By Antony Berger
on October 30, 2015
One sensational crime centered around Bonne Bay in the 1870s was picked up by newspapers as far away as Australia (The Age, Melbourne, for October 13, 1877) and New Zealand (West Coast Times, January 28, 1878). The story went that in December, 1874, a schooner skippered by a Captain Ridout was wrecked at Bonne Bay…. Read More
By Tom Cochrane
on October 28, 2015
Green and Gold are an indie-rock band from St. John’s that joined us on a tour around Bonne Bay after performing at the Three Bear Music Festival. While on board, band members Len O’Neil and Neil Read were joined by Brianna Gosse to sing a new tune, Island of Gold. This is a fun one, folks…. Read More
By Tom Cochrane
on October 27, 2015
Irish folk duo Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’Leary became a common sight in Gros Morne in August 2015, performing concerts from the north end to the south end (Passing the Time in Trout River, Writers at Woody Point, the Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital, and more!), and making plenty of friends in between. Near the end of their… Read More
By Antony Berger
on October 27, 2015
Here on the shallow beach at Glenburnie, a group of sailors in uniform have just landed their small boats, one of which flies what seems to be the Union Jack. Perhaps, after sighting the cattle they are looking for Hugh Mackenzie, who farmed here at the bottom of Western (Southern) Arm. He sold meat, eggs… Read More
By Gareth Mitton
on October 14, 2015
Fall in Gros Morne has many attractions. Swathes of brightly coloured leaves strewn across ragged rocks, lapping grey waves on kelp coated sand, and a special kind of quiet as calm settles after the bustling summer months. You can now confidently add to that list the Gros Morne Fall Fest, this year in its third… Read More