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Grand Falls - Windsor
- The largest town in the area is Grand Falls-Windsor. Located 456 km west
of St. John's and 272 km east of Corner Brook, it is one of the major
suppliers of newsprint to world capitals. It is the site of Newfoundland's
first pulp and paper mill. Established by Lord Northcliffe and Lord
Rothermere, it was intended as a source of newsprint for their interests, it
is now owned and operated by Abitibi-Price.
Bishop's Falls
- Bishop's Falls in the heart of the Exploits Valley. The town was founded
by John Bishop, but derives its name from Bishop John Inglis, who visited
the falls in 1827. The town's motto "In the middle of the forest we
remain" is a clear indication of Bishop's Falls reliance on the forest
and its products.
Notre Dame Junction
- Visitor Information Centre at Notre Dame Junction. You can pick up
information on the ferries to Fogo Island and Change Island, plus find out
where the icebergs are.
Lewisporte
- Lewisporte is 11 kilometres from Route 1, it is a service centre where you
can catch a ferry or coastal boat to Labrador. The town is very suburban
despite its location on the shores of Notre Dame Bay.
- While driving through this area you will notice the firewood stacked near
the road. On closer inspection, you will find unique patterns to the stacks
that reflect their owners personalities, and identify ownership
Twillingate
(Pop 5,000)
- Chris
Baker's Portal
- A photographer's dream
- The Twillingate area is where the Slades, Nobles, Earles and Duders,
merchants from Poole, England established trade in the mid 1700s. Once the
hub of the lucrative fishery in Notre Dame Bay it even had its own paper,
"The Twillingate Sun," and a championship cricket team.
- Historical note - due to its previous isolation, the English settlers
language from the era of Shakespeare can still be detected.
- 4 "clubs" - pubs?
- The nearby Long Point Lighthouse, built in 1876, is one of the best places
in Newfoundland to see icebergs. Built on a bluff, it overlooks the outer
reaches of Notre Dame Bay. You may also catch a glimpse of the huge whales
that spend their summers feeding along the coast.
- A much-photographed community nearby is Durrell. this fishing
village seems frozen in time with narrow lanes winding close to rough spruce
wharves.
- The Twillingate area is a wonderful place to explore on foot. the town has
an interesting collection of old buildings, including the Sons of United
Fishermen (SUF) and Orange Ass'n halls. If you are going hiking along the
base of the cliffs try to hire a guide.
- 353 km's to Deer Lake
- Cabins by the Sea,
$65-70, (709)-884-2158, kitchens,
- Harbour Lights Inn, 189 Main St., (709) 884-2763, 9 units, $60-75,
best units are # 4 and 5 with Jacuzzi's & harbour view.
- Anchor Inn Motel, Looks like the
best choice, 22 Rooms, Banquet/Meeting Facilities, Dining Room/Lounge,
Iceberg Watching, Private Bath/Shower, TV, Telephone, Whale Watching,
709-884-2777, $58.00 - $65.00 Single, $68.00-$75.00 Double. Best deals are
the efficiency units; cost only $2 more, larger, small kitchen. Ask for room
with harbour view.
- Mariners Rest
B&B: $45-48; 63 Toulinquet St., 3rd house on right entering
Twillingate. 3 double rooms, Two Room Suite / Double Bed / Two Twin Beds /
Private Bathroom / Full Kitchen / Private Sitting Room
- Toulinguet Inn
B&B, 56
Main St. 884-2080 $45, 3 rooms w/private baths, on waterfront ("view of
icebergs"), looks ok in picture 3 1/2 stars. Old house.
- Hillside B&B,
5 Young's Lane, 709-884-5761, 3 rooms each w/private bath, $45, old house
- Eat at R & J Restaurant or Anchor Inn Motel
- Visitor Info centre is on Hwy 340 in Newville 628-7454
- Long Point lighthouse, "... Twillingate's one must see
destination. Whales & icebergs may be seen.
Moreton's Harbour (Pop 275)
Boyd' Cove
- 35 minutes to Twillingate
- Route 340, you will soon arrive at Boyd's Cove and the first of four
causeways that connect Chapel Island, New World Island and Twillingate
Island to the mainland of Notre Dame Bay. This was the site of a major
Beothuk encampment and is being excavated and developed into an
interpretation centre.
