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interpretation centre, which hosts stretch your legs on the Mizzen Trail,
concerts throughout the summer. an easy 2-km trail around Mizzen Pond.
Take a slight detour to Salmonier Nearby New Perlican has a collection
Nature Park on Route 90, home to about of 20 colourful fishing stages on the Avalon
20 species of native mammals and birds water. Then it’s on to Winterton.
that live in sensitive enclosures along an Roll up your sleeves at the Wooden Boat
accessible boardwalk. Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador,
and learn how traditional dories and
Baccalieu Coastal Drive punts were built.
Start: Whitbourne, Route 80 or The most north-westerly point of the Road Trips
Veteran’s Memorial Highway, Route 75 peninsula is where you’ll find Grates Cove,
Length: About 310 km which has an unusual National Historic
Site – hundreds of rock walls, some dating
back to 1790, built by farmers to keep
roaming animals off their fields. Learn all
about it on a guided walk.
The Grates Cove Studio & Café is a
This route traces the long finger of the hidden gem. The two-room converted
Avalon Peninsula between Trinity Bay and schoolhouse is both a place to try some
Conception Bay. Western access is from unique Cajun/Newfoundland and
Route 80 near Whitbourne on Route 1. Labrador fusion foods and peruse the
In the late 19th century, Dildo was the studio’s collection of woodworking,
site of an early fish hatchery and later, a pottery, and printmaking art.
whaling port. Now it’s a go-to destination The Baccalieu Island Ecological For more road trip information, visit NewfoundlandLabrador.com/road-trips
for visitors intrigued by its name and Reserve, a rocky island 3 km offshore,
seeking a selfie with the town’s mascot, is home to an impressive number of
Captain Dildo. It’s hard to say who is more seabirds, including 3-million pairs of
famous, the good captain or American Leach’s storm petrels – the largest nesting
late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel ground anywhere in the world for this
– Dildo’s honourary mayor. He declared species. There’s an interpretative display
Dildo to be the sister city to Hollywood, about the reserve in nearby Bay de Verde.
and now there’s a Hollywood-style sign In Blackhead, pick up an Ugly Stick and
embedded in the hills over town. join a traditional shed party with food
Hop onboard a boat tour and look for tastings, local entertainment, and a
whales and icebergs, or try your hand at storytelling session (or two). Nearby,
cod jigging or scallop fishing. The entire Salmon Cove’s heart-shaped beach offers
coastline on this drive is dotted with a stretch of fine sand framed by tall cliffs.
historic fishing villages and dramatic rock The quaint town of Carbonear is chock-
formations, like the jagged peaks of Shag full of historic buildings, like the Rorke
Rock in Whiteway. Don’t forget to stop in Stores Museum and the Old Carbonear
Cavendish for a photo of the rainbow of Post Office, with its Second Empire-style
beachfront fishing sheds. clock tower. A walking tour will help you
The first successful transatlantic get your bearings. Otherwise, just stroll
telegraph cable was landed at Heart’s around this scenic town – you might
Content in 1866. The Cable Station here, even hear a live music session flowing
once a major relay point for transatlantic from the Stone Jug.
telegraph messages, is now a Provincial
Historic Site. You may feel inspired to

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