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VISIT US ON FACEBOOKGRAND AT CODROY RV/TENTREACH US ON CAMPINGGRAND TWITTER AT CODROY PARK CAMPGROUND@ALICEKEEPING1 CODROY VALLEY TRAVELERS GUIDE 11 Ode to A good ole’ Harbour LeCou Newfoundland Newfoundland As I rowed ashore from my schooner close by A girl on the beach I chanced to espy; Sir Cavendish Boyle psychiatrist Her hair it was red & her bonnet was blue And Her place of abode was Harbour LeCou. When Sunrays crown A Newfoundlander went to see a psy- O boldly I asked her to walk on the sand thy pine clad hills, chiatrist. When he got there, he said "I She smiled like an angel & held out her hand And Summer spreads her hand, got a problem. Every time I goes to So I buttoned me guernsey & hove way me chew When silvern voices tune thy rills, bed, I think there's somebody under it. In the dark rolling waters of Harbour LeCou. We love thee smiling land, I'm scared. I think I'm goin crazy." My ship she lay anchored far out on the tide We love thee, we love thee "Just put yourself in my hands for one As I strolled along with the maid at my side We love thee, smiling land. year,” said the psychiatrist. Come talk I told her I loved her, she said "I'll be true" When spreads thy cloak to me three times a week and we As I winked at the moon over Harbour LeCou. of shimm'ring white, should be able to get rid of those fears. As we walked on the sands at the close of the day At Winter's stern command, "Ow much da ya charge?" Provincial Flower: I thought of my wife who was home in Torbay; Thro' shortened day and starlit night, "Eighty dollars per visit" I knew that she'd kill me if she only knew We love thee, frozen land, replied the doctor. Pitcher Plant I was courting a lassie in Harbour LeCou. We love thee, we love thee, "I'll think about it" As we passed a log cabin that stood on the shore We love thee, frozen land. said the Newfoundlander. The pitcher plant is found primarily in bogs and marshland throughout the province. It I met an old comrade I'd sailed with before When blinding storm Six months later, the doctor met the He treated me kindly, saying "Jack, how are you?" gusts fret thy shore, Newfie on the street. "Why didn't you has a large wine-red flower with a red and It's seldom I see you in Harbour LeCou." And wild waves lash thy strand, ever come to see about those fears you gold centre, and hollow pitcher-shaped thro' sprindrift swirl and tempest roar, were having?" asked the Dr. leaves are attached to the base of the stem. And as I was parting, this maiden in tow we love thee, wind-swept land, "Well, eighty bucks a visit three times a An insectivorous plant, it feeds off the He broke up my party with one single blow, We love thee, we love thee, week for a year is a awful lot of money! insects that become trapped inside when Saying "Regards to your missus and wee kiddies too We love thee, wind-swept land. A bartender cured me for $10... I was so the leaves fill with water. This water is an I remember her well, she's from Harbour LeCou." As loved our fathers, so we love, happy to have saved all that money, I old fashioned remedy for pink eye. I looked at this damsel a-standing 'long side Where once they stood we stand, went and bought me a new pickup!" Her jaw it dropped and her mouth opened wide Their payer we raise to heav'n above, "Is that so, & how, may I ask, And then like a she-cat upon me she flew God guard thee, Newfoundland, did a bartender cure your?" And I fled from the furies of Harbour LeCou. God guard thee, God guard thee, "E told me to cut the legs off me bed! I'se The B'y Come all you young sailors who walk on the shore God guard thee, Newfoundland. Ain't nobody under there now!" Beware of old comrades you'd sailed with before Beware of the maiden with the bonnet of blue I'se The B'y that builds the boat and And the pretty young damsels of Harbour LeCou. I'se The B'y that sails her and I'se The B'y that catches the fish and Lukey's Boat Brings 'em home to Liza Chorus: Well ole lukey's boat is painted green. ha me boy's. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. Hip-yer-partner Sally Tibbo Newfoundlanders lukey's boat is painted green. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. ya. Hip-yer-partner Sally Brown The moment you lose your faith in people, I recommend you save up The prettiest boat that you've ever seen. Well ole lukey's rolling out his grub. Ha me boys. Fogo, Twillingate, Morton's Harbour, A'ha me boys a riddle I day. Lukey's rolling out his grub. One split pea. your pennies and take a All around the circle trip to Newfoundland. Meet the Newfoundlanders and your faith A'ha me boys a riddle I day. In a ten pound tub. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. Sods and rinds to cover your flake, Well oh. lukey's boat's got a fine pore cutty. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. will be restored. You will meet total strangers and they will become Cake and tea for supper friends. You will walk in as an unknown soul and come out with bud- Ha me boys. Lukey's boat's got high topped sails. Cod fish in the spring of the year, Lukey's boat's got a fine pore cutty. And every Ha me boys. Lukey's boat's got high topped sails. dies who'll stand up for you in any fight. You will hear them laugh at Fried in maggoty butter themselves, sing songs and tell tales. They will take life's curves with seam is chinked with putty. The sheet was planched with copper nails. Chorus A'ha me boys a riddle I day. All together. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. grace and know that being alive is a whole lot better than being dead. I don't want your maggoty fish They will treat you for who you are and not put on phony airs. If you A'ha me boys a riddle I day. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. They're no good for winter Well i says lukey the blinds are down. Ha me Lukey's boat is painted green. Ha me boys. need a hand, you get an army. They will take you in, buy you a Well I can buy as good as that, boys. I says lukey the blinds are down. Lukey's boat is painted green. round, make you part of the family and by the time you leave the Me wife is dead and she's underground. A'ha, me It's the prettiest boat that you've ever seen. Way down in Bonavista! Rock, you'll fall in love with the place. You see, Newfoundlanders are boys a riddle I day A'ha me boys a riddle I day. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. Chorus Newfoundlanders wherever they go. After all, as John Crosbie once Well I says lukey I don't care ha me boys. All together a'ha me boys a riddle I day. I took Liza to a dance, said, you can always tell the Newfoundlanders in Heaven, they're the I says lukey I don't care. I'll get me another in the A'ha me boys a riddle I day. As fast as she can travel, ones who want to go home! spring of the year. One more a'ha me boys a riddle I day. And every step that she could take, If Your Faith is Sagging, Hug a Newfoundlander!!! Was up to her knees in gravel Rick Bell. Calgary Sun Chorus Susan White she's outta sight, Her petticoat wants a border, A little Newfoundland boy Well old Sam Oliver in the dark, The Power of a Hug He kissed her in the corner! A little Newfoundland boy was sitting on a rock with a gallon of turpentine & shaking it up Hugging is healthy. chemicals, artificial ingredients, Chorus & watching the bubbles. A little while later a Priest came along & asked the little boy what It helps the body’s immune system. No pesticides and no preservatives! I'se The B'y that builds the boat and he had. The little boy replied, "This is the most powerful liquid in the whole world, it's It cures depression. Hugging is practically perfect. I'se The B'y that sails her and called turpentine!" The Priest said "Oh no, my son, the most powerful liquid in the world is It’s rejuvenating. There are no parts to break down, I'se The B'y that catches the fish and Holy Water. If you take some of this Holy Water & rub it on a pregnant woman's belly she It has no unpleasant side effects. no monthly payments, non-taxable, Brings 'em home to Liza will pass a healthy baby!" The little boy replied, "If you take some of this here turpentine It is God’s miracle drug! non-polluting & of course…… It’s Chorus and rub it on a cats behind he'll pass a Harley Davidson!" It is all natural, it contains no fully returnable!! 10 CODROY VALLEY TRAVELERS GUIDE

