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In the 1950s, Canada’s Department of Transport commissioned a modernist makeover for a tiny international air hub in Newfoundland, a design that has proven as timeless as it was trendsetting.

Zita Cobb transformed a dwindling community off the coast of Newfoundland into a creative hub where artists and architects come together to take inspiration from the beautiful landscape.

On my recent trip to Newfoundland this September, I was exposed to some of the most remote parts of Canada’s most easterly province. To say they were awe-inspiring might be the biggest understatement of the century.

Outpost Magazine takes a hike along the Alexander Murray Hiking Trail in King's Point.

In the eternal struggle to find a place to get away from it all, one small Canadian fishing village is providing travelers with the perfect blend of natural beauty, artistic inspiration and service few far-flung places offer these days.

Big mountains, fjords, polar bears and Outpost Magazine = Summer 2012 Adventure Overload in Torngat Mountains National Park.

“What kinds of pie do you have tonight?” the man sitting by the window asked. He and I were both eating dinner in a café in the outport of Cow Head, N.L.

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked how I wound up traveling through Central Newfoundland, I’d have a tidy little sum piled up in just a few days.

On Friday, July 6, 2012 Riverfront Chalets & Rafting Newfoundland will be partnering with Gyula Takacs of Hungaroraft and combining over 40 years of whitewater experience to bring adventure to a whole new extreme in Grand Falls-Windsor!

The Newfoundland and Labrador tourism agency has reloaded the special offers page on its website. Among the offers is a two-night stay for two at the Hillside Bed & Breakfast in Twillingate, a small island in Central Newfoundland on the edge of what is known as Iceberg Alley, for $299. The package, called A Path Through Time, includes accommodations in the three-bedroom, restored 140-year-old home...

If you’re planning to visit us this summer, remember to call now (if you haven’t already!) to ensure any car rental, ferry bookings and accommodation. That way, your only responsibility upon arriving will be to have the most relaxing time possible…

The province of Newfoundland and Labrador teems with culinary traditions from the sea and the land...

When the last of the pack ice disappears and St. John’s harbour readies itself for summer traffic, one might be lucky enough to see an iceberg making its way behind the ships. The glaciers begin their parade down “iceberg alley” each April, slow moving and stately like German opera singers. It’s a kind of magic, spotting one.

"You want to know why I am the way I am?" Zita Cobb asked. She’s a slender woman in her early 50s, with close cropped hair that gives her a certain iron-pixie mien. She has the distinct composure one often finds in people who’ve done well in the business world, brisk good humor layered over a fierce intensity.

Three spots in Newfoundland are finalists in a Canada-wide “great places” competition.

Newfoundland and Labrador is not a quick trip. But in the past few years, the brand seems to be everywhere, beckoning travellers to spend the time and money it takes to visit the province. That’s thanks to a consistent campaign of cinematic TV ads showcasing the province’s scenery and charming nature. For courting tourism in a down market, the campaign has won the Grand Prix at the 2012 edition of CASSIES, which award the best in Canadian advertising.

Still relatively unknown as a tourism destination, Newfoundland and Labrador is a treasury of fascinating history, scenery, great seafood, ghostly “happenings”, traditional music and friendly people.

But this is where the North American day dawns first.

An oversized bra worn over a plaid shirt with a flowing skirt, a face-shielding lace doily, a floppy hat and an ugly stick. That’s a fairly standard costume for the wild and wonderful Yuletide tradition called mummering...

Once a home base for commercial whalers, the Canadian province is now a popular locale for spotting the massive creatures...