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1870s to the 1930s), Battle Blanche leads through a
Harbour, a small settlement landscape of jagged green
Did You Know? on an island just off the mountains and along a rocky,
southern coast of Labrador, surf­carved shoreline. Near
Newfoundland was once a thriving fishing Rose Blanche, a boardwalk
has its own time community. In 1965, the trail winds through wildflower­
zone, 30 minutes dwindling population was strewn heath to the impressive
ahead of Atlantic relocated to St. Mary’s on the Barachois Falls. The area is
Standard Time. mainland, but all of the town’s noted for its many shipwrecks,
buildings, many of which date and so the 1873 Rose Blanche
back 200 years, were left Lighthouse stands in defiant
standing, and in the 1990s the splendor atop the headland.
Drive through a wild country­ town was restored. Today, it
side of high, barren hills. The is a National Historic District.
route takes in small outport 17
fishing villages, where fishing
is still the economic main stay 16 Churchill Falls
for some. Atlantic Canada’s n Churchill Falls
tallest light house was built The Southwest Coast Development Corporation;
here in 1854, near L’Anse­ @ Ferry dock terminal (709) 925 3335
Amour. Known as the Point g Port-aux-Basques
Amour Lighthouse, it is now a n Port-aux-Basques; The town of Churchill Falls is
Provincial Historic Site. Another (709) 695 2262 ideally placed for visitors to
significant spot to stop is the stock up on supplies and fill
Maritime Archaic Burial Mound In southern Newfoundland, up with gas, as there are no
National Historic Site, North the Granite Coastal Drive service stations between
America’s oldest burial mound. along Route 470 from Channel Happy Valley­Goose Bay and
The highway passes through Port­aux­Basques to Rose Labrador City. Chur chill Falls is
the town of Red Bay, home famed as the site of one of the
to the Red Bay National largest hydro electric power
Historic Site, now a UNESCO GREAT VIEW stations in the world. Built in
World Heritage Site. Visitors Cape Bonavista the early 1970s, the plant is an
can learn about the Basque Lighthouse extraordinary feat of engineer­
mariners’ presence during the Climb the stone tower ing, diverting the Churchill
16th century, view the Right of this historic light­ River and its huge volume
Whale Exhibit Museum, and house (505 Cape Shore of water to propel the under­
visit the Interpretation Centre. Rd) to catch a glimpse of ground turbines to produce
You can also take a short boat giant icebergs floating 5,225 megawatts of power –
ride to Saddle Island, where a in the water below. enough power to supply the
tour leads past the foundations needs of a small country.
of the shanties and shipworks.

Red Bay National
Historic Site
" ⌂ Route 510 § (709) 920
2142 # Jun–early Oct: daily

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Battle Harbour
g Mary’s Harbour n Mary’s
Harbour, New foundland;
www.battleharbour.com
Once considered the unofficial
capital of Labrador (from the

Rose Blanche Lighthouse
standing proudly on the
Southwest Coast

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