The following is a list of what a visiting Birder to the Codroy Things You Should Know Bird Sightings Valley saw & recorded between June 8-10, 2013 * Nearest medical facility is the Clinic bolts, the steel cost approx $1,700,000.00. Common Loon Herring Gull Winter Wren Northern Waterthrush in the Pharmacy here in the Valley (709- Construction assembly of the steel only Northern Gannet Great Black-backed Gull Ruby-crowned Kinglet Mourning Warbler 955-2443) or the Dr. Charles L. Legrow + launching time took from Aug. 9th to Double-crested Cormorant Common Tern Swainson's Thrush Common Yellowthroat Health Center (709-695-2175) in Port-aux- Sept. 28th (2012) Great Blue Heron Black Guillemot Hermit Thrush Wilson's Warbler Basques. ATV Touring and ATV/SBS (side by Canada Goose Mourning Dove American robin Savannah Sparrow * West Coast Veternary Service, 104 side) Rentals, T'Rail accessibility, hun- American Black Duck Ruby-throated Gray Catbird Fox Sparrow Main St. Stephenville, ph. 709-283-3002 dreds of Kms. of trail system, from old * It is illegal to drive while using a logging roads, to coastal scenes. We cater American Wigeon Hummingbird Cedar Waxwing Song Sparrow hand-held cell phone in Newfoundland. to individual and group request! Ring-Necked Duck Hairy Woodpecker European Starling Lincoln's Sparrow * In NL there are four seasons, Moose [email protected] Osprey Northern Flicker Solitary Vireo Swamp Sparrow Season, Rabbit Season, Duck Season & Ph: (709)649-0601 (709)645-2169 Bald Eagle Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Tennessee Warbler White-throated Sparrow Fishing Season! * Moose - if you see one on or near the Northern Harrier Alder Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Dark-eyed Junco * Our average accumulation of snow highway, slow down and prepare to Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Phoebe Magnolia Warbler Bobolink over the winter months would be around stop. Pay attention to warning signs. A Northern Goshawk Tree Swallow Yellow-rumped Warble Common Greckle 2 feet. The coldest averages around -10 sign reading “Caution, moose next 11 Merlin Bank Swallow Black-throated Green Warbler Purple Finch degrees Celsius (15 to 20 degrees kilometers” means moose cross there Spruce Grouse Barn Swallow Blackburnian Warbler Pine Siskin Fahrenheit). An average warmest day frequently. Piping Plover Blue Jay Bay-Brested Warbler American Goldfinch would be around 28 degrees Celsius. * When Newfoundlanders refer to Greater Yellowlegs American Crow Blackpoll Warbler Evening Grosbeak * Eat your veggies! Anyone going on “fish” they are talking about Cod; any Spotted Sandpiper Common Raven Black-and-white Warbler House Sparrow the Marine Atlantic Ferry should be sure other species are referred to by their Common Snipe Black-capped Chickadee American Redstart to eat your “root vegetables” or cook names. Ringed-billed Gull Boreal Chickeadee Ovenbird them and put them in your refrigerator. * There are no snakes, skunks, porcu- If not they will be taken from you before pines or raccoons in Newfoundland. you go on the Ferry in Port aux Basques. * John Cabot discovered * Harmonized sales tax is 15% Newfoundland in 1497, this was only 5 (Exemption: groceries). years after Christopher Columbus had Conversion Information * Time Zone: Newfoundland is 30 made his famous first voyage. In the 15 minutes ahead of Atlantic Standard & 16 century both the French & Brithish Metric to imperial measure Time (Maritime Provinces) and 1 1⁄2 claimed the fishing rights off When you know: Multiply by: To convert to: hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time Newfoundland. French, Portuguese & Centimeters 0.4 inches (Toronto & New York). Spanish all fished around the Island in * The legal minimum age to purchase those early days. Meters 3.3 feet or consume alcohol in Newfoundland & * Berries you need to know about: Kilometers 0.63 miles Labrador is 19. Bakeapple - the name comes from Hectors 2.5 acres * Its illegal to drive with a blood the French... baie qu'appelle... meaning Kilograms 2.2 pounds alchol limit exceeding .08 milligrams of "what is that berry called?" It is interna- Imperial to metric alchol in 100 ml of blood. tionally known as a Cloudberry. It is * The use of seat belts is mandatory similar in appearance to a large raspber- When you know: Multiply by: To convert to: for all drivers and passengers. A child ry, some say it has a distinct honey/apri- Inches 2.5 centimeters less than 9kg. must be secured in either cot-like flavour. They are generally Feet 0.3 meters an infant carrier or a car seat. ready for picking around mid August. Miles 1.6 kilometers *To fill a bottle or a detatchable tank Partridgeberry is internationally Acres 0.4 hectors with Propane - Home Hardware on known as the lingonberry. This relative Pounds 0.45 kilograms Doyles Station Rd, Doyles. Ph. 709-955- of the cranberry family is low mat form- 2211. To fill your RV with Propane visit ing evergreen shrub with tiny rounded Battlefield Equipment on Maple Valley leaves. The berry is dark red in color, Laugh a little: The Mainlander shouts back: Rd in Corner Brook - Ph: 709-634-2610. ripens through September's frost and is A Newfoundland fisherman was walking along and notices a man drinking from "I'm a tourist from away. *Stats on the Millville/Searston Gut tart in taste. his pond, with his hand. I don't understand your Bridge - it was engineered/designed by Blackberry is also known as the The Newfoundland man shouts: Newfoundland gibberish. Mabey Bridge Ltd in the UK. The crowberry, is similar in appearance to a "Eh By'e dunt be drinkin out a der pond dar. Can you speak English? Canadian distributer is Algonquin partridgeberry or blueberry. The season Tis like da out-ose!" The Newfoundlander Bridge Inc of Barry, Ont. Atlantic Bridge usually begins in July and lasts until the (which means: "Don't drink the water.. shouts back. Systems Inc. - Eric Snelgrove first snow. God knows what might be in it.") "Use two hands, you'll get more!!" Owner/president, was the Atlantic Wild Blueberry -There are several Canada agent & on site assembly advi- species of blueberries worldwide of DISCLAIMER… Downey’s Camping Limited endeavors to provide accu- sor. This type of bridge is relatively new. which one, possibly two grow in rate, up to date and truthful information in this There are only 5 of this type in North Newfoundland. The picking season is brochure; however, neither Downey’s Camping Limited nor any of its employees, agents, associates or own- ers make any representations or give any warranties, whether expressly or implied, as to the use of this America. All 5 are here in Atlantic anywhere from mid-August to late brochure, the information, content, materials and products advertised in this publication and the availabil- Canada in the following locations, September. Very sweet in taste they are ity of the same. While the utmost care has been taken in the compilation of this work, Downey’s Camping Paradise River, Labrador. Bridgwater, considered far superior to their cultivat- Limited, the authors, editors, and publishers of this publication take no responsibility for any loss or dam- age suffered by any person as a result of the reliance upon the information contained therein. Neither NS. Fredericton NB. Tusket Falls, ed cousins. Downey’s Camping Limited nor any of its employees, agents, associates or owners or other related entity Yarmouth, NS and here! This one is the * Radio stations: 97.7 FM & 1230 AM accept responsibility for any application, use or interpretation of the information contained in this publica- tion and disclaim all liability for direct, indirect or consequential damages or loss resulting from the longest of the 5 at 500' over a center pier. * Local Television Stations are NTV- use of this work. No responsibility is accepted for loss or damage incurred as a result of directly or indi- It weighs over 350 tons, it has over 12,000 11 and CBC-6 rectly using this publication or any information contained within it. CODROY VALLEY TRAVELERS GUIDE 9

ing stop. Sylvia & Gail will be to Alban & Regina, while there OTHER DAY TRIPS from page 8 happy to show you around! West inquire about the nearby Folded Soon you will be able to view Bay was actually set up as a recre- Rocks Attitude The Red Island Art Gallery, this is ation place for the USA residents This is just a taste of what you the first original French settle- during their stay in Stephenville. would find while spending a day A famous writer was in his back shortly with another piece ment and is now owned by By this time you are probably exploring the Port au Port study. He picked up his pen of paper on which she had writ- Abbott & Halburton. Take notice getting a little peckish, well Peninsula and area. Be sure to and began writing "Last year, ten her summary of the year's of the French School, Radio cen- Oliver’s Restaurant in Piccadilly allow time to arrive back to my gall bladder was removed. I events and placed it beside her ter, Museum, Offices & Church. is the place to stop. Marlene will Grand Codroy RV/tent Camping was stuck in bed due to this husband's paper. The gallery is a stop you won’t take care of you & be sure you Park before dusk - sit back, relax surgery for a long time. The When her husband saw that want to miss. You may want to don’t go away hungry! Also in and enjoy another beautiful same year I reached the age of she had written something in gas up in Mainland. In Lourdes Piccadilly stop by Parkview evening embraced by the 60 and had to give up my response to his account of the keep a look out for Our Lady of Variety for your “One Stop warmth of a glowing camp- favourite job. I had spent 30 year's events, he read:: Lourdes Grotto, another interest- Shop” including Gas. Say hello fire sunset! years of my life with this pub- "Last year I finally got rid of lishing company. The same my gallbladder which had year I experienced the death of given me many years of pain. I Throated Sparrow. Some of THE GORGE my father. In the same year my turned 60 with sound health & the different species of plants Degree of difficulty - son failed in his medical exam retired from my job. Now I can Hiking thay you will see are: Blue Difficult Flag Iris, Common Buttercup, •••Approximately 8 km because he had a car accident. utilize my time to write better & Bunchberry, Cow Parsnip, Takes you along a well He had to stay in the hospital with more focus & peace. The Rough Stemmed Golden Rod, marked trail up South Branch with a cast on his leg for sever- same year my father, at the age Trails Pearly Everlasting, Raspberry River. Scenery is outstand- Bushes and Many different ing! (Make it a day, pack a al days. And, the destruction of of 95 without depending on trees & shrubs. lunch ) and it would require a the car was a second loss" His anyone & without any critical GRAND CODROY Guide. concluding statement: "Alas! It conditions, met his Creator. RV/TENT BROOM'S BROOK was such a bad year!" The same year, God blessed my CAMPING PARK ROAD GRAND BAY WEST TRAIL WALKING TRAIL Degree of difficulty: Moderate When the writers's wife son with life. My car was Degree of difficulty: Light. Degree of difficulty: Easy (some small brooks to cross) entered the room, she found her destroyed, but my son was alive Approximately 5.44km •••Approximately 1 km •••Approximately 2.45km Enter on Kyle Lane or Taverner husband looking dejected, sad & without permanent disability. Some of the different species of Different species of birds that Dr....Stroll along the board- birds you may see are: you will see are: Common and lost in his thoughts. She " At the end she wrote: "This walk overlooking the ocean Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Yellow Throath, Black Throated carefully and surreptitiously year was an immense blessing and take a breath of the fresh American Red Brested Robin, Grey Warbler, Yellow-rumped air and taste the salt water; a read what he had written and & it passed well!!!" Savannah Sparrow, White Warbler, American Red Start, moment that will captivate silently left the room and came Throated Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Hairy Woodpecker, American you. Pack a lunch and enjoy Ruffed Brouse, Grey Jay, Black Red Brested Robin, Savannah the beautiful sandy beaches, & White Warbler. Some of the Sparrow, White Throated just minutes from the Town of different species of plants that Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, Port aux Basques! you will see are: Golden Rod, Pine Siskin, Ruffed Grouse, Moral Ruby-Throated Humming Bird, Raspberry Bushes, Blue Flag HARVEY TRAIL Iris, Common Butter Cup, Musk Tree Swallow, Grey Jay, Northern Wheatear, Black & (ISLE AUX MORTS) Mallow, Bunchberry and many Degree of difficulty: Moderate In our daily lives we must Attitude is everything & atti- kinds of Mosses... White Warbler see that it's not happiness that tude is the one thing that we Some of the different species -•••Approximately 4.25km. Interpretation panels along the From the Guestbook in the of plants that you will see are: makes us grateful, but grateful- always, in every circumstance, Golden Rod, Raspberry bush- trail tell stories of shipwrecks, ness that makes us happy! have control over. Campground! heroic rescues, Ann & George As soon as I entered the walk- es, Foxglove, Garden Forget Me Not, Blue Flag Iris, Sheep Harvey and Newfoundland ing trail, I was enveloped in dogs. There is a mural at the silence, profound silence. It Sorrel, Common Butter cup, Canadian Burnet, Musk end of the trail and a gazebo was then that I realized that the on the high point. You can make experience was what I've been Mallow, Common St. Johns Wort, Bunchberry, Cow a loop from the Hariman Safe looking for all my life....com- Haven Cafe. plete silence and an aloneness Parsnip Distance Chart

