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Lawn, Route 220 (W14)           HORSE BROOK WALKING TRAIL
                                        Enjoy a peaceful walk through the natural flora
        LAWN BAY ECOLOGICAL RESERVE     that offers glimpses of Fortune Brook along
        Protects breeding habitat for 9 seabird species,   the way, view interpretive panels about local
        including the Manx Shearwater. Access                              Eastern
        restrictions are in effect due to the sensitive   geology and the Fortune Head Ecological
                                        Reserve. Season: Jan 1–Dec 31 Loc: Harbour
        nature of the colonies. Season: Jan 1–Dec   Drive T: (709) 832 2810 E: townoffortune@
        31 Loc: Lawn Bay, offshore from Lord’s Cove,   eastlink.ca W: townoffortune.ca $$: Free. Tours
        Route 220 T: (709) 637 4066 E: naturalareas@
        gov.nl.ca W: gov.nl.ca/ecc/natural-areas/wer $$:   available through the Fortune Head Geology
                                        Centre. CC: AE, Debit, MC, V.
        Free. Restricted access, see website for permit
        information.                    STAGE HEAD TOURS 4
                                        Need help planning a trip to the Burin
        Lamaline, Route 220 (W14)
                                        Peninsula and Saint Pierre et Miquelon? Give
        LAMALINE HERITAGE MUSEUM /      us a call and we can assist you. We have 20 +
        INFORMATION CENTRE F9           years experience in this destination. Season:
        A “biscuit box” home displaying local historical   Jan 1–Dec 31 Loc: 14 Bayview Street T: (709)   Attractions & Adventures
        artifacts and photo. Tsunami of 1929 display,   832 7666 E: stageheadtours@gmail.com W:
        and most notably, 10 model dories handcrafted   stageheadtours.ca/copy-of-home $$: See
        by Otto Kelland. Stop by for a chat and step   website or call. CC: Debit, MC, V.
        back in time. Season: Jul 1–Aug 26 Loc: Main
        Street T: (709) 743 0279 / 5414 Off-Season T:   WADE DRAKE & BURCH NASH
                                        FAMILY MEMORIAL PARK
        70987430279 E: lamalineheritagesociety@  Memorial park to honour those who lost their
        hotmail.com $$: Adults $2, family $5. Group or
        private tour rates available.   lives on Cougar Flight 491. Season: Jan 1–Dec
                                        31 Loc: Brookside Road T: (709) 832 2810 E:
        Fortune, Route 220 (V13)        townoffortune@eastlink.ca W: townoffortune.
                                        ca $$: Free.
        FORTUNE HEAD ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
        The rocks in the superbly exposed low cliffs   Grand Bank, Route 220 (V14)
        represent the geological boundary between   GRAND BANK HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE
        the Precambrian and Cambrian geological   & WATERFRONT F
        eras. Scenic hike along coastal barrens. No   With property dating back to the 1850s, the
        services or built trails. Season: Jan 1–Dec 31   historic waterfront and lighthouse gives visitors
        Loc: Via Hornhouse Road T: (709) 637 4066   a glimpse of Grand Bank both past and present.
        E: naturalareas@gov.nl.ca W: gov.nl.ca/ecc/
        natural-areas/wer $$: Free. Researchers require   Season: Jan 1–Dec 31 Loc: Waterfront T: (709)
                                        832 2617 / 1600 E: tburton@townofgrandbank.
        a permit.
                                        net W: townofgrandbank.com $$: Free.
        FORTUNE HEAD GEOLOGY CENTRE F439
                                        GRAND BANK NATURE TRAIL F
        Take a walk through geological time, when   A 5- to 6-km hike that will take you to the top
        small creatures began to burrow the Earth 540   of Bennett’s Hill. Rest stops along the way.
        million years ago! Take a guided tour or find   See vegetation, wild animals, and the salmon
        fossils along the Horsebrook Trail. Season: May
        15–Sep 30 Loc: 49-51 Bunkerhill Road T: (709)   migration through our salmon ladder in season.
                                        Season: Jan 1–Dec 31 Loc: Off Grand View
        832 3569 E: officefortunehead@gmail.com   Boulevard T: (709) 832 2617 / 1600 E: tburton@
        W: fortunehead.com $$: Exhibit: adults $7.50,   townofgrandbank.net W: townofgrandbank.
        children $5. Exhibit and tour $10–$20. CC: AE,   com $$: Free.
        Debit, MC, V, e-Transfer.
                                        HERITAGE WALK F
        GEORGE AND MARY LAKE            Provides the visitor with a collection of
        HERITAGE HOUSE 9
        This 125-year-old house was the family home of   historically  significant  settings  that  are
                                        intertwined to portray the dynamics of Grand
        fisherman Mr. George Lake and his wife Mary.
        Season: Jul 1–Aug 30 Loc: 4 Eldon Street T:   Bank and its fishing heritage. Season: Jun
                                        25–Aug 31 Loc: Downtown T: (709) 832 2617
        (709) 832 2810 E: townoffortune@eastlink.ca   / 1600 E: tburton@townofgrandbank.net W:
        W: townoffortune.ca $$: $3.
                                        townofgrandbank.com $$: Free.


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