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DAY 2
Start today’s venture in Springdale,
where you’ll find the Springdale Wetlands –
reached via the Indian River walking trail.
The wetlands are an estuary where Indian
River flows into Halls Bay, and feature
15,000 acres of diverse habitat that’s
home to moose, ducks, and salmon.
The next stop is King’s Point, where the
seaside pavilion holds the articulated
skeleton of a 52-foot humpback whale,
and the pottery shop has some of the
finest wares in the province.

DAY 3
The Baie Verte Peninsula is a geologist’s
dream. Teeming with ancient rocks and
minerals, deep cavernous mines, and reward in lush scenery. Nearby Conne
complex folding and twisting landscapes, River is home to the Indigenous Mi’kmaq
its natural beauty is unsurpassed. For a people. If you’re here in July, check out the
glimpse into this fascinating world, visit Miawpukek Annual Powwow and learn
the Miners’ Museum in Baie Verte, and about their rich heritage.
learn about the mysterious and dark lives
of miners from the late 1800s to present DAY 2
day. Can’t get enough underground South of St. Alban’s, the Connaigre
fascinations? Then continue on to the Peninsula offers some of the most
Dorset Soapstone Quarry National extraordinary landscapes on the island.
Historic Site at Fleur de Lys and witness Deep fjords cleave the land and rolling
evidence of Dorset and Palaeo-Eskimo hills make friends with the small
vessel carvings dating back 1,600 years. communities tucked between them. As
you drive along the highway, the beauty
of this terrain will surely transform you.

DAY 3
A short distance off the main highway,
Routes 362 and 362-10 lead to Pool’s
THE SOUTH COAST TOUR Cove. Take a day trip to Rencontre East
and Bay L’Argent on the Burin Peninsula.
DAY 1 See the traditional sights of some classic
The drive from Bishop’s Falls down Route outport communities – warm, friendly
360 passes through thick boreal forest. homes that dot the shoreline, and fishing
St. Alban’s is the centre of the province’s huts and stages ready for the daily catch.
growing aquaculture industry, and on the Or, if you’re a history buff, there are
waterfront there’s an interesting display many significant houses in the region
on Captain James Cook’s 18th-century not to be missed. The John Cluett
surveying voyages. The expert canoeist Heritage House in Belleoram is a
will want to paddle the Bay du Nord traditional saltbox home and dates back
Heritage River, a challenge worth its to 1844 – the oldest structure in Fortune

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