that was just me...The Earth BARACHOIS CV= Codroy Vally (Park) BI= Burnt Island and my God. I found it on a CODROY VALLEY FALLS TRAIL little walking trail in the Codroy INTERNATIONAL Degree of difficulty: Moderate CR= Cape Ray RB= Rose Blanche Valley in the Grand Codroy WETLAND TRAIL -•••Approximately 1 km. PAB= Port Aux Basques SB= South Branch RV/tent Camping Park! Thank Degree of difficulty: Light This trail is made of some gravel you....I shall never forget it. •••Approximately 3.43km return & a lot of boardwalk. Beautiful Mrg= Margaree CA= Cape Anguille B. Pomeroy USA Home to one of Canada’s trail that leads you to a fantastic IAM = Isle Aux Morts All Distances Measured in KMS most prolific sites for migrato- view of the Falls with a nice rest- STARLITE TRAIL ry waterfowl. Trail runs along ing spot that has a picnic table CV CR PAB Mrg IAM BI RB SB CA Degree of difficulty: Moderate the banks of the Grand where you can sit & enjoy your ••• Approximately 1.8km CV 19 34 47 50 58 75 21 20 Codroy River. A bird watch- picnic! View lots of Pitcher Trail runs up to the top of the er’s paradise with sea birds Plants along the way. Long Range Mountains with CR 19 15 28 31 39 56 40 39 and song birds of every several lookout and picnic description, from humming ROSE BLANCHE PAB 34 15 13 16 24 41 55 54 stops along the way. There is birds to Great Blue Herons. TRAIL also a trail that branches off Trail is well marked and has Degree of difficulty: Mrg 47 28 13 9 17 34 68 67 around the side of the moun- rest areas. Moderate. •••Approximately tain to Campbell’s Brook. 4 to 5 hour walk. This trail is IAM 50 31 16 9 8 25 71 70 Excellent view of the Codroy SARG. CRAIG a combination of historic foot- Valley. Some of the different BI 58 39 24 17 8 17 79 78 GILLAM-MARK paths and community roads species of birds that you will ROCK TRAIL .Walk includes the community, see are: Beware of the nesting and a trip to the lighthouse. RB 75 56 41 34 25 17 96 95 Degree of difficulty: Goshawks, they have been The trail offers lookout points, Moderate. •••Approximately SB known to attack…best to carry views of fiords, the ocean 21 40 55 68 71 79 96 41 3km. a stick! Yellow Throated and the village. Some steep CA 20 39 54 67 70 78 95 41 Warbler, Black Throated Green Will take you to the top of the hills. Warbler, Yellow Rumped mountain. This trail begins just Warbler, American Red Start, west of South Branch off Route For some suggestions for Distances from the Codroy Valley to: Blue Jay, Bald Eagle, 1 –TCH. good NL hiking trails go to American Red Brested Robin, www.artandcarol.ca St .John’s 871 klms Deer Lake 234 klms Savannah Sparrow, White Gander 534 klms Stephenville 132 klms 8 CODROY VALLEY TRAVELERS GUIDE

