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HERITAGE RUN & SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
Cupids Legacy Centre town leaped into the history books and
368 Seaforest Drive, Cupids remained a global communications hub for
T: 709.528.1610 over a century. The cable station opened the
www.cupidslegacycentre.ca world to the outport men and women who
worked here and remains a time capsule
The Cupids Legacy Centre is a museum, of the communications technology that
archives, gallery and programming facility connected us all right up to the 1960s.
offering interactive cultural and heritage
experiences. Our story begins in 1610, their original environment. Seasonal.
with the arrival of Canada’s first English Please visit our website for show times.
settlers. Museum exhibits reveal the
settlers’ challenges and accomplishments
and how their descendants helped Heritage Run
create our distinctive Newfoundland
culture. The Centre also features a & Saint-Pierre et
rooftop faerie garden and regular events. Miquelon
Open daily from June to October.
Come sit and stay a spell in a tough,
Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site resilient land, where eight lighthouses
1 South Street, Brigus keep watch along the extensive coastline
T: 709.528.4004
www.pc.gc.ca/hawthornecottage and where you can experience a little
taste of European culture on route 210.
Hawthorne Cottage was the Newfoundland
home of legendary Arctic explorer
Captain Bob Bartlett. See exhibits Accommodations
and artefacts from his voyages while Marystown Hotel and
admiring the nearly 200-year-old cottage, Convention Centre
a fine example of the picturesque 76 Ville Marie Drive, Marystown
architectural style in Newfoundland. T: 709.279.1600
Toll Free: 866.612.6800
Heart’s Content Cable Station www.marystownhotel.com
Provincial Historic Site
Main Road, Heart’s Content Full-service accommodations and conventions
T: 709.583.2160 destination. 133 guestrooms, suites, and
www.seethesites.ca efficiency units, all with air conditioning.
Large banquet and meeting facilities
In July 1866, after nine years and several accommodating up to 500 people. P.J.
unsuccessful attempts, the first permanent Billington Restaurant, Pub Beau Bois night
telegraph cable connecting Europe and club, room service, air-conditioned public
North America was hauled ashore at area. Free high-speed wireless Internet
Heart’s Content. This little Newfoundland access, laundry/valet services, pets allowed.
BURIN PENINSULA
so much to see and do
let us take care of
YOU!
For packages you'll love:
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1-866-612-6800
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