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Sea kayaking off Newfoundland can take you where the fish go
2/18/2010 4:08:03 PM
Source: Sue Bailey, The Canadian Press
BAY BULLS, N.L. – "It's a whole different world from a sea kayak."
Those were the words from our guide, Gerard Keough, as my husband Mike and I set off for our very first ocean adventure in a kayak built for two.
"Most boats can't get anywhere near so...
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Out East, You're Destined to Smile
12/10/2009 5:06:15 PM
Source: Cleo Paskal
TheStar.com
Newfoundland makes me happy. Oh, I like Labrador too. But it's different.
Have you ever seen labradorite? It's a mineral from, yes, Labrador. They make it into gemstones and tiles. The tiles are a marble-like flinty grey, flecked with iridescent blues and greens. It looks...
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Big Nature in St. John’s, Newfoundland
10/28/2009 10:30:03 PM
By: Julie Schwietert
Travel Insights 100
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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Five Reasons to Visit Newfoundland
10/15/2009 4:43:16 PM
Source: Jini Reddy
Time.com 
Newfoundland might fly under the radar — bar a starring role in the celluloid version of Annie E. Proulx's Shipping News — but Canada's easternmost province is astonishingly photogenic. Its blend of rugged landscapes (icebergs, mountains, forests, fjords, beach...
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NY Daily News' 10 Reasons to Love Newfoundland and Labrador
7/25/2009 4:27:53 PM
The NY Daily News has a great new photo gallery up detailing their top 10 reasons to love Newfoundland and Labrador.
What made the list? Well, we don't want to spoil it for you, but here's a little preview: puffins, whales and coastlines all make an appearance.
Check it out to see if your favorite thing about N...
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High Hopes Local Birds Will Attract Big Crowds
6/18/2009 3:53:30 PM
Source: Gary Kean
The Western Star
Organizers of this weekend's 28th annual Lobster Festival hope a pair of unexpected guests will help convince the crowds to flock to Cow Head. The inadvertent marketing tool has come the event's way thanks to the recent discovery of a pair of nesting piping plovers on the sand...
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Spring fling with the bergs
5/27/2009 2:51:48 PM
Source: Cynthia Ross Cravit
50plus.com
For bergs, birds and whales, travellers the world over are heading to Atlantic Canada.

Spring may have you thinking more of tulips than ice (hopefully!) but for Atlantic Canada some of the season's hottest tourist attractions have arrived: the icebergs.
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A wuss's adventure on the Amazing Cape Race! Part Three
5/26/2009 2:51:05 PM
Source: Christine Potter
A harbour tour
One of the best ways to see a city is from the water, and St. John's is no exception. So I board Shanadithi II  for a 2.5 hour tour of the harbour and out to Cape Spear. We pass Fort Amherst. "Someone's trying to turn it into a B&B last I heard," says C...
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