Sep 10, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Flower's Cove
Flower's Cove, located on the Great Northern Peninsula is about a three-and-a-half-hour drive north from Deer Lake. The town is home to...
Sep 3, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Norstead
Just a stone's throw away from the L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site is Norstead on the Great Northern Peninsula. The village is...
Aug 27, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Raleigh
Raleigh, located on the Great Northern Peninsula, is a tiny fishing village about a 30-minute drive from St. Anthony. There are places to...
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Ochre Pit Cove
Ochre Pit Cove, located on the Baccalieu Trail, is a small community that takes its name from ochre deposits in the area. Ochre is a...
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Salmon Cove
Next to Victoria is Salmon Cove. The tiny community has a population of 764 people as of 2021. Driving through the residential community...
Aug 6, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Victoria
Next to Carbonear on the Baccalieu Trail is Victoria. Victoria, located on Route 70, is one of the few communities near the coast that...
Jul 16, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Western Bay
Western Bay along Route 70 is a tiny community nestled between Bradleys Cove and Ochre Pit Cove. The community has a history dating back...
Apr 16, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Bristol's Hope
Bristol's Hope is a tiny community nestled between Carbonear and Harbour Grace. The unincorporated community has a population of about...
Mar 19, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Bay Roberts
Bay Roberts is one of the major communities on the Baccalieu Trail. There are records of fishermen visiting the area since the 16th...
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Whitbourne
The Town of Whitbourne is located nearly in the centre of the Avalon Peninsula. For many driving across Newfoundland, it is a pit stop at...
Feb 19, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Bell Island
To get to Bell Island you'll need to catch the ferry in Portugal Cove. Bell Island consists almost entirely of cliffs that tower up to 45...
Feb 12, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Northern Bay
Located on Route 70 about a 30-minute drive north of Carbonear is Northern Bay. The town is home to about 290 residents. The local...
Feb 5, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Aguathuna
The Town of Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove is located on the Port au Port Peninsula. The town was created in 1970 by amalgamating...
Jan 29, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Old Perlican
Old Perlican is located near the tip of the Baccalieu Trail. You can get to the community via Route 70 or Route 80. The community of 608...
Jan 8, 20231 min read
Sunday Drive to Wreckhouse
Wreckhouse is not a town but a geographic location known for its wind! Wreckhouse is located between Cape Ray and St Andrew's in...
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Sunday Drive to Port au Choix
When you get to Deer Lake heading either west or east you can instead head north and travel Route 430. As you drive past some of the most...
Dec 11, 20221 min read
Sunday Drive to Ferryland
Located on the southeastern Avalon Peninsula between Calvert and Aquaforte is Ferryland. According to the 2021 Statistics Canada census,...
Nov 20, 20221 min read
Sunday Drive to Broad Cove
Broad Cove is located in Conception Bay and is part of the community of Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove. It is located north...
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Sunday Drive to Harbour Grace
Harbour Grace is located on the Baccalieu Trail next to Carbonear. The community was founded in 1517 by French King Francis I. It is one...
Nov 6, 20221 min read
Sunday Drive to Port de Grave
Port de Grave is located on the eastern side of Conception Bay and is accessible via Route 72 through Bay Roberts. The Port de Grave...