King’s Point, NL. It is a
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Live Rural Newfoundland & Labrador celebrates 3rd Anniversary
It is hard to believe 3 years have passed since my first blog posting. Today there are more than 370 to add to the original
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It’s All About Regional Marketing…
In 2010, my mom and I traveled to Ireland. We rented a car and went from Cork-Kinsale-Killarney-Galway-Sligo-Belfast-Giant’s Causeway-Dublin-Kilkenny-Waterford-Wexford-London. Cork is Ireland’s second largest city (about
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Marketing Outport Newfoundland & Labrador
Newfoundland & Labrador has marketed ‘outport’ or rural parts of the province in its award-winning tourism ad campaigns. Innovative rural companies like Auk Island Winery
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Mitchelmore questions commitment to rural job creation
NDP critic for Innovation, Business and Rural Development Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits-White Bay North) says government’s approach to job creation in rural Newfoundland and
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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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We all have stories to tell…
We all have stories to tell. We share them with our friends, family and even the world through the social media. There is a time
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Inspired by our Lifestyle & Fishing Heritage
The Great Northern Peninsula has been known as “Petit Nord“, it has been inhabited by the Aboriginals, Vikings, Recent Indians, Basques, French, Irish, Scottish and
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Live Rural NL blogger visits Penny Lane
There are places I remember, all my life…the Great Northern Peninsula will be one of those places. The line is from one of my favorite songs,
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Community Spirit Soars in Town of Main Brook
The Town of Main Brook may have a small population of about 250 people, but it soars with community spirit. The Come Home Year Celebration
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A Winter Wonderland – Roddickton, Newfoundland & Labrador
Roddickton coined “Moose Capital of the World” is also a winter wonderland. I took some time to visit some residents, talk about local issues and
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Conche, Newfoundland & Labrador on a Winter’s Day
Conche, Newfoundland & Labrador is a Town of the Great Northern Peninsula that is tagged as “The Beauty Spot of the North”. It like Fogo
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Family Time – Remember when the capelin rolled in…..
I remember the excitement in Green Island Cove when the capelin rolled in the beach one summer around 1991. Â It was the year my father
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Mummer’s Dance & Old Christmas Day Party
The Mummer’s Dance at the Flower’s Cove Lion’s Centre kicked off on Saturday – the eve of Old Christmas Day. We decided to dress up
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A Scoff at the Cabin…
I woke up at 5 AM today, the wind was howling and the weather temperature rang in at -20 degrees. The windchill made it feel
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3rd Annual Mummer’s Walk Continues to Break Local Record
The 3rd Annual Mummer’s Walk was the most successful to date, seeing increasing numbers across all age ranges from the two walks held in Flower’s Cove and
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3rd Annual Mummer`s Walk – December 28th
The tradition and spirit of mummering continues on the Great Northern Peninsula and we invite everyone to come join us for the 3rd Annual Mummer`s
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A Cod Jigger Coat Hook
A couple of weekends ago I visited the St. John’s Arts & Culture Centre as the Craft Council had hosted their annual Christmas Fair. There
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The Good Old Hockey Game
And the best game you can name is “the good old hockey game” (Stompin’ Tom Connors lyrics) I spent some time over the Remembrance Day
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Enchanting Englee on a November’s Day
Englee has made the news over the past year on many occasions, but not for its natural beauty but for the eyesore and environmental hazard
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Caribou Crossing on Viking Trail
The Great Northern Peninsula has many natural wonders from fjords to forests, rivers to seascapes and wondrous wildlife. For the nature lover, it is a place
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REYKJAVIK OPEN AIR MUSEUM ARBAER
During September 2012, I traveled to Iceland on the low-cost orange airline, EasyJet, for less than $200 return from London. I wish there were more
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