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Central Newfoundland offers an outdoor experience with unusual history, Old English
words and Irish customs, aviation history, and music far removed from sea shanties.
Hike to see an iceberg, camp in a national park on the coast, and uncover the tragic
history of the Beothuk.

Dorset Trail iceberg viewing. Some of the best places
Start: Route 410 to see them are from the French Shore
Length: About 300 km Lookout and the Lookout Trail in
La Scie, and the Ocean View Hiking
Trail in Pacquet.
Outdoor enthusiasts can extend their
time here with guided hunting, fishing,
ATVing, snowmobiling, and other
A thousand years before Europeans backcountry adventures.
arrived, the Dorset were quarrying
soapstone for cooking pots and lamps at Green Bay and the Beothuk Trail
Fleur de Lys on the Baie Verte Peninsula. Start: Springdale or South Brook
Dorset Soapstone Quarry National Length: About 300 km. Add a 5 minute
Historic Site is the oldest-known mining ferry crossing to Long Island.
site in an area known for its complex
geology. Take Route 410 to Fleur de Lys
to see it.
In the 19th and 20th centuries,
the peninsula’s mines produced gold,
asbestos, copper, and other minerals, Green Bay plays host to an annual
and that history is explored in the Baie parade of 10,000-year-old icebergs
Verte Peninsula Miner’s Museum. calved from the giant glaciers of
The French were fishing these shores Greenland. These castles of ice can be
well into the 19th century. This heritage viewed from the shoreline or by boat tour.
can be seen at museums and historic sites Whales are no strangers to Green Bay
throughout the region, like the Outport either, and there are plenty of
Museum and Tea Room in La Scie, which opportunities for whale watching in the
offers a glimpse into rural outport life area – sometimes even just from a
during this period. There’s also a replica of dockside restaurant.
a 16th-century Basque fishing vessel here. In Springdale, take the Indian River
Nearby is Tilt Cove, the smallest town Walking Trail to explore the estuary.
in Canada with a population of four. In Be sure to bring your binoculars for bird
2015 the hit film Ant-Man, based on the sightings and your camera to capture
Marvel Comics character of the same the fantastic scenery. Join a local tour
name, recruited Tilt Cove to promote operator for a guided hike or picnic,
the movie with a one-foot-high billboard. or learn the basics of wilderness cooking.
From spring to fall, you’ll have plenty Take Route 391 to King’s Point. King’s
of opportunity for whale watching and Point Pottery Craft Gallery and Studio

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