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Tuckamore A Visitor's Guide BONNE BAY: D. WILSON 1 Contact Information Gros Morne National Park of Canada P.O. Box 130, Table of Contents Rocky Harbour, NL A0K 4N0 2 World Heritage [email protected] www.pc.gc.ca/grosmorne 4 Unforgettable Adventures (709) 458-2417 6 Aquatic Encounters Campground Welcome 7 Western Brook Pond Reservations www.reservations. to Gros Morne National Park 8 Take a Hike parkscanada.gc.ca 10 Experience Proper 1-877-737-3783 / (TTY 1-866-787-6221) Awesome 12 Scenic Drives Swimming Pool (709) 458-2350 13 Conservation Boat Tours 14 Trail Guide/Map Western Brook Pond 16 Experience Gros Morne (709) 458-2016 / 1-888-458-2016 18 Camping Ferry Information/ 20 Wildlife Reservations I was born and raised in Norris Point, a small community in the middle of in this region (Gros Morne and L’Anse aux Meadows are the other two). 22 History and Heritage Marine Atlantic Gros Morne National Park. I’ve lived in a National Park for most of my life, In addition to the sites operated by Parks Canada Agency, there are many 1-800-341-7981 23 Communities and have spent my entire career working for Parks Canada. I have been very more historic sites, houses and museums managed by communities and Strait of Belle Isle lucky to have worked in places like Banff in Alberta and the Niagara National associations throughout western Newfoundland and Labrador. 24 Cultural Crossroads (St. Barbe) 1-866-535-2567 Historic Sites in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario. After an absence of more than 26 Port Au Choix five years, I am pleased to have had the opportunity to come home, and to On behalf of our passionate Parks Canada staff who you will meet along the 27 L’Anse Aux Meadows Bus and Taxi Services Martin’s Transportation welcome you all here as Superintendent. way, I would like to welcome you to the area. We look forward to helping in 28 Red Bay Corner Brook to Trout any way we can as you create your own memories and adventures in this very River, Monday – Friday, 29 Distance Chart year round. This is an amazing place, with stunning scenery and a history that goes back special place. (709) 453-7269 / 2207 thousands of years. I’ve spent a lot of time over the years hiking, skiing and Pittman’s Taxi camping in many areas of the Park. I remember many great hikes to the Voice of Bonne Bay (709) 458-2486 / 8401 Local community top of Gros Morne Mountain, spending time exploring the orange rocks of radio station! Bonne Bay Water Taxi the Tablelands, and walking along the coast at Green Gardens, near Trout 95.9 FM (Norris Point/Woody Point) (709) 458-2016 / River. Growing up in Norris Point we always had an incredible view of the Geoffrey Hancock, 1-888-458-2016 98.1 FM Tablelands and Bonne Bay. It was usually through the eyes of visiting family Superintendent, Parks Canada, (Rocky Harbour) www.vobb.org Gros Morne VIP Tours that I regained an appreciation for this unique place in which I lived— Western Newfoundland and Labrador (709) 458-8818 (709) 458-2291 not only its landscape, but the culture which I often took for granted. I What’s going on? C.REARDON For scheduled events in encourage you to take time to explore, to talk with local people and take in Emergency Numbers What’s New in Gros Morne? Gros Morne area (park and many of the excellent activities in the area. Musical evenings, festivals and • See the Earth Naked – Hike to the top of communities), visit the event calendar at: Park Wardens theatre productions are presented by amazingly talented people throughout the Tablelands. pg. 10 -11 1-877-852-3100 www.visitgrosmorne.com the year, and are especially numerous in the summer. Many visitors to this • No tent, choose to rent an oTENTik, and enjoy Police area initially come here for the incredible scenery, but leave with memories camping hassle free. pg. 19 1-800-709-7267 • Yaffle of Chores – Hands-on program at enhanced by their encounters with local people and communities. Broom Point. pg. 16 Hospital • Hike with Clem to the top of (709) 458-2201 As a previous manager of three Parks Canada National Historic Sites in Western Brook pond! pg. 7 Ambulance western Newfoundland and Labrador; Port au Choix, L’Anse aux Meadows • Get the App for Broom Point, Tablelands or Trails! 