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Roman Catholic
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Cape Spear - This area is a preserved historical site which includes an 1835 lighthouse and items built in the 1941 for WWII. (St. John’s)
Cape St Mary’s – An ecological reserve perfect for sea bird watching and has the third largest gannet nesting site in North America. (Avalon Peninsula)
Bonavista Peninsula – In east Newfoundland the Bonavista Peninsula is home to one of the oldest towns in North America and a beautiful national park that is definitely worth visiting.
Viking Trail – Visit the Gros Morne National Park in the springtime and take a walk along the Viking Trail to see some truly breath taking views. (Deer Lake) |
| Humber Valley - Western Newfoundland - by Dan from Canada - 2007-08-12 | | A fantatsic undiscovered location, in every sense. Humber Valley Resort is a central point, on Deer Lake and Humber River ... check out www.CrazyAboutNewfoundland.com
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Depending on what you are particularly interested in will determine when you’d want to visit Newfoundland. If skiing and other snow sports are your