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3 home to the world's largest transatlantic flights during
World War II. German, Italian,
open-pit iron mine, and the
Trinity community has largely grown and British pilots now train at
n Trinity Visitor Centre, up around this since the the NATO base here.
West St; www.town late 1950s. The nearby community of
oftrinity.com The vast open wilderness North West River is home
surrounding the city is famed to the Labrador Heritage
The charming village of Trinity, as a sportsman’s paradise that Museum, where exhibitions
with its colorful 19th-century attracts hunters and anglers depict its fascinating history,
buildings overlooking the blue from all over the world. paying particular attention
waters of Trinity Bay, is easily The city's Gateway Labrador to the life of trappers.
one of the most beautiful Visitor Center has an exhibit
Newfoundland communities. of artifacts representing the
Best explored on foot, it has a best of Labrador West and its 6
range of craft shops and rest- history, culture, and people.
aurants. The Trinity Museum Nain
contains over 2,000 artifacts Gateway Labrador ~ g n Town Council, Nain;
illustrating the town’s past. Visitor Center www.tourism
Also here is Hiscock House, ⌂ 1365, Route 500 nunatsiavut.com
a home restored to the style § (709) 944 5399
of 1910, where merchant # 9am–6pm Mon–Fri Nain is Newfoundland and
Emma Hiscock ran the village Labrador’s most northern
store, forge, and post office, community. A large part of
while raising her six children. the small population is Inuit,
5 ' and the town is rich with
Happy Valley- traditional art, much of which
4 Goose Bay can be bought at Torngat Arts
& Crafts in the center of town.
Labrador City ~ g n Labrador; (709) 896
8787
~ £ n (709) 944 7631
The largest town in Central
Labrador City is a mining Labrador, Happy Valley- Hopedale Mission
town that shows the industrial Goose Bay was a strategically National Historic Site,
modern face of Canada. It is important stop over for Hopedale near Nain
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