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perished from their trade, and discover
dramatic events like the 1942 rescue
of U.S. sailors whose ship ran aground
in a horrendous storm. Itinerary Find more itineraries, or create your own, at NewfoundlandLabrador.com/tripplannerner

Fancy a trip to France? If so, you can
hop on the ferry at Fortune headed from the Labrador Current mix with the
to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon – the only warm Gulf Stream, creating the perfect
remnant of the former colonial empire nursery for fish, and thus the perfect
of New France. See page 429 for more location for a friendly fishing community.
information. Stop by the Seamen’s Museum and
explore artifacts from land and sea, used
Fortune is also the site of the by local families from the 1800s to the
Fortune Head Ecological Reserve. mid 1900s.
It’s here that the world’s best examples
of 540-million-year-old marine fossils Next visit Frenchman’s Cove Provincial
are preserved. They mark the boundary Park, complete with 51 hectares of
between the pre-Cambrian and luscious habitat, a pebble beach, and
Cambrian geological eras. Tours begin a nine-hole golf course. Nearby Garnish
at the Interpretation Centre. has an excellent view over Fortune Bay,
with Brunette Island and the Connaigre
For some classic Newfoundland Peninsula off in the distance.
and Labrador hospitality, head to Grand
Bank – named for the high bank that
extends from Admiral’s Cove to the
water’s edge. Here, the cool waters

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