243-2520 (Cow Head) • Check out the Red Chairs contest! pg. 25 458-3444 (Rocky Harbour) and Red Bay, the history of this area is close to my heart. It is therefore very • New exhibit at Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse, 453-2091 (Woody Point) satisfying to me that in 2013, Red Bay Basque Whaling Station was inscribed opening in August! pg. 22 453- 2048 (Trout River) as Canada’s 17th UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of three UNESCO sites • Hike the new scenic loop on Baker’s Brook Falls 911 (cell phone only) trail! COVER PHOTO, C.REARDON 2 3 Visit the World Wonders within A World Heritage Site Gros Morne The spectacular landscape of Gros Morne tells the story of the Earth’s transformation. How many will you visit? The rocks and geologic features exposed within this place are the result of continents colliding. Shallow Bay They have helped define the theory of plate tectonics and rank this place among our planet’s most significant natural areas. GULF OF Cow Head ST. LAWRENCE D.WILSON • Layers of Time Broom Formed at the bottom of an ancient Point ocean, the layers of shale at Green St. Pauls Inlet Point contain fossils. These fossils help define the Cambrian and Ordovician periods. Discover more. EL B Check the schedule of events and E Wes te L E. visit when the naturalist is on site. rn B r o • Former fjords o k P ond Glaciers carved the massive cliffs of Western Brook PANORAMA FROM NORRIS POINT: S.STONE Pond as ice bit through this 1.2 billion-year-old block of granite and gneiss. Get a close up view of this spectacular landscape on the Western Brook Pond The rocks of Gros Morne National continents collided. Thus, these Green boat tour. Park and the adjacent parts of rocks give support for the theory Point 430 western Newfoundland provide of plate tectonics. More recently in “With your two feet you’ll be some of the world’s best illustrations geological terms, glaciers carved this spanning over 500 million of plate tectonics. For this reason, place into the spectacular landscape years of Earth history the United Nations Education, we see today. S.STONE and I think that’s pretty Scientific, and Cultural organization Gros Morne National Park qualifies Rocky Harbour (UNESCO) designated the park a incredible” as a World Heritage Site for its: World Heritage Site in 1987. Bo nn Visitor Penny Morrill, Dept of Earth e • “exceptional natural beauty”, and B Centre a Geologists are able to show the Science, Memorial University y rocks in Gros Morne were part of • “outstanding examples an ancient ocean. Later these were representing major stages of Earth’s thrust up to become part of the history”. Discovery Trout Centre • Tropical Sea Floor River Appalachian Mountains as two Around Bonne Bay, the pink quartzite mountaintops and limestone cliffs were once sandy beaches and tropical O K reefs that formed the shoreline of an I 431 T.M ancient ocean. For a closer view, take a cruise on the Bonne Bay boat tour. • Volcanic Coastline Park The rocks of Green Gardens erupted onto the Entrance Earth as a continent split apart and an ocean Download the World formed. Hike the Green Gardens trail and explore this volcanic coast and its sea cave. Heritage podcast, • Ocean floor "Bones of the Earth" at upturned WORLD HERITAGE AUDIO DOCUMENTARY parkscanada.gc.ca The Tablelands are a slice BONES OF THE EARTH of ancient ocean floor. The orange-brown rock is one of During this new one-hour audio documentary, the best and most accessible the voices of geologists, community residents, artists and examples of exposed mantle poets reveal the meanings of the landscape and rocks. This audio journey material in the world. Pick up brings you through Gros Morne’s significant geological features, building the a map and explore on your own or, participate in the daily grand story of the evolution of the earth and the process of plate tectonics. interpretive hike. C.REARDON S.STONE 4 5 Big Adventures! • Hike the Green Gardens trail, 9 km return, to explore the volcanic coast, meadows, and sea cave or be more adventurous and complete the 15.5 km loop. • Kayak to Stanleyville and spend the night. • Hike to the highest point in the park – the top of Gros Morne Unforgettable Mountain, 16 km return. Gros Morne Adventures • Climb the Lookout Trail behind the Discovery Centre for a panoramic From Small Adventures view of Bonne Bay. to Big Adventures and • Hike to the top of the Tablelands. • Hike to Snug Harbour and camp Everything-in- between! on the shores of Western Brook Pond. FLYING A KITE: C.REARDON StanleyVILLE: C.REARDON • Look for songbirds while walking the • Stroll along the coastal trail and play Everything in Small Adventures! trails in the lowland forest. hide-and-seek in the Tuckamore – a Newfoundland term for the stunted and Between! • Find a coastal look-off, sit and lose • Visit the Discovery Centre, sit relax windswept balsam fir and spruce trees yourself while listening to the sea.