provide you with lots of choices to fill your Centre, visit the Coffe Shop & enjoy a snack or Restaurant on Main Street will serve you up bellies! a meal, view the fine selection of local crafts, a delicious home cooked meal in a nice Another Day Trip Just outside Port aux Basques on Route and learn about the areas’ history and fishing friendly athmosphere - on Thursday you by Alice Keeping 470 continue your scenic drive and drop in culture. If you are lucky you may have the could try a traditional Newfoundland Jiggs Take the Trans Canada Highway (Route Newfoundland Railway. Lochie & his wife to Margaree/Fox Roost This small commu- opportunity to talk with some local fishermen Dinner! Another great stop to satisfy your 1 ) west from Doyles and visit Cape Ray, Emily raised a family of 12 children here nity is rich in warmth and friendliness. as they prepare their gear! appetite is Islander’s At the Airport 9am- Port aux Basques, (Home of the Astrolabe), and made a living off farming and trap- Margaree is home to the Seashore Rose Blanche (White Rock) Like most 6pm every day except closed on Monday. Margaree, Fox Roost (Red Fox), Isle aux ping. Restaurant, opened in 1975 by Gabe Billard, Newfoundland out ports Rose Blanche is one Jiggs Dinner on Sunday. To inquire about Morts (Isle of the Dead), Rose Blanche HORIZONTAL WAVE FOREST (original Fishplant owner) Say hello to the of many tiny fishing towns – but this tiny town their daily special refer to their website or call (White Rock), and Harbour LeCou (made (located just east of Route 408 exit) owner & operater, Pauline or call 698-3751. is serene in that it is surrounded by rocky ter- 709-643-6314 Route 460, the French famous in a Newfoundland song). Along the Strange wind patterns have caused the A stop here will surely tickle your taste rain that adds to its splendor. The very narrow Ancestor’s Route, travels along the Port au way take particular notice of the Hanging hillside to have a wavy appearance, look- buds! All you can eat Sunday Brunch 10am winding streets through the Town also makes Port Peninsula which offers a number of nice Valleys, Wreckhouse & the Horizontal Wave ing as if some areas have no trees while to 1:30pm. Wednesdays Wing night & this area quaint & extremely picturesque! The trails that cater to different skill levels. The Forest all of which you will see between the 406 other areas have an abundance. Thursdays Steak Night 4pm – main tourist attraction is the Old Stone Gravels Walking Trail is one which is a 4 km & 408 exits. Cape Ray (Route 408) is the site of the 8:30pm….Full menu available as well every Lighthouse that is located on what is lovingly easy walk and it takes you along the rocky HANGING VALLEYS Dorset Paleo Eskimo hunting camp. It is day during regular hours Mon.-Sat referred to as The Neck! No other structure shoreline of Port au Port Bay. The scenery is Hanging valleys are often associated with also the location where the Newfoundland 11:30am-8:30pm & Sunday 9:30am-8:30pm. remains from the earliest days of this commu- spectacular! One of the first stops in Port au valley glaciers, joining the main valley along its end of the first submarine cable landed in Misery Point Fishing Livyer’s Station in nity’s history but the Lighthouse. Built 1871- Port you can visit Secret Cove Brewery sides. 1856 to link Newfoundland to the remain- Margaree, reflects the way that fisher folk 73 from a nearby granite quarry, this light- owned/operated by Jason & Sheila, enjoy They are the product of different rates of der of North America. To gain knowledge and their families lived in the late 1800’s in a house stands as a proud sentinel of our shores. their brew & many stories about their new erosion between the main valley and the valleys on all the activity in Cape Ray in recent small fishing settlement in rural D&T Stevenson, lighthouse engineers from business.... ask about their tap handles (tell that enter it along its sides. The floors of the trib- years look up information on the Maritime Newfoundland. Edinburgh, Scotland, designed the original them Alice told you to ask:) utary valleys are eroded and deepened at a Atlantic Link Project. The Maritime Enjoy an experience of a lifetime with Chris lighting apparatus. This is the family of noted As you continue along the French slower rate than the floor of the main valley, so Atlantic Link will allow Nova Scotia to of "Chris's Boat Tours"... book now, cod & author Robert Louis Stevenson. Ancestor’s Route you won’t want to miss the difference between the depths of the two import hydro electricity from the Muskrat shark fishing season starts July 1st. You can go Diamond Cove A small community Our Lady of Mercy Historic Church, the steadily increases over time. The tributaries are Falls generating station in Labrador, which out cod jigging, catch your quota of 5 fish, located on the outskirts of Rose Blanche. largest wooden structure in NL. Construction left high above the main valley, hanging on the is being developed by Nalcor Energy as come in have them cleaned, fillet & ready for The community got its name from the sur- began in 1914 and it was consecrated in 1925. edges, their rivers and streams entering the part of the Lower Churchill Project. View the pan! Or you could book to go Shark rounding white cliffs that were thought to Adjacent to the church is Our Lady Of Mercy main valley by either a series of small waterfalls the Cape Ray Lighthouse & Heritage Fishing (catch & release)... call Chris for all the contain diamonds. Diamond Cove still in its Museum, Gift Shop & Tea Room. Denise will or a single impressive fall. Take notice of the Train Site as you admire the beautiful particulars at 709-695-6764. Whatever you natural beauty is a delight for artists and treat you to a very interesting tour! The Pine amazing effects of time and the spectacular Sandy Beach that extends for miles right on decide you will certainly make lasting memo- camera buffs. Tree USAAF Radar Station can be seen from glacial carvings such as the hanging valleys, down to Grand Bay. Cape Ray is bordered ries! Harbour Le Cou – was named by the the Church. At Lower Cove you will notice which have been present in the area for tens of by Table Mountain (1700 feet) which is Isle aux Morts (Isle of the Dead) The French, meaning neck of the harbour. This the Limestone & Dolomite Quarry. Ships thousands of years and are a common feature accessible by a trail for budding moun- home of the heroic Newfoundlander, Mr. scenic community is nestled between the come in this deep sea port where they are of the awesome Long Range Mountains. Where taineers and photographers. George Harvey, who with the help of his daugh- surrounding mountains located along the loaded by conveyer belt. This quarry has an the road crosses the little Codroy River, Port Aux Basques a natural deep water ter Ann and their NL Dog, Hairyman, rescued shoreline of Newfoundland. Often during inexhaustible supply! At Sheaves Cove take south of Tompkins, stop and look southeast port and ice free harbor that faces the Gulf some 160 men, women and children from the ill- the summer, yachts use the harbour as a a short side road to the shore and enjoy the towards the mountain front. You are facing of St Lawrence, has been welcoming visi- fated brig Dispatch in 1828. The Harvey Trail, at haven against high winds and rough breathtaking view of Hidden Falls, if you directly at one of the hanging valleys - the u- tors for 500 years. From the Basques fish- the end of Cemetery Road, is one of the most seas. have taken a lunch this is a nice place to sit shaped ‘V’ and the lip, which has a small ermen in the 1500’s who found the ice-free popular hikes in the area. On May 30, 1983 the A Costal Passanger Ferry travels to and enjoy. If you are lucky you may get to notch eroded by the brook. There are sever- harbor a safe haven, to ferry passengers province declared the area where the Mushrow the isolated communitie of LaPoile on the chat with Robert the fisherman! al more hanging valleys to the north and who commenced arriving on the “Bruce” Astrolabes was found an historic site. The South Coast. This ferry leaves Rose Cape St George, Mainland & Black Duck south. These Mountains are 10 thousand steamship in 1898 to take the railway across Mushrow Astrolabes are rare navigational instru- Blanche at 4pm every day. It leaves Brook are the three “French” Communities. years older than the Rockies; they are part the island. 1998 was the 100th anniver- ments. There are only 33 in the world and 4 in LaPoile Monday to Saturday at 8 am, Cape St. George has a French School with of the Applachain Chain. Table Mountain sary of the first trans –island train and ferry Canada. Two were found here in Isle aux Morts. except for Sunday it leaves at 10am. This Grades K-8 and a French Center. Right stands at an altitude of 1700 feet and is easy service connecting Newfoundland and These Astrolabes are dated 1617 and 1628 and ferry is aprox 1:30 hrs. to 1:45 hrs. long. across the street is the English School. Be sure to identify by its flat top. In 1942 during Canada. At the Heritage Train Site the rail- were made in Portugal. The other rare part about This ferry is not equipped to carry pas- to Drop by to visit the new War Memorial WWII the 821st Wire & Signal Maintenance way station has been restored as an inter- this story is that they were both found on differ- sanger vehicles. There are some accom- Site & pay tribute to those that served Company erected & operated seven United pretation centre/craft shop and an original ent dives, different years, different shipwrecks, by modations in LaPoile. Or take Route 480 &/or lost their lives for our Country. States Telephone and repeater stations train (the Newfie Bullet) stands alongside. the same scuba diver, Wayne Mushrow, off the the Caribou Trail to Burgeo and then take Ozzies General Store, Post Office & across the Province. Table Mountain was the This Town offers modernized facilities pro- South Coast near Isle aux Morts. This little Town the Ferry to visit Ramea and back to our Museum can also prove to be an interest- site of one of these operations. viding shopping, business, educational, boasts one of the Provinces few Marine Service Campground. ing stop. WRECKHOUSE health care, recreational and the very impor- Centers capable of lifting trawlers up to 100 tons At Grand Jardin Cove you will Winds in access of 200 km per hour have tant Ferry Service to the Mainland of and in access of 75’ from the water. This center OTHER DAY TRIPS notice some newly erected “Story been recorded (on rare occasions) in this area. The Canada. Visit Port Side Restaurant in Hotel has enough storage space for 50 boats. A stop at ...that you can take from our Boards” that will give you a better name Wreckhouse came about because of these Port aux Basques to treat yourself to a deli- the Hairman Safe Haven Cafe & Craft Shop will Campground are to leave in the morning idea of some of the history of the area. high winds and their ability to blow trains off the cious meal from their full menu... including be a delightful stop & reward you with the and enjoy a day visiting Route 405, 404, 403, A stop at Boutte du Cap to view the tracks. A gentleman by the name of Lochie Traditional Newfoundland dishes as well as opportunity to enjoy a traditional NL meal & do 461. Continue on to Route 490, be sure to Bread Ovens and read the “story MacDougal (1896-1965), the human wind guage, dishes prepared with wild game such as some gift shopping while you wait. Ph. 698-3032. visit the K’Taqamkuk Mi’kmaw Museum in boards” will give you a refreshing was engaged by the Reid Newfoundland Railway moose & bear! Alma's Restaurant in the The Walter House is another nice stop. This St. Georges, this will prove to be a very stroll & more history – be sure to (later renamed the Canadian National Railway in Grand Bay Mall offers a hungry traveler a house is over a 100 years old and served as the interesting stop. Routes 460 that will take bring your camera! As you con- 1949 – the year that Newfoundland joined large selection of delicious home-cooked first school and chapel in the Town. It is the only you through the beautiful Town of tinue on Route 463 to Mainland Confederation) to telephone railway officials about meals to choose from. Enjoy a taste of NL... A-frame building now standing in the commu- Stephenville, once known as the “Acadian keep an eye open for the “story impending dangers due to wind conditions. On Harbour Restaurant/1 Ton Pub & Grill nity. It is now being used as a community Village”. From 1848 – 1870 Stephenville boards” telling you of a USAAF one such occasion when his advice was not taken offers a perfect view of Port aux Basques museum and displays artifacts and memora- was called Indian Head. During WWII the crash site. As you drive along take seriously, twenty two rail cars were completely Harbour, you can watch the ferry come or bilia from residents of the community. US established the Ernest Harmon Air note of the Limestone Barrens, the blown off the tracks. Although not formally go while you enjoy your meal!.. The Burnt Islands Like most out port commu- Force Base just outside the town. Yet today same as you will see in parts of Gros educated, Mr. McDougall, being quick of Captain's Dining Room located in the St. nities Burnt Islands depends on the fishing you will find many streets that have names Morne National Park. mind and wit, instantly took advantage of Christopher's Hotel - offers daily specials, industry for its livelihood. The people in the such as New Mexico Drive, Carolina Ave, In Mainland you will find The this incident, claiming he could actually home-cooked Newfoundland dishes, as community are steeped in Newfoundland tra- etc. Stephenville has a population of Cultural Heritage Center/Tea by the sniff the wind. Consquently, gaining the well as a fine selection of fresh seafood! dition, and are accustomed to making visitors approximately 8,000 and is the main service Sea as well as the Old School House title of Gale Sniffer Extraordinaire to the These as well as many other eateries will feel welcome. Hook & Line Interpretaion center for the entire region. Hartery's Family Museum. CODROY VALLEY TRAVELERS GUIDE 7 Country

