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Viking Trail – Your Road to amazing memories

May 17, 2021 Live Rural NL

The Viking Trail – Your Road to Amazing Memories is a destination highway that leads you from the beautiful Town of Deer Lake, through Gros

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A One-Eyed Sea Monster at Round Head, L’anse Aux Meadows, NL

April 5, 2021 Live Rural NL

L’anse aux Meadows is full of firsts, as it is Where the World Came Full Circle more than 1,000 years ago. It is home to

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Where Two World’s Meet – Birchy Nuddick Trail, L’anse aux Meadows

March 17, 2021 Live Rural NL

L’anse aux Meadows is where the world came full circle as the Norse and the Indigenous people in the region would meet. This represents the

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At least 80 reasons to visit our Great Northern Peninsula!

January 20, 2021 Live Rural NL

I’ve put together a list of walking/hiking trails and lookouts on the Great Northern Peninsula from Bellburns and all communities to the North. I’ll be

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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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NSHLQ Come Home Year Celebration a Major Achievement – Then, Now & Forever!

August 28, 2015 Live Rural NL

When communities come together for a common goal on the Great Northern Peninsula anything seems to be possible. I only have to think about the

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Hay Cove is a Happening Place

August 2, 2015 Live Rural NL

For a population of less than 30 people, Hay Cove is a happening place. A tour of the community will set you smiling as you

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Delectable Seafood Dishes served at Lightkeeper’s Cafe, St. Anthony, NL

July 10, 2015 Live Rural NL

The Lightkeeper’s Cafe is perched on the edge of Fishing Point, St. Anthony, NL overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It is a whale watchers and iceberg

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Tip of Great Northern Peninsula Best Place for Iceberg Watchers!

May 31, 2015 Live Rural NL

The icebergs continue to dominate our harbours – can you imagine this view from your window? It is a common occurrence. Tourists come in the

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The Majestic Caribou is another reason to come and stay awhile…

January 13, 2015 Live Rural NL

The Great Northern Peninsula is a magical place where many natural treasures are ever present. We are home to the Viking Settlement a World UNESCO

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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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L’Anse aux Meadows makes for a Unique Port of Call

October 16, 2014 Live Rural NL

Cruise the Edge of the North America and experience where the world came full circle for the very first time at L’Anse Aux Meadows, Great

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PASSING TIME IN TROUT RIVER, NL

October 1, 2014 Live Rural NL

Trout River is a small fishing town on the Great Northern Peninsula that continues with the tradition of rural living, evident from the many fishing

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Everything Handcrafted at Stagehead Carving Shop

August 25, 2014 Live Rural NL

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting with Norman Young at his carving shop in St. Lunaire-Griquet.  The shelves boasts a

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Grapes are growing on the Great Northern Peninsula

July 26, 2014 Live Rural NL

  The Vikings came to the Great Northern Peninsula more than 1,000 years ago. The Sagas of Leif Erikson have named this place “Vinland” or

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The Great Northern Peninsula was carved by giants

April 18, 2014 Live Rural NL

The Great Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada is a magical place that was the point of first contact when the first Europeans were to

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It’s All About Regional Marketing…

April 6, 2013 Live Rural NL

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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Where have all the Vikings gone?

January 23, 2012 Live Rural NL

L’Anse Aux Meadows is home to a World UNESCO Heritage Site – as the Vikings came more than 1,000 years ago to a place they

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A Summer of Icebergs – The Giant Ice Island moves to St. Lunaire

August 7, 2011 Live Rural NL

The Giant Ice Island has moved to St. Lunaire, NL. I ventured to the Town of St. Lunaire-Griquet Friday evening hoping to catch a glimpse of

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Happy Anniversary Norstead – Eleven Years and more than Tens of Thousands of Visitors

July 28, 2011 Live Rural NL

Let’s rewind to July 28, 2000 – More than 17,000 people were on site during the unveiling of Norstead – A Viking Village &  Port

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I AM A Viking at L’Anse Aux Meadows World UNESCO Heritage Site

July 15, 2011 Live Rural NL

L’Anse Aux Meadows World UNESCO Heritage Site attracts some 30,000 people annually! More than 1,000 years ago, the Vikings were the first Europeans to re-discover

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