- Causeway Motel (Pickett's Brook, Boyd's Cove -
south of Twillingate), 10 Rooms, Dining Room/Restaurant, Lounge, Private
Bath/Shower, TV, Telephone, Restaurant has Excellent Seafood Menu, Each Room
has its Own Balcony, 709-656-3211, $62.00 - $72.00
Fogo Island (Pop. 5,000)
- 25 km's long x 14 km's wide, 11 communities,
- One of the four corners of the world per the Flat Earth Society
- 40
minute ferry ride from Farewell to Man O' War Cove (on Fogo Island),
(may take 1/2 hour longer if stopover), (709) 627-3492 (for recorded
information), or (709) 627-3448 to speak with someone directly. Print
schedule
- Fogo - pop. 1,150
- Fogo Island Tourism (709)-256-2794 -
assistance for accomodations
- Tilting and Joe
Bat's Arm - "very special"
- Fogo Island
Motel - 16 rooms & 2 housekeeping units, lounge seats 300, (not
sure of location), (709)266-2556/2316, $58-65, 18 km from Ferry Terminal, Note
that the Fogo Island Motel is no longer in operation, as it closed its doors
on December 29, 1999 ??
- Quiet Cannon Hotel, Stag Harbour, (709)
627-3477/3382, 10 rooms, Located near the ferry terminal at Man O'War Cove
- Alma's Bed and Breakfast, Stag Harbour, (709)
627-3302, 3 rooms, 20 minutes from Fogo, minutes from the ferry terminal.
Color/Cable T.V. * Radio * Non-Smoking Accommodations * Restaurants nearby
- Chinese restaurant in town
Musgrave Harbour (Pop 1400)
- At the fishing community of Musgrave Harbour you can visit the Fisherman's
Museum. Housed in a building constructed by Sir William Coaker, founder of
the Fishermen's Protective Union, this building was the first retail store
for fishermen in the area. Just off Musgrave Harbour, the Wadham Islands
were used as a navigational guide to the Notre Dame Bay coastline in the
early days of sea travel.
- Beyond Musgrave Harbour is Deadman's Bay which is a treasure trove for
beachcombers
Bonavista
Lumsden
- The next town is Lumsden. Originally Cat Harbour, it was renamed for the
Rev. James Lumsden, the Methodist minister in the area in 1885. The
community is fairly new as it was resettled from Lumsden North and Lumsden
South. At Windmill Bight Provincial Park there is a shallow freshwater
lagoon and a sandy beach. It is a favourite spot for windsurfers
Wesleyville
- The Wadham Islands contains a large colony of Atlantic Puffins. In
total, 15,950 pairs (950 pairs on Green Island and 15,000 pairs on James
Island) was recorded during surveys completed in 1984. This represents about
4.3% of the estimated eastern North American population.
- At Wesleyville you can visit the Bonavista North Community Museum and
learn more about the people of the Northeast Coast, the hearty souls who
developed a unique adaptation to a harsh environment. The museum's most
notable artifact is a huge, horse-drawn hearse that the town purchased in
1925. There are also aboriginal artifacts and displays on the fishery and
the seal hunt
Trinity (Pop 200)
- Was larger than St. John's at one time.
- Photo's,
more
photo's,
- In recent years there has been a movement to preserve many of the town's
buildings; some made into B & B's
- Folk art craft
shop,
- Village Inn, (709)
464-3269, 8 units, $52-72
- Eriksen Premises, Trinity's best restaurant
New Bonaventure
- Superb hike 15 minutes south of Trinity. - The Kerley's Harbour
Trail starts at the end of the parking area adjacent to St. John's Anglican
church. 2 km trail, a grassy lane lane takes about 35 minutes and ends at
the abandoned outport of Kerley's Harbour. Well protected cover dotted with
fallen homes and remnants of fishing stages.
Old Perlican (Pop 775)
- Web site
- Detour up to Old Perlican will add 167 km's for ride from St.John's to
Twillingate.
- Home of Miss Newfoundland & Labrador for 1997-98
Bay de Verde
- Offshore Baccalieu Island bears witness to the potential menace of the
North Atlantic. The wrecks of more than a dozen ships lie under the waters
that surround the island. Baccalieu Island is a wildlife reserve with 11
species of seabirds nesting there, making it the most diverse seabird colony
in the province. The island hosts 3.3 million pairs of Leach's storm
petrels, plus thousands of puffins and black-legged kittiwakes and
other birds each summer. The foxes that share the island with the birds and
the lighthouse keepers rarely go hungry. You can get a close-up view of the
island's birds by taking a boat tour of the area.