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[email protected] wwww.nlcrafts.com Owner/Operator Arlene MacIsaac… with tender loving care! • Knitting • Crocheting • Sewing • Quilting • Dolls Clothes • Teddy Bears • Jewelery • Carving • Preserves • Boats • Woodwork • Christmas Decorations • All Occasion Cards • NL Books • Paintings & Prints • Painted Rocks 99.9% Hand Made in Newfoundland & Labrador LOCATED IN THE GRAND CODROY RV/TENT CAMPING PARK Check out the Facebook Page for - Country Crafts & Stay 6 nights & plan your shopping from the comfort of your own Home!! get your 7th Free! 6 CODROY VALLEY TRAVELERS GUIDE The Grand Codroy RV/Tent Camping Park 60 61 64 59 62 63 65 66 67 68

69 By Tim Robbins

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51 As I pulled up to the Rock, what a sight to behold, 57 53 52 58 54 56 55 When God made this place, He sure broke the mold, I I sees the Table Mountains for me first glimps of bliss, And I says to meself, “They don’t make em like this”, WALKING TRAIL J So I drives up the road looking for a quick home, On me crazy adventure with my need to roam, “Grand Codroy Campground” says there on the sign, 48 FIRE 47 43 46 44 45 Just got off the ferry and I needs to unwind. WOOD 41 42 39 40 C

D Well it’s quickly apparent how nice this place be, “I’ll pitch a quick tent then tomorrow we’ll see….” F I F L E E R A N G Then the rains came a’rainin’ and me stuff got all wet H A

B “If I asks they’d let me stay another night I bet”, E

25 Twas after I abandoned me poor soaking place,

22 That I meets these wonderful people,

27 Jason, Dennis & Alice,

24 And Arlene in the Gift shop 21 26 as I spies through the door, 23 STATION 28 MUSIC AND COMFORT Made a bit of a mess so I sweeps up the floor.

29 19 FRIENDS BUILDING

20 After stickerin’ my guitar & a great night of fun, I thought to myself “My time here is done” 18 31B 30 So I packs up me car, but on the inside I’m torn, 36 18B 38 34 “Do I hit up St. John’s, Deer Lake or Gros Morne?” OFFICE

31 But here on the Rock, it’s not about where you be,

32B It’’s the people, the culture & traditions you see, 37 35 You’ll never be lost & you’ll always get through, 33

32 No matter where you be, or where you be to! 1

17 With a couple days left, I plans me new track, And sure in me heart, I knew I’d be back, 4 COUNTRY 5 So sad on the inside, but a smile on me face, CRAFT SHOP 2 I will never forget me short time in this place. 3 16 And to Dennis, Alice, Jason & Arlene 6B 7 This here campground be the best that I’ve been, COUNTRY CRAFT SHOP ARLENE MACISAAC 1-709-955-2522 OR 3072 WWW.NLCRAFTS.COM 15

6 And to all who be here & those on their way….. STATION TO TCH COMFORT I shan’t have to say it ….but enjoy your stay! 9 12 8B 14 8 The Newfoundland Flag consist of four main 13

LAUNDROMAT color they are White, blue, red and gold. 10 DUMP STATION 11 LEGEND

ROUTE 406 TO CODROY VALLEY White represens the snow and ice. Blue represens the sea. Red represens human effort. SITES 1-38 POWER WATER & SEWER 15 AND 30 AMP. SITES 39-69 POWER & WATER 30 AMP. 49,51,52,53 PULL THROUGH. SITES 6B,8B, OVERFLOW 15 AMP/WATER. 18B,31B, 32B SITES A-J NO SERVICE TENT SITE. GRAND CODROY RV/TENT PARK DENNIS AND ALICE KEEPING 1-877-955-2520 WWW.GRANDCODROY.COM Gold is our cofidence in ourselves. CODROY VALLEY TRAVELERS GUIDE 5 SCHEDULE of EVENTS “Codroy Valley - Important COMMUNITY ANNUAL BIRD SURVEY MUSEUM DAY June 8th Wetland Center in Upper July 7 Port aux Basques... Things to Do!” Ferry. Join Nature Conservancy of Museum Day! Free admission, Phone ACCESS CENTRE St Ann’s Parish Hall, Canada for their Annual Bird Survey. cake etc. Something for all ages! Drop by & check it out! Upper Ferry Numbers & CODROY OCEANVIEW 50+ SENIORS CLUB Sunday: Bingo - 2:30 pm June 8th ‘Bernie & The Boys’ Dance DAKOODENS Chase The Ace - 6-7 pm Grand Codroy RV/ Tent Camping Park VALLEY PUBLIC 9:30 pm - 1:30 am ISLE AUX MORTS June 15th enjoy the music of The Breeze Band July 11, 24 & 30th Enjoy the hilar- Cards - 7:30 pm (120’s) 709-955-2520 or 1-877-955-2520 Wednesday 500's 7:30pm June 22nd enjoy an evening of Dennis ious local group “DaKoodens” as Police 709-695-2149 LIBRARY Kendall’s music. they perform their skits & take in a delicious hot supper at the Fire Hall, Codroy Ambulance 709-695-2405 June 30rd ‘Good Times Band’ Dance in Belanger Memorial School, same time. For tickets call 709- 955-3279 Hospital 709-695-4555 3-7 pm Upper Ferry Aug 3rd enjoy “Me & The Mrs.” 698-3441 Marine Atlantic 1-800-341-7981 South Branch Social Center - When they drop by to entertain SUMMER FESTIVAL Labrador Ferry Information... Debbie 709-955-2272 Entertainment every Sunday 1-800-563-6353 955-3158 July 19, 20 & 21st takes place at the South Branch Social Center afternoon from 3 to 6 pm or 1-866-535-2567 HOURS OF OPERATION SCREECH IN CEREMONY ANN HARVEY DAYS IN Mountainview Club, Budget Car Rentals, Sunday closed June 27, July 16th, Aug 17th Stephenville 709- 643-5913 Want to be an Honorary Newfoundland? ISLE AUX MORTS St. Andrews Monday 10 am-2 pm Want to take part in a Screech In July 25-28 2019. For more info Tuesday: Cards (120’s) Doyles Clinic 709-955-2443 Tuesday 10 am-2 pm Ceremony? Call for more information. contact Lydia at 709-698-3441 or visit www.isleauxmorts.ca 8:00 pm Humber Valley Veterinary Clinic, 709-634-3537 Wednesday 5 pm-9 pm 709-955-2520 Space is limited. 2 Herald Ave. Millbrook Mall, Corner Brook A2H 4B5 Wednesday: Thursday 5:30-8:30 pm CANADA DAY 38TH ANNIVERSARY CODROY Local Entertainment 9:30 pm Animal Health Center, 709-639-7051 VALLEY FOLK FESTIVAL Friday closed CELEBRATIONS Thursday: 13 Commercial St. Corner Brook A2H 7KB Saturday closed Last weekend in July... One of July 1st Port aux Basques Bruce 11 the longest-running festivals on Cards (45’s) Sports Center & Scott''s Cove the island taking place since 8:00 pm Park. 1982. Featuring traditional and Friday: Bingo - 7:30 pm July 1st Fire Hall In folk music. For more info e-mail Codroy Valley Communities & Family Names [email protected] Codroy, Lots of Fireworks….. ASTROLABE DAYS start at dusk! The Legend of the Newfoundland Tartan August 2-5th www.portauxbasques.ca

BENJAMINS CIRCUS 17TH ANNUAL RACE TO Green... of pine clad hills. July 2nd Coming to Port aux THE SEA Gold... of the sun rays. White... of the cloak of winter's Basques August 9 & 10... Starting in Cape stern command. Anguille at 7am & on to Rose Brown... Blanche. For more info racetothe- of the Iron Isle. [email protected] or call Randi at 695- Red... of the Royal standard for 7607 or call Kimberly at 695-4333 which our Fathers stood. Bank Machines St. Ann’s The Leadine Edge Credit Union R.C. Parish Codroy Valley/ Port aux Basques Mass Schedule Mountainside Store Contact number: 955-2250 Codroy Valley St. Andrew’s Sat. 7:30 p.m. South Branch Sat. 6:00 p.m. Gillis Brothers Upper Ferry Sun. 10:30a.m. Codroy Valley Port aux Basques Sun. 1:30 p.m. E.W. Gales Ltd Port aux Basques mass held at Wesley United Church WORDS TO FIND: Searston Codroy Valley South Branch Valley Pharmacy Backlands Codroy Valley Keeping Codroy Valley Holy Trinity Anglican Church St.Andrews Benoits Siding Cormiers Gale Irving Mainway Cape Anguille Ryan Gillis Tompkins Port Aux Basques Worship Services Codroy Devoes Great Codroy Upper Ferry Bank of Montreal Port Aux Basques For service times or CoalBrook Downey Loch Lomond Woodville Bank of Nova Scotia more info call 955-2027 or 955-2546 Millville Doyles O’Regan’s Little Codroy River Main Street Port aux Basques 4 CODROY VALLEY TRAVELERS GUIDE

