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site of the new Akami-Uapishk -
KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains
National Park Reserve, which will
open to the public in a few years.
End the drive in Happy Valley-Goose
Bay. Have a late lunch at a local dining
spot before visiting the Labrador
Interpretation Centre, or see what’s on
at the Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre.

DAY 7
Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a great
place to get out into nature. The Birch
Brook Nordic Ski Club offers hiking in
summer and winter, and cross-country
skiing in winter. If you’re an aviation
connoisseur, be sure to check out the
American T-Bird T33 on Hamilton River EXPLORING
Road, the Vulcan RAF bomber at the THE NORTH COAST
airport, and the CF 101 Voodoo in front
of the 5 Wing Goose Bay Aerodrome. DAY 1
Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the
homeport for the coastal steamer
service along the rugged north coast.
The coastal boat leaves at midday
on Mondays. The first port is Rigolet,
a community with a long and
continuous history of fur trapping
DAY 8 and fishing. While here, be sure
The highway west of Happy Valley- to check out the boardwalk. At over
Goose Bay is paved all the way to eight kilometres, it’s one of the
western Labrador. You’ll pass through longest in the world.
Churchill Falls where one of the world’s
largest hydroelectric stations has DAY 2
been operating since the 1970s. The boat reaches Makkovik in the
At the end of the road are the towns morning. Drop by the craft centre, and
of Labrador City and Wabush. Both then the White Elephant Museum to see
were once mining towns, but today everything from antique pocket watches
only the Labrador City open-pit mine to traditional Inuit hunting tools.
remains in operation.
At noon, the boat stops in Postville,
where you can take in the quiet awe
of a remote lumber and fishing village.
The last stop is in Hopedale where
the old Moravian mission is now
a National Historic Site.

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