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Sailing
to Newfoundland
The
'MV Blue Puttees' docked in Port
aux Basques harbour in winter. During the summer months, ferries cross
between
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland 2 or 3 times a day, depending on the
schedule.
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Arriving
in Western Newfoundland
The
'MV Blue Puttees' and the 'MV Highlanders' are among the
largest ice-breaking passenger ferries in the world. And they dock
right here in Port aux Basques. It's quite a sight to watch the stream
of vehicle traffic that disembarks from them each day. Read
more here.
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Trans-Canada
Highway
The
Trans-Canada
Highway at Channel-Port aux
Basques. The ferry and bus terminal are just around the corner, 2
kilometres away.
The wonderful St.Andrews Na Creige
golf course is just a
few miles north of Port aux Basques at St. Andrews.
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The
Time in Newfoundland
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Our
Region
Swept
by familiar winds, a transit point for more than 500,000 people per
year, and a good place to live: learn more about Port aux Basques and
southwestern Newfoundland.
Read more about Channel - Port aux Basques.
Read
more about our area.
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Gros
Morne National Park
That's
the
Gulf of St. Lawrence in the background.
You can hike to the
top of Gros Morne Mountain, but 'check in' with Park Headquarters in
Rocky Harbour first, just in case the fog comes in and you get lost.
Happens once in a while.
You'll find some interesting facts about Newfoundland
here.
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L'Anse
aux Meadows National Historic Site
Viking
knorrs
approach L'Anse aux Meadows in 2000.
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View of St. John's Harbour (click image)
Fishing boats at Long Point, Port aux Port Peninsula (click
image)
A
knorr bowspit headmast |
Newfoundland
Historic
Port Union
Grenfell
Properties, St. Anthony
Mary
March Museum (Grand Falls-Windsor)
Terra
Nova
National
Park of Canada
The
Rooms: Museum, Art Gallery, Archives
Signal
Hill National Historic Site of Canada
The
Colony of Avalon
Memorial
University
Government
House
The
Official Anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador The
Ode to Newfoundland
Read
about
the torpedoeing and sinking of the S.S.
Caribou on October 14, 1942
The
Last Voyage of the
S.S. Caribou
And learn
about the
fascinating story of :
The Last Voyage
of His Majesty's Transport Phyllis (1795)
The
online
book The
Myth and
Mystery of John Cabot
can be found at this link:
The
Myth and Mystery of John Cabot
Take
a
look,
and read about, the first regular
ferry to sail between
Port aux Basques and North Sydney: the
S.S. Bruce, 1897-1911
One
cord of dried birch has the same heating value as approximately 110
gallons (500 litres) of furnace oil.
The
Trans-Canada
Highway in Newfoundland
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