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Visitor Guide L’Anse Aux Meadows Port Au Choix Red Bay Saddle Island, Red Bay / Camellia Ibrahim Kayaker Sculpture / Sheldon Stone Kayaker Sculpture Visitor Guide L’Anse aux Meadows Port au Choix Red Bay Saddle Island, Red Bay / Camellia Ibrahim Kayaker sculpture / Sheldon Stone Kayaker sculpture LABRADOR Red Bay QUEBEC 510 L’Anse aux Meadows L’Anse au Loup e 436 Strait of Belle Isl Blanc-Sablon 430 St. Anthony Hare Bay St. Barbe U.S.A. Conche Port au Choix Gulf of St. Lawrence Hawke’s Bay ATLANTIC OCEAN Red Bay 262 L’Anse aux Meadows 430 St. Barbe 120 142 NORTHERN PENINSULA y 214 231 94 Port au Choix White Ba 349 366 229 157 Rocky Harbour 418 434 298 235 71 Deer Lake Distance in kilometers Gros Morne Notre Dame Bay National Park National Historic Site Rocky Harbour National Park N 02550Km 430 NEWFOUNDLAND DeerLake 2 Western Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites Corner Brook Grand Falls-Windsor History on the Edge For thousands of years different cultures travelled great distances to take advantage of the natural bounty of the West coast of Newfoundland and Southern Labrador. Each brought with them skills and new technologies that helped them thrive. Ancient Indigenous peoples arrived first. As sea levels and climate changed so too did the cultures that lived here. Vikings voyaged here from across the ocean a thousand years ago. Basque whalers came five centuries later to exploit the riches of the New orld.W Other Europeans came and settled on the land while Indigenous peoples maintained their presence. Ship wrecks, tall tales, mysterious stones, and sacred traditions; each culture left their mark on the landscape for us to discover. Red Bay / Sheldon Stone Dorset dwelling exhibit / Sheldon Stone Replica of Norse sod hut / Guillaume Paquette-Jetten Check out our website for up-to-date information about our National Historic Sites. https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/index 3 Port au Choix National Historic Site Dorset Doorway / Camellia Ibrahim Fernald’s Braya / Camellia Ibrahim Fernald’s / Camellia Ibrahim Seal for All Seasons program 4 Western Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites Exploring a Living Landscape Attracted by the rich resources of the sea, people have lived at Port au Choix for more than 6,000 years. A large sacred burial ground bears witness to the marine- based technology, economy and spiritual culture of the first people to live here – the Maritime Archaic. The remains of a large settlement at Phillip’s Garden paint a vivid picture of the material and intellectual culture of the Groswater and Dorset people, 3,000 years later. After the arrival of Europeans, Indigenous people tentatively traded with fisherman at Benie Island. Discover the ancient peoples who journeyed through this special landscape and connect with today’s thriving Indigenous cultures of Newfoundland and Labrador. Caribou / Guillaume Paquette-Jetten Guided tour / Parks Canada Activities and services Season and hours of operation Early June - Early October / Daily 9 am - 5 pm For exact dates and fees, please see our website Contact info (709) 861-3522 / (709) 458-2417 (off season) Mother and Child sculpture / Guillaume Paquette-Jetten Mother and Child sculpture Check out our website for up-to-date information on our events and programs. www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nl/portauchoix 5 Things to do Sheldon Stone Lady Slipper / Ibrahim Yellow Sacred Burial Grounds Seal for All Seasons Beauty and the Barrens Visit the Gathering Circle in the town of Join an interpreter for the Seal for All Go on a guided tour to explore the rare Port au Choix and reflect on the sacred Seasons program to explore the different and fragile limestone barrens, home to burial grounds of the Maritime Archaic ways past and present cultures have shoreline fossils and rare arctic plants people. Thousands of years ago when used seals to sustain their livelihoods. found nowhere else in Canada, and sea levels were higher this area was an some species found nowhere else in the island. It was a special place to honour world. and lay to rest their loved ones. Hiking in Port au Choix Travel through time on hiking trails over dramatic limestone barrens, to coastal trails ideal for spotting whales, moose, caribou and sea birds. Visit archaeological sites including 5,500 year old Maritime Archaic sacred burial grounds and Phillip’s Garden, one of the most important archaeological sites for Dorset and Groswater settlement in the world. Limestone barrens / Sheldon Stone Limestone barrens N 0 250 500 1,000 m Barbace Cove National Historic Site 2 km Port au Choix Benie Peninsula Seal Hunter Sculpture Island Gulf of St. Lawrence 1.3 km 2 Kayak Sculpture Phillip’s Garden 1 km 1 km Back Arm 1 4 km 0.3 km Point Riche Peninsula Town of Port au Choix 1.4 km Point Riche 3 Lighthouse Route 430, 13 km 2 km Visitor