and contains a bell which is over 100 once serviced the complete Codroy ever existed in this area. However, they years old. Murrays Beach is a beauti- Valley. LaRick Home Hardware (is are no longer in operation. Codroy Valley Day Trip ful place to spend an afternoon on a walking distance from the park) RV & Return to Grand Codroy RV/tent lovely sandy beach, bring your camping supplies, propane (can just Camping Park. Sit back, relax & enjoy our The Fish Plant could possibly pro- full menu with a nice dining atmos- baithing suit & a picnic! fill containers) & bottled water along beautiful sunsets then enjoy the beauty of vide you with a delicious fresh “catch phere, friendly staff and an adjoining The Mountainview Club offers with the usual. Canada Post - drop the night sky as you try to locate the many of the day” for your dinner. Inquire lounge & pool tables. For a taste of Wednesday night entertainment with your Newfoundland postcards off constellations! On rare occasions you may about their lobster cooking process - moose, order a marinated moose local talent supplying the music. here. Mountainside General Store even see the Northern Lights!! Or you can you may be able to purchase lobster steak or a moose burger! Yummee! Come along and have a “scuff!” Bring also a Liquor Store & ESSO Gas station take a very relaxing stroll on our unique already cooked! If your hair needs You can also drop by and enjoy Wing your musical instrument and join in. with Diesel Fuel, souvenirs & soft walking trail, it is only a kilometer long, some attention just drop in and visit Night every Thursday and enjoy Free Be sure to drop down to Camp 22 & serve ice cream. This location has been makes a figure 8 , has rest stops on the Maxine at The Total Look Beauty Pool & Darts! They also have VLT brouse around the second hand store, a very well known “gas & conve- River and lots of interesting sign post to Salon or George’s Salon. machines for your enjoyment - to you never know what you may find niences” stop since the early 1950’s entertain you with words of "wit and As you back track over Route 406 place an order call 709-955-2500. If there! St. Andrews Na Creige 9-Hole when it was owned and operated by wisdom." Keep your eyes open for the until you reach Route 407 don't miss you need any Automotive repair, Golf Course, par 35, from the top of Wallace J. Gale. Valley Pharmacy Beavers who are busy building their Chap's Garage. Stop in chat with Chap & Sheldon will take care of you at the course the tourist has a spectacular Medical Clinic, be sure to pick up Lodge in the River!" If you inquire at the enjoy his antique cars & memorabilia. Braggs Auto 955-2554! Lock Lomond view of the Long Range Mountains your weekly Gulf News. Check out office they may even have some tasty Continue on here & you will come to the (originally known as Lock Dale) takes and the Little Codroy River. This is a their large selection of Newfoundland homemade bread. Moose Farts &/or an Grand Codroy Provincial Park which is a its name from a small lake nearby, breathtaking view that has to be seen & Labrador Books. While in the area Ice Cream Cone you could purchase to beautiful Natural Attraction for DAY which, in turn, reflects the Scottish and experienced to be fully appreciat- take advantage of the Codroy Valley satisfy your evening sweet tooth! You will USE ONLY. Enjoy a leisurely walk on background of early settlers from ed. Bernadine’s Beauty Salon brags 41 Waste Management & Recycling miss out on viewing (maybe even buying) the beach on either the sandy River Cape Breton. In the 1950’s agriculture years of service and you can be sure of Depot. The Credit Union can take something that is truly handmade in side or the Ocean side. Please be con- was booming, but with the increased a few funny stories while you have care of all your Banking needs - they Newfoundland & Labrador, if you don't siderate of the nesting endangered competition from larger Canadian your hair attended to. now have an ATM Machine for your stop in to the new addition to our species the Piping Plovers & walk farms in the 60’s & 70’s commercial The beautiful community of convenience. Campground - Country Crafts! near the waters edge & keep your dog farming decreased drastically. St. Tompkins, named after its early set- Now you are back at our on a leash. This area is locally referred Andrews is located on the banks of tlers, lies on the banks of the Little Campground just in time to enjoy our to as The Gut (refer to P.10 in Things the Little Codroy estuary. This com- Codroy River. Home of Minnie White, magnificent sunset while you roast a Tidbit of you should know for Stats on this munity was originally known as Little the First Lady of The Accordion! (is now few marshmallows over your camp- bridge). This Route will take in the River but was later named after Msgr. making beautiful music with the fire! And tomorrow you can visit information: The name "Jiggs' dinner" communities of Searston, Lock Andrew Sears who was responsible for Angels). The old railway bed which is South Branch & Coal Brook by going does not come from Lomond, St. Andrews, and the construction of The Precious now part of the Trans Canada East on the TCH/Route1 - After trav- Newfoundland, it was Tompkins. Searston was originally Blood RC Church which is also an his- Trailways, can still be seen in both St. eling about 23km you will arrive at the adopted by Newfoundlanders know as the Gut and was established toric site. Built in 1912, this timber Andrews and Tompkins. Hynes exit that will take you around the at the mouth of the Codroy River by frame church was built by local peo- Chicken Villa is a great stop for a hun- scenic loop through the community of from a world-wide comic 1907. It had become the Parish center ple. gry traveler. Paulines Chicken is THE South Branch. Inquire to see if there is strip in which corned beef of the area and the settlement was The style of the building is a ver- BEST! "Treat yourself to one of any entertainment going on in the and cabbage was the renamed in honor or the priest nacular interpretation of the Pauline's delicious Hynes Burger Community Hall. The community of favourite meal of Jiggs, Monsignor Thomas Sears. Father Romanesque, with arched windows Specials" - to place an order phone 709- Coal Brook is where the only coal mine the main character. Sears had arrived there in 1868 and and keystone motifs on the main level, 955-3313 (closed on built a Roman Catholic Church and which are repeated in the clerestory. Mondays). About one roads to neighboring communities. The front of the building has twin kilometer East on the The Silver Sands Restaurant & towers and the grounds feature a sep- TCH from Route 407 Lounge, fully licensed (originally the arate bell tower structure. The bell exit, you will find the Have a laugh with us... St Ann’s Parish Priest House) offers a house was built in September 1940, entrance to the Starlite A Lawyer and a Newfoundlander are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The Lawyer asks if Hiking Trail. (see more the Newfoundlander would like to play a fun game. The Newfoundlander is tired and just wants to info on Page 9) take a nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The Lawyer persists, that the If you are a Newfie you should be proud! Then back to game is a lot of fun. "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me only $5, We were... the first province to We are... the funniest people in Doyles named from you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500." This catches the respond to Titanic's distress signal, Canada (ask anybody), the sexiest early settlers by the Newfoundlander’s attention and to keep the lawyer quiet, agrees to play the game. The lawyer asks name of Doyle. Be sure the first to vaccinate for smallpox, the people in Canada (Macleans maga- the first question. "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The Newfoundlander doesn't to see our storyboard first to host a transatlantic flight, the zine survey), the only province that say a word, reaches in his pocket pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the lawyer. Now, it's the sigh down at the Newfoundlanders turn. He asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down first to have wireless communication has four identifiable flags, the only entrance to our walking in the world, the first place to discov- province able to land the space shuttle with four?" The lawyer uses his laptop, searches all references. He uses the Airphone; he search- trail that tells the story es the Net and even the Library of Congress. He sends e-mail to all the smart friends he knows, all er proof of the theory of continental (Stephenville), the most giving people of the Doyle Family & to no avail. After one hour of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the Newfoundlander hands drift; in Canada (Stats Canada), the most our connection. This is him $500. The Newfoundlander pockets the $500 goes right back to sleep. The lawyer is going We have... the oldest street in North sexually active people in all of the community where Canada (what else are we gonna do?); The Grand Codroy nuts not knowing the answer. He wakes the Newfoundlander up and asks, "Well, so what goes up America, the oldest city in North a hill with three legs and comes down with four?" The Newfoundlander reaches in his pocket, America, the oldest rock in the world, A Newfoundlander... built the world's RV/Tent Camping Park is located, for some his- hands the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep! the oldest continuous sporting event first artificial ice arena, invented the (Regatta Day rules!), the largest uni- gas mask, was once govenor of tory on the Doyle fami- ly, inquire with the A Newfoundlander was terribly overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet. I want you to eat regu- versity in Atlantic Canada, the most Northern Rhodesia, was with Park staff & we will be larly for 2 days, then skip a day and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you pubs per square foot in Canada Abraham Lincoln at Gettysberg; happy to fill you in on should have lost at least 5 pounds. When the Newfoundland returned, he shocked the doctor by hav- (George Street), the longest running And... We are the only province to the family connection. ing lost nearly 60lbs! Why, That's amazing! The Doctor said "Did you follow my instructions?" radio program in North America, This is also the area of The Newfoundlander nodded....."I'll tell you though, Lard thunderin, I t'aut I was going to drop dead caught the world's largest inverte- have its own... encyclopedia dictio- nary, pony, dogs, cultural publication. the Valley where the on dat tird day!" From the hunger, you mean? asked the Dr. "No, from the dam skippin!" brate (giant squid); Doyle’s Train Station CODROY VALLEY TRAVELERS GUIDE 3

