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Hiking at Red Bay, Labrador

3/31/2009 1:26:18 PM

A video by Keith Nicol showing three hiking trails near Red Bay, Labrador, known for the Basques whaling in the area during the 1500s.

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Musings from The Rock, Part Three

3/30/2009 1:25:41 PM

by Heather Horton,
Heather's Musings and Paintings
The eastern portion of Newfoundland had a different feel to it and possessed different landscapes than we had encountered previously. Here in Gros Morne the land rose up to meet you, it had trails that beckoned you to follow them, and we followed man...
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation

3/29/2009 1:25:01 PM

by Ben Robicheau,
The Family NewsBlog
This past summer we decided to take a trip to Labrador. I have always wanted to visit some of Canada's more remote parts and this seemed like a good place to start. Labrador has always had a certain appeal to me, possibly because my father spent several months there ...
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A Year of Honors for a North Pole Explorer

3/28/2009 1:24:06 PM

by Hilary Howard
via The New York Times
One hundred years ago, Capt. Bob Bartlett helped the Arctic explorer Robert Peary become the first person to reach the North Pole. Bartlett, a recipient of the Hubbard Medal given by the National Geographic Society, will be honored throughout this year in Newfoundla...
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A Journey Through Western Newfoundland

3/27/2009 1:11:10 PM

From the Pikto Nexi blog:
What? Nameless Cove, and Other Places, an exhibition of photographs by Mark Schacter.
Where? The Pikto Gallery in Toronto, ON.
When? March 31st - April 28th 2009
Opening Reception, Friday April 3rd 6PM-9PM.

The 13 photographs in Nameless Cove, and Othe...
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Snowbirds to perform at St. John’s International Airport

3/26/2009 1:10:12 PM

from The Telegram

Airshow planned to honor 100 years of powered flight.
St. John's International Airport Authority announced today it will host an air show in August that will feature the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, Canada's famous air demonstration team.
The air show is being organized as a comm...
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Eastern Horizons DVD Release Tour

3/25/2009 1:09:06 PM

Over the course of 2008, Bryan Smith and Lise-Anne Beyries produced the first ever adventure sea kayaking film which comprehensively explores North America's eastern sea board.
Documenting the entire length of the East Coast from Georgia to Newfoundland, Eastern Horizons blends the rich history and culture of the A...
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Appalachian Trail Grows North of the Border

3/24/2009 1:08:34 PM

By Hilary Howard
The New York Times
This fall, three new sections of the trail are scheduled to be completed in Newfoundland and Labrador: the Lewis Hills Trail, which crosses the Lewis Hills and Cabox, the province's highest point, to Serpentine Lake; the Blow Me Down Mountain Trail, which traverses the Blow M...
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The Icebergs are Here!

3/23/2009 1:07:18 PM

By Ed Kirby
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism
The first icebergs of 2009 have arrived off the east coast of Newfoundland, with the year's first berg spotted near Bonavista on Feb. 18. That means it's time to get out the 'scopes and cameras – including videocams.
You never know when a berg will r...
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Where Icebergs Go to Die

3/22/2009 1:06:45 PM

There's something unnerving about diving under a ship-killer, as Gavin Parsons discovers in Newfoundland. This really is a holiday with a difference...
By Gavin Parsons
Divernet.com
ICEBERG DEAD AHEAD. It's a line that went down in history - like the ship the iceberg sank. No one knows for sure if the lookou...
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