Centre Dorset Doorway and Ingornachoix Bay Mother and Child Scuplture 6 Western Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites Imagine 6,000 years of human history Seal Hunter sculpture / Sheldon Stone Seal Hunter sculpture Not to be missed French Rooms Cultural Center French Bread Oven Learn about the resettlement Enjoy freshly baked bread era, the French migratory fishery topped with local jams from a and the Point Riche lighthouse. reconstructed French oven, and Local shrimp and crafts are have your photo taken with the available for purchase at the chaloupe in period costume. For further details and program center gift shop. schedule contact the French (709) 861-2142 Rooms Cultural Center. (709) 861-2142 1 2 Point Riche Lighthouse Torrent River Salmon Interpretation Centre N Explore the areas around the Learn about the adult salmon 0 250 500 1,000 m Barbace Cove Point Riche lighthouse. It is restocking story, view Atlantic accessible by road and caribou salmon - eye to eye. Located National Historic Site are often seen grazing nearby. in nearby Hawke’s Bay it is While there learn more about the the site of the province’s most 2 km Port au Choix history of the Dorset presence at successful salmon enhancement Benie Peninsula Point Riche. program. Seal Hunter Sculpture Island www.torrentriver.ca/home Gulf of St. Lawrence 1.3 km 3 2 Kayak Sculpture Phillip’s Garden Geocaching Good to know 1 km 1 km Explore more with the geocaching Wild animals such as caribou are often Back Arm activity program. Locate hidden seen on the trails in and around Port 1 4 km 0.3 km caches and punch the program card. au Choix. Please do not approach or Point Riche Find three caches and receive a entice them, and be sure to give them trackable geocoin unique to Port au space to safely pass you on the trail. Peninsula Town of Port au Choix Choix. 1.4 km Point Riche 3 Lighthouse Route 430, 13 km 2 km Did you The Griscom’s Arnica is in the sunflower family and grows at just nine sites Visitor Centre around the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Of this small global population, more than know? 90% is found within Port au Choix National Historic Site! Dorset Doorway and Ingornachoix Bay Mother and Child Scuplture http://www.facebook.com/GrosMorneNP | @GrosMorneNP https://twitter.com/ParksCanadaNL | @ParksCanadaNL 7 L’Anse aux Meadows A UNESCO World Heritage Site Replica of Norse sod hut / Dale Wilson Weaving textiles / Chris Reardon Weaving Guided tour / Guillaume Paquette-Jetten 8 Western Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites An epic Viking adventure unearthed Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, L’Anse aux Meadows provides evidence of one of the great steps in human migration and is the only authentic Viking site in North America. Recalling epic voyages across raging oceans, L’Anse aux Meadows contains the remains of an 11th-century Viking basecamp and is the earliest known European presence on the American continent. At this Norse outpost on Newfoundland’s windswept northernmost tip, walk in the footsteps of the Vikings and experience life in the North Atlantic. Meeting the blacksmith / Chris Reardon Boat building / Dale Wilson Activities and services Season and hours of operation Late May - Mid June / Daily 9 am - 5 pm Mid June - Late September / Daily 9 am - 6pm Late September - Early October / Daily 9 am - 5pm For exact dates and fees, please see our website Contact info The Meeting of Two Worlds sculpture / Parks Canada sculpture Worlds The Meeting of Two (709) 623-2608 / (709) 458-2417 (off season) Check out our website for up-to-date information on our events and programs. https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nl/meadows 9 Things to do Viking Encampment - Living History Curious about how the Vikings lived and worked? Visit with the navigator- adventurer, the weaver, the blacksmith or other members of the crew and hear tales of trade, Norse society, how to turn bog iron into a nail and cloth into currency. Check out their weaponry, tools, cooking utensils and reproductions of many artifacts representing everyday living. Chris Reardon Chris Reardon site / Dale WilsonArchaeological Knott Hut / Greg Servant’s Sagas and Shadows The Meeting of Two Worlds Test of Tykir - Escape Room Gather around the fire and join the crew Discover the archaeological significance You will have 45 minutes to search the for an evening of heroic and tragic tales of L’Anse aux Meadows and its powerful Servant’s Hut for clues and solve puzzles from the Viking Sagas. Tuesday and place in the history of the human in hopes of finding the riches of Vinland. Saturday 7:30 pm. Call (709) 623-2608 migrations. This guided tour departs Daily 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. for more information or to book. from the Visitor Centre at regular intervals Call (709) 623-2608 for reservations.
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