A New Flag, Familiar Traditions: Newfoundland’s First Dominion Day as a Canadian Province
On July 1, 1949, Newfoundland celebrated Canada’s national holiday for the very first time—but it was also a day of remembrance, reflection, and the beginning…
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The Story of Bonavista: Newfoundland’s Gateway to the New World
For more than five centuries, this windswept Newfoundland town has stood at the crossroads of exploration, the Atlantic fishery, and the story of a nation….
Behind the Stone Walls of Ridley Hall, Newfoundland’s Grandest Mansion
How a magnificent stone estate overlooking Harbour Grace became the social heart of nineteenth-century Newfoundland—and why its haunting ruins still capture the imagination today. Few…
Ferryland: The Newfoundland Colony That Existed Long Before Canada
There are few places in Newfoundland and Labrador where the past feels quite as close as it does in Ferryland. Stand beside the sheltered waters…
Tilting: The Irish Village That Time Forgot
How Tilting, Fogo Island Preserved One of the Oldest Surviving Irish Cultural Landscapes in North America The first thing many visitors notice about Tilting is…