Carbonear
- From Harbour Grace, continue on to Carbonear, another town with a
fascinating history. In 1696, it was burned to the ground by the French, but
the inhabitants retreated to a small fortified island in the harbour and
successfully defended it against capture. Carbonear Island has been
designated a National Historic Site to mark its colourful military past. You
can take a tour boat to the island.
- There is also a romantic side to the town's past. During the reign of
Queen Elizabeth I, Gilbert Pike, a former member of the Peter Easton's
pirate band, fell in love with Sheila Na Geira, an Irish princess whom he
had rescued from a Dutch warship, where she was being held prisoner. The
couple married and decided to make a new home for themselves in the New
World. They settled in Bristol's Hope, where their descendants still live.
To the day she died, Sheila was known as "The Carbonear Princess."
- Carbonear also is the home of the Annual Conception Bay Folk Festival.
Every summer people come from all over to celebrate the music, song and
dance of the communities of the North Shore of Conception Bay. If you are in
the area during the festival you can take a day to enjoy this good time
which has its traditional roots in the West Country of England.
Harbour Grace
- Beginning in 1919, Harbour Grace was used as the departure point for many
early attempts to fly the Atlantic. The first successful flight from the
community was piloted by William Brock and Edward Schlee of Croyden, England
in august 1927, the same year the first civilian airport in North America
was opened here. In 1932, Amelia Earhart left Harbour Grace to become the
first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Still a thriving community,
Harbour Grace was once the second largest town in Newfoundland and seemed
destined to become its second city. Then a series of seven major fires
between 1814 and 1944 drastically impeded the growth and progress of the
town. Fortunately many of its historic buildings and fine residences
survived. One of the most interesting of these is St. Paul's Anglican
Church. It was erected in 1835 and is the oldest stone church in
Newfoundland.
Bay Roberts
- Bay Roberts, a fishing community that received its name from Jersey
fishermen who came here from the Channel Islands several centuries ago. Now
it's a major service and shopping centre.
Brigus
- Just off the main route is Brigus with its charming Old World atmosphere
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St.John's (Pop 105,000)
- St. John's Web Cam -
check out the harbour & bergs
- Nightlife - stick to the pubs with folk music. Ask for advice at O'Brien's
Music Store.
- Blarney Stone Pub, corner of George & Adelaide. Boisterous
after 10pm, traditional music. $3-5 cover Thurs - Sat.
- Erin's Pub, 184 Water, best folk acts 6 nights/week, no cover
- Chucky's Fish 'n' Ships, 10 Kings Rd.
- Leo's, 27 Freshwater Rd. superb fish and chips.
- Signal Hill National Historic Park. Marconi received first
transatlantic message here. Follow Duckworth St. until it turns into Signal
Hill Road. Open until 8pm
- Quidi Vidi village. "...one of the province's most
photographed scenes; fishing shacks, drying racks." 3 km from city ctr.
Take Kings Bridge road, right on Forest Road. Quidi Vidi Brewery - tours $1
- Cape Spear Nat'l Historic park. Lighthouse, gun batteries, most eastern
point in N. America
- Nfld Weavery, 177 Water St, local crafts, pottery, pewter.
- St.John's
- Accommodations:
- Best Western Travelers Inn, 199 Kenmount near Avalon Mall.
722-5540, 91 rooms, $59 - 77. Free parking. 5km from city ctr.
- Wit's Inn, 3 Gower St. (877) 739-7420, 4 units $79-99 includes
breakfast
- Journey's End Hotel, 2 Hill O'Chips, 754-7788 164 rooms, superb
harbour view, next to Hotel Nfld., $66-76
- Holiday Inn Gov't Centre, 180 Portugal Cove Road, 722-0506, 188
rooms, 5 minutes to city ctr, from $75
- Guv'nor Inn, 47 rooms, Guv'nor Pub & Eatery, Non-Smoking
Rooms, Drive-Up Units, Private Bath/Shower, TV, Telephone, Wake-Up Calls,
Fax Service Available, Continental Breakfast Available 24 Hours. 389
Elizabeth Avenue St. John's, 709-726-0092 1-800-961-0092 $59.99 -
$79.99 www.guvnor-inn.com
- Captain's Quarters Inn, Relax and enjoy 19th century atmosphere in
the heart of historic downtown St. John's, 2 King's Bridge Road,
709-576-7173, $39.99 - $79.99
- 1st City Motel, 32 - Rooms, 479 Kenmount Rd, 709-722-5400, 6km from
city ctr. $45.00 - $55.00
- Angel House B
& B, (709) 739-4223, 1-800-706-1616, very central, 146
Hamilton Avenue, $75 double 10 minute walk to downtown
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