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The endangered Piping Plover nests Learn about the history of the French
here, so please exercise caution and pay Shore at one of the many local museums.
attention to signage. At the very tip of the peninsula is Park
From Burgeo, take the ferry to nearby Boutte du Cap, home to the only
Ramea. From here, leave your car behind monument in the province to French
and take a day trip to communities further Acadians expelled from the area by the
east like Grey River and Francois, where British. This park has a traditional bread
there are no cars, and roads are replaced oven available for public use, with frequent
by boardwalks. demonstrations and bread tastings.
French Ancestors Route / Captain Cook’s Trail
La route des ancêtres français Start: Corner Brook
Start: Stephenville Crossing Length: About 54 km
Length: About 240 km

Yes, the Captain James Cook. Before he
Newfoundland only gained control became a famous South Seas explorer,
over the west coast in 1904. Prior to that, Cook refined his cartographic skills along
it was known as the French Shore, the coast of Newfoundland in the 1760s.
because France had exclusive fishing His charts of the Bay of Islands are –
rights there. Today, many French place remarkably – still accurate enough to be
names remain, and the Stephenville-Port used today. A statue in his honour
au Port Peninsula area is still the hub of overlooks the bay from Corner Brook, the
French Newfoundland culture. Reach it largest city on the west coast.
via Route 460 or 490. The scenic drive along the south shore
Stephenville, once known for its of the Bay of Islands on Route 450 to Lark
American airbase, is now home to some Harbour is a treat for the eyes. You’ll also
lively festivals, like the Stephenville find some of the island’s best hiking here.
Theatre Festival and the Friendly Invasion. One such route is the popular Blow Me
Reach back into history along Blanche Down Mountain Trail, part of the
Brook, where you’ll find Ancient International Appalachian Trail.
Carboniferous Fossil Trees, a protected Blow Me Down Provincial Park has
site with rare 305-million-year-old tree even more world-class hiking, including
fossils, thought to represent some of the the scenic Lark Harbour Head Trail, where
earliest seed-producing trees. a lookout provides endless views of the
On the Port au Port Peninsula, drop by the Bay of Islands. On your descent, you’ll
francophone folk festival and hear tunes tackle the Governor’s Staircase – a
passed down from generation to generation. wooden staircase embedded into a
For a breath of fresh air, hike Danny’s Trail, 450-million-year-old wall of volcanic rock.
starting at the Port au Port isthmus, where it’s
believed that Jacques Cartier landed in 1534.
This trail has views of the bay and the Long
Range Mountains, with interesting rock
formations, beaches, and coves.

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