wrecked while visiting his parishioners thing “from a baby fart to a clap of thun- some people were left behind to Codroy Valley Day Trip at Rose Blanche October 1901. Fr. der!!” Visit the new Tangles Salon to look after the equipment and by Alice Keeping O’Regan was only 29 years old. He was have your hair needs attended to by supplies for the next season. returning to his headquarters in Codroy Cynthia. Continue on to Millville Those who remained behind A delightful scenic loop. Begin your “Bird Watch”. This area also gives Valley. He had been six years in this you will find a Blooming business moved inland towards the wood- tour by exiting the Grand Codroy you an opportunity to view many of Mission. In the 1900’s Sandy Ryan and at Valley Nursery, drop by, "Smell ed area for shelter during the RV/tent Camping Park in Doyles and our wild flowers. This Center has his wife opened the first “tourist opera- the Roses" & say hi to the owners winter. Codroy was originally turning right onto route 406. Just minutes added new technology that included tion” in O’Regans (fishing and hunting Gabbie & Dom! Millville, which formed on Codroy Island, which away you will enter the community of an E-Bird Tracker, the only one of its camps). These camps are still in opera- was founded in 1893 when was the site of the first bakery in Upper Ferry; this community had its kind in NL! If while visiting you wish tion today. The Codroy Valley area now Alexander Gale moved inland from Newfoundland, and is located off roots back before the 1st concrete bridge to use your own device (Wi-Fi) or one has many Outfitting Camps in opera- North Cove to establish a carding the coast of Cape Anguille. was constructed in 1926 across the of two computers available, for a tion that cater to Big Game Hunters that mill near Grand Daddy’s Brook and French fisherman first settled on Grand Codroy River. Before the small donation, the employees there come here from different parts of later two other mills. The mills the island and then moved to the bridge was constructed, people will be happy to provide you with the Canada & the US. You will find a beautiful were producing “Harris Type main land portion of Codroy, could only cross the river by ferry in password! Continuing on 406 St. Ann’s new Hair Salon near the end of O’Regans Tweed” from the wool of local because of its good harbors and summer, fall and spring or on the RC Church (check Mass schedule on page Rd called Hair It Is, owned by Wendy, ph sheep. Gale’s mill closed in 1975. its proximity to the rich fishing ice in the winter season. Ferries 5). Enjoy a visit to St. Ann’s for app 709-341-7068. If you are looking for The Old Carding Mill, no longer grounds of Cape Ray. Cape were situated along the river and Museum/Church Artifacs in the Parish the local swimming hole - there is a lovely open, located next to E.W. Gale Anguille is situated at the end of Upper Ferry got its name from the House, 759 Upper Ferry RD. 10am to 3pm place in O'Regans known as Ryan's Store (Edwin & his wife Gerardine, the Anguille Mountains, which is ferry that was located the greatest from Mon. – Friday. Stop to view & Brook... although you have to walk up the the owners, have followed in his how it got its name. In 1905, distance up the river. Because of easy Remember those who served and paid the brook a little ways to the falls... it's well father Wallace’s footsteps in the because of a disaster that access to the water ways, ships and ultimate sacrifice at our Beautiful new War worth it! operation of this business) offers a occurred off the coast of Cape schooners were built in this area. As Memorial. Belanger High School & Traveling back on Route 406 you will wide variety from Groceries to Anguille, a lighthouse was erected you drive down through Upper Ferry Public Library where internet access is pass through the community of Great Musical Instruments and a Gas & it is still in operation today. The & enjoy the sceney, you will arrive at available. Valley Service Station & Joe’s Codroy- (originally known as Station. Directly across the road first Light keeper came from the The Wetland Interpretation Cafe (check out their meal menu - “Downey’s” from families that settled from the store you will find the local Quebec in 1907 and his name was Center. The Center provides informa- Thursday’s at noon, enjoy their Jiggs there in the late 1800 by this name) ear- swimming hole Grand Daddy's Mr. Alfred Patry. The Holy Trinity tion on the Grand Codroy Estuary, Dinner, a traditional NL meal!) is located liest settlers were the Micmac hunters Swimming Hole. Point Rosie is Anglican Church is now a Historic one of the largest and richest estuar- across from the school; Gas & Diesel fuel who lived on the banks of the river for also in the Community of site. It was built in 1913 with the ies in Newfoundland & Labrador. A available - don’t forget to get yourselves the first half of the 1700’s. Then came Millville....the site of a possible assistance of the community who greater variety of waterfowl species a soft serve ice cream! After crossing the the Scottish and Irish. Businesses in this Viking settelement that has made donated free labor and material. stop here rather than anywhere else long bridge turning right you find area include Gillis Bros. General Store, Global News lately! The best way The large wooden structure stands in the province - upwards to 300 dif- yourself in the community of O’Regans (this building/ business has been here to get out to the Point is by follow- as a beautiful landmark as it was ferent species of birds have been seen - Before the settlement of O’Regans was since the 1950’s & operated by the Gillis ing the shoreline starting at the always used by the fishermen to & listed. The beach area is also home so called the place was known as family). Tony keeps the shelves stocked Grand Codroy Provincial Park locate their fishing grounds. (see to the endangered species the Piping Backlands. When the Newfoundland with a large variety of groceries, area. listing for Sunday Service times). Plover. It is the only wetlands in the Nomenclature Committee was formed in Movies, Beer, you can also pick up your Woodville was settled by fish- The first visit by a Missionary of province to receive Ramsar designa- 1904 the name was changed to Souvenir t-shirts, hats, postcards, etc. ermen of French and English ori- any faith to the area did not occur tion as “A Wetlands of International O’Regans to commemorate the memory Look for Eileen's, Fresh Daily, gin. Following the summer fishery, until 1835. Significance” and 2019 marks its 32nd of a beloved priest, Rev. Dr. Charles Homemade White & Raisin Bread! We people returned to England and Anniversary. The Wetlands walking O’Regan, a Roman Catholic priest who say they supply t he area with every- France for the winter, however, Continued on Page 4 trail offers you an opportunity to died in the line of duty. He was ship-

Codroy Valley C) Searston Beach, Codroy Valley Provincial Park H) Grand Codroy RV Camping Route 407, 8 km, N 47°50.073, W 059°20.239 Route 406, 4.2 km Birds found in this area: Spotted Sandpiper, Piping Plover, N 47°50.012 (Entrance), N 47°50.207 (beginning of trail Birding Hotspots Ruddy Turnstone, Greater Yellow Legs, Osprey, Great Blue Heron, in park), W 059°12.272, W 059°12.188 GPS Coordinates & Bird Lists Common Loon, Common Tern, Gulls*, Semipalmated Plover, Birds found in this area: Ducks+,Common Merganser, (All kilometers are from the Wetlands Building) Red-breasted and Common Mergansers Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, American Redstart, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-capped and Boreal Chickadees The map displays the locations of Birding Hotspots in the D) Loch Lomond Pond CodroyBirding byValley Season area. offers Below guided are lists single of birds & multi often day seen tours at for these Starlite Trail hotspotssmall groups as well in Southwestern as the GPS coordinates Newfoundland. and Contactdistance Janicefrom the at Route 407, 4.9 km, N 47°48.236, W 059°15.731 I) [email protected] Wetland Interpretation Centre. The Centre has information and Birds found in this area: Bank, Tree, & Barn Swallows, Route 407, 10 km, N 47°46.929 (start), W 059°13.946 displays on the Wetlands including local information on the Ducks+, Common Merganser, American Bittern, Pied-bill Grebe, Birds found in this area: Warblers (Blackburnian, Yellow, Codroy Valley Area. The Grand Codroy Estuary is a Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. Cedar Waxwings Magnolia, Black and White, Blackpoll, Black-throated Green, An Important Bird Area with high concentrations and a large American Redstart) Bald Eagle, Rose Breasted Grosbeak, variety of waterfowl species over 925 hectares. The Codroy E) Ryan’s Brook Northern Goshawk, Chimney Swift, Downy Woodpecker, Veery, Valley is a birder’s paradise and tops the list for rare and unusual Swainson’s Thrush, White-throated Sparrow Route 406, 3.3 km, N 47°51.537, W 059°13.727 birds. See species here that are uncommon in or absent from the rest of the province. Birds found in this area: Hairy Woodpecker, Savannah Sparrow, J) Little River Gut, St. Andrews Blue Jay, Common Grackle, Purple Finch, Yellow Warbler, Facebook Page: Codroy Valley – Valley of the Birds Black Capped Chickadees, Cedar Waxwing, Common Merganser Route 407, 16.2 km, N 47°45.998, W 059°18.772 Wetland Interpretation Centre: 955-2115 Birds found in this area: Bank Swallows, Gulls*, Ducks+, Greater Yellow Legs, Great Blue Heron, Common Merganser, A) Cape Anguille Lighthouse F) Wetlands Trail Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow Route 406, 17.1 km, N 47°54.024, W 059°24.682 Route 406, 1.2 km K) Widgeons Pond Birds found in this area: Gulls*, Killdeer, Great Blue Heron, N 47°50.620 (start of first part), W 59°14.922 Common Loon, Northern Gannet, Savannah Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, N 47°50.521 (Start of second part), W 059°14.359 Route 406 (Turn off on dirt road by Cormier Country Ltd.), Swamp Sparrow, Double-crested Cormorant, Greater Cormorant Birds found in this area: Ducks+, Black Capped Chickadee, 1 km, N 47°50.615, W 059°14.242 Savannah Sparrow, American Starling, Common Grackle, Birds found in this area: Ducks+, American Goldfinch, Cedar Waxwing, White-throated Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, B) Brooms Brook (Also known as Warbler Alley) Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow Yellow Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler Route 406, 3.5 km, N 47°51.387, W 059°38.031 Noteable * Gulls commonly seen at all these sites are: Birds found in this area: Warblers (Blackburnian, Blackpoll, G) Norwest Cove Yellow-rumped, Northern Parula, Black and White, Cape May, Great Black-backed, Herring, Ring-bill Black-throated Green, Magnolia, Mourning, Northern Waterthrush, Route 407 Off St. Andrews Airstrip Road, 19.5 km + Ducks which might be seen at any of these sites are: American Redstart) Purple Finch, Tree-Swallow, Dark-eyed Junco, N 47°46.354, W 059°19.326 American Wigeon, American Black, Green-winged Teal, White-throated Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Belted Kingfisher, Birds found in this area: Bank Swallows, Gulls*, Mallard, Ring-necked, Pintail, Shoveler Golden-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Black-capped Guillemot, Greater Cormorant, Double-Crested Cormorant, The Ruby throated humming bird is common in areas where & Boreal Chickadee American Woodcock near the airstrip bird feeders are provided. 2 CODROY VALLEY TRAVELERS GUIDE

Campground is celebrating its 53rd Anniversary & Welcome to the Codroy Valley & Area 23 Years under the ownership of Dennis & Alice! This publication made available to you by Grand Codroy RV/Tent Camping Park, Owned & Operated by Dennis & Alice Downey-Keeping Also - This is the 3rd year that we are happy to

When visiting the business mentioned in this publication please pass on that you found their info in this Guide! have our son, Jason working with us! WOW! The Codroy Valley is known for its fer- ed on the southwest coast of southwest coast to the top of the Northern by the 1790’s. They were followed by the The Valley is made up of fifteen small- tile soil; magnificent Wetlands area, which Newfoundland. Running through the Peninsula and the southeast tip of Acadians from Eastern Canada. The er communities. These communities is in sharp contrast to the rugged terrain of Valley and emptying into the gulf are two Labrador. (Red Bay, Mary’s Harbor). The Scottish settlers from Cape Breton, unhap- include: Benoits Siding, Doyles, Great much of the Southwest Coast; its excellent main rivers, the Grand Codroy and the earliest nomadic settlers in the first half of py with the Nova Scotia Governments Codroy, Loch Lomond, Millville, weather conditions; and also for its rich Little Codroy. the 1700’s were Micmac hunters who and the proposed tax on large land grants, O’Regans, Searston, South Branch, Coal fishing grounds off this coast. Surrounded The Codroy Valley covers a 100 square lived on the banks of the river during the arrived in 1825. Gaelic was spoken by Brook, St.Andrews, Tompkins, Woodville, by the Anguille Mountains to the north- kilometer area and has a population of summer months and moved inland in the many until the mid 1900’s. Cape Anguille, Codroy, and Upper Ferry. west, the Long Range Mountains to the about 1700 people. It is part of the Western winter. The first permanent European set- southeast, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Region of Newfoundland, a region that tlers came from England and were mem- the southwest, the Codroy Valley is locat- stretches from Port Aux Basques on the bers of the Gale family, arriving in the area Grand Codroy RV/tent Camping HISTORYPARK HISTORY laquelle le gouvernement provincial decida de privatiser plusieurs parcs provinciaux. Historique du parc C'est a` ce moment, compte tenu des circon- A 10–acre portion of the property was origi- Originalement, une portion de la propriete realisation de ce projet. Celui-ci repondit que le stances exceptionnelles qui avaient entoure l'orig- nally owned by local residents; the Downey actuelle, soit environ dix acres, apparentenait a` seul obstacle etait leur propriete. M. Downey ine de ce parc qu'une entente fut convenue entre Family. In 1965 at which time the family had des residents locaux; la famille Downey. En 1965, offrit alors de donner 10 acres de sa propriete au le gouvernement et la famille Downey pour que a cottage on this property, they were visited celle-ci ait l'opportunite de participer au proces- au moment ou' cette famille possedait un chalet gouvernement de Terre-Neuve pour la somme by the M.H.A. Hon. W.J. Keough, and the sur le site, elle recoit la visite de l'honorable W.J. nominale de 1.00$ afin d'y amenager ce parc sus de privatisation. subject of a Provincial Park in the area Keough, qui discuta avec eux de la possibilite' provincial. Cette offre fut acceptee et le 30 mars L'histoire de ce parc continue aujourd'hui d'etablir un parc provincial sur ce site. Bert 1966, les documents officiels furent signes. avec beaucoup de fierte puisqu'il est maintenant arose. Bert Downey inquired as to how Downey demanda a` M. Keough dans combien Le parc provincial a continue d'etre devel- opere par les familles Downey et Keeping qui ont soon the Codroy Valley could expect to see de temps la vallee de Codroy pouvait esperer la oppe et agrandit jusqu'au printemps 1997, date a` en tete le meme desir: "Servir les gens et proteger such a facility. Mr. Keough’s answer was that la nature." land was the problem. Mr. Downey then offered to donate to the Newfoundland Government 10 acres of this property ment van Newfoundland om de Provinciale for the price of $1.00 to be developed and maintained as a Provincial Park. This Geschiedenis van het Park parken te privatiseren, dit park in andere han- den overging. offer was accepted and on March 30, 1966 the official agreements were Een deel van deze landerijen, ongeveer 4 problem was, Bert Downey bood de 4 hectare Toen werd een overeenkomst gesloten met signed. hectare was oorspronkelijk in het bezit van van zijn eigendom aan het gouvernement van Bert Downey en zijn familie waardoor, van- Since that time this park was developed and expanded up until the spring plaatselijke bewoners: de familie Downey. In Newfoundland aan voor de prijs van 1 dollar wege de omstandigheden bij het ontstaan van of 1997 when, as a result of a decision made by the Newfoundland 1965, toen de familie een huisje op dit landgoed om te worden ontwikkeld en te worden het park, hem en zijn familie de gelegenheid had kregen zij bezoek van M. H. A. Hon. W.J. behouden als provinciaal park. Dit aanbod Government to privatize a number of Provincial Parks, as well as this Park, werd geboden mee te doen met het privatiser- Keough en tijdens het gesprek kwam het onder- werd geaccepteerd en op 30 maart 1966 werd changed hands. At this time, an agreement was made with Mr. Downey and ingsporoces. werp "Provinciaal Park" ter sparake. de officiele overeenkomst getekend. his family that due to circumstances surrounding the origin of this park, he and De rest is geschiedenis en dit park wordt nu Bert Downey vroeg binnen welke termijn de Vanaf dat moment werd het park met grote trots beheerd door de families his family would be given the opportunity to enter the privatization Process. Codroy Vallei zo'n faciliteit tegemoet kon zien. ontwikkeld en uitgebreid tot het voorjaar van Downey en Keeping met het doel mensen te The rest is history and this park is now being operated with great pride by De Heer Keough's antwoord was dat grond het 1997 toen, door een besluit van het gouverne- dienen en de natuur te beschermen. Dennis & Alice (Downey) Keeping with an aim in mind “ To Serve People and Protect Nature”. A Newfoundland Every day is Blessed with loving memories of Bert & Jean Downey – since Geschichte des Parks it was their love of the Beautiful Codroy Valley that made it all possible. Etwa 10 acre (ca40500qm) waren schon geworden. Welcome When you visit be sure to stroll on our ‘Inspirational Walking Trail’ fruher im Besitz der ortsansaessigen Familie Im Fruehjahr 1997 beschloss die Our door is open, please come in Downey, die hier ein Wochenendhaus unterhielt. Regierung, eine Reihe von Parks zu pri- And sit and have a chat. Waehrend eines Besuches des M.H.A. Hon. vatisieren und der Park bekam einen neuen We'll spin some yarns and have a laugh W. J. Keough in 1965 sprach man auch uber die Eigentuemer. And a cuffer "bout dis "n" dat. Einrichtung von Provincial Parks und Bert Mit Mr. Downey und der Familie wurde I'll break out the lassie buns Downey wollte wissen, wann Codrey Valley mit vereinbart, dass ihnen auf Grund der beson- And we'll have a cup of tea. einer Einrichtung wuerde rechnen koennen. deren Umstaende, welche damals zur Make yourself feel at home Mr. Keoughs Antwort war: das Problem ist Einrichtungs des Parks gefuhrt hatten, ein And ask question, Please feel free. das Land. Daraufhin bot Mr. Downey an, ein Vorkaufsrecht bei der Privatisierung einger- We're so glad you paid a visit Stueck Land von 10 acte zum Preis von $1.00 aeumt werden wuerde. To our Island and our home. unter der Bedingung abzugeben, darauf den Der Res ist Geschichte und der Park wird Now you are no longer strangers And we'll miss you when you're gone. Park eizurichten und zu unterhalten. Das seitdem mit grossem Stolz von den Familien Please tell your friends to visit Angelbot wurde angenommen und am 30. Downey und Keeping ge fuehrt mit dem Ziel: When ever they come this way, Maerz 1966 wurden die vertraege unterze- "Zum Wohl der Menschen und zum Schutz der Our door is always open ichnet. Seither ist der Park immer groesser Natur". And we'll sure enjoy their stay

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