Notre Dame Bay
Notre Dame Bay (NDB – “Bay of Our Lady”) extends along the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland. The bay is broad and deeply indented. It is noteworthy for having the most irregular coastline and the most islands of all Newfoundland’s major bays. To the west NDB is bounded by Cape St. John, while [...]
>> Read MoreLewisporte – “Gateway to the North”
Lewisporte, with a population of 3,312 in 2001, is located in Notre Dame Bay on Newfoundland’s Northeast Coast. It was incorporated in 1946 with Albert Anstey as its first Mayor. In the days when most Newfoundland communities were linked only by sea Lewisporte was home to the “bay boat” S.S. Clyde. Found near the head [...]
>> Read MoreWilliam Coaker and the The Fishermen’s Protective Union – Part 1, the Early Years
One of the great stories of Newfoundland and Labrador labour history is that of the Province’s first independent fishers’ union, founded by William Ford Coaker. Coaker was born in Newfoundland’s capital city, St. John’s, in October 1871. His father was a carpenter by trade, and served on sealing vessels as a master watch. According to [...]
>> Read MoreMoreton’s Harbour – “Around the Circle”
One of the older settlements on Newfoundland’s Northeast Coast, Moreton’s Harbour is immortalized – along with Fogo and Twillingate – in the popular Newfoundland tune, “I’se the Bye”(All Around the Circle). Located on the northwest extremity of New World Island, Moreton’s Harbour is made up of three principal parts. The main town is found [...]
>> Read MoreThe Beothuk Indians – “Newfoundland’s Red Ochre People”
The Beothuk Indians, who probably spoke an Algonkian language, were indigenous to the Island of Newfoundland. Lying off Canada’s East Coast, Newfoundland makes up one part of Canada’s tenth Province, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Beothuk may descend from a people called the Maritime Archaic, who inhabited Newfoundland and Labrador from around 5500-1000 BC. The earliest [...]
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