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New Section Opens on East Coast Trail
10/30/2009 9:29:40 AM
By Ed Kirby,
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism
The new 15 km Stiles Cove Path linking Pouch (pronounced pooch) Cove and Flatrock on the northeast Avalon Peninsula is now open. Over the past 15 years, 250 km of trail has been built along Canada's easternmost coast, opening up a world of natural wonders for hike...
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Blow Me Down Mountain Trail, Appalachian Trail
10/29/2009 2:07:31 PM
Source: Paul Wylezol
Chairperson, International Appalachian Trail Newfoundland & Labrador

In September IATNL Treasurer Kevin Noseworthy and German volunteer Lenny Engelke journeyed into Simms Gulch on their way to trail blazing the barren mountaintop plateau of Blow Me Down Mountain Trail.  Accompa...
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Big Nature in St. John’s, Newfoundland
10/28/2009 10:30:03 PM
By: Julie Schwietert
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Just minutes from St. John's is a stretch of water and coastline dotted with icebergs, humpback whales, and puffins.
 
Whale Sightings
From May to October, the waters of Newfoundland and Labrador teem with the largest population of Humpback whales in th...
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A Trip to the Straits
10/28/2009 10:29:42 PM
Source: Tony Chubbs
The Labradorian
During the last week of September I had the opportunity to travel South coast of Labrador or the "Straits", an area that I had last visited (by road) some thirty years or so ago. We flew out of Happy Valley -Goose Bay via Provincial Airlines to St. Anthony and then ...
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Cape St. Mary’s
10/28/2009 10:29:18 PM
By Peter Bull,
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism
Despite an inclement weather forecast, we decided to drive to the gannet colony at the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve. I knew from past experience that regardless of the weather, it is something everyone should see when they are in the province. Actually, if...
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Replicating the Fossils at Mistaken Point, NL
10/28/2009 10:27:59 PM
Source: The Royal Ontatio Museum
The first phase of a joint venture to produce an exact replica of the world-famous fossils at the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, N.L. is officially complete! The creation of a 750 square foot (70 m2) detailed mold covering of one of the most spectacular fossil surfaces in the wo...
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Hiking from Stephenville Crossing to Noels Pond
10/28/2009 8:49:54 AM
Source: Keith Nicol
This 6.5 kilometer trail crosses the Indian Head Range and links the communities of Stephenville Crossing and Noels Pond. The trail provides good views of the communities of Stephenville and Stephenville Crossing and there are numerous ponds enroute that offer visual appeal. Be sure to wear wate...
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Eastport, Newfoundland & Labrador
10/27/2009 8:36:00 AM
by Peter Bull,
Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism
Just north of Terra Nova National Park is the Eastport Peninsula. Like many areas in Bonavista Bay, the peninsula historically was a mix of farming and fishing communities.
 
 
Today tourism plays a large role in the area's economics. We vis...
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Corner Brook Caves Revisited
10/27/2009 8:33:46 AM
by Peter Bull,
Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism 
After getting a taste of the Corner Brook Caves with Ronan and Cormac, I was keen to explore some of the larger caves in the area- this time with extra batteries for my headlamp!
 
 
Greg, who knew the caves well, offered to guide my ...
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Cape Bonavista
10/19/2009 11:21:13 AM
By Peter Bull,
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism
One windy weekend this past summer we took a trip to the Bonavista Peninsula. In 1497, John Cabot landed at Cape Bonavista and discovered this "New Founde Land". After a look around the lighthouse, we watched as minke and humpback whales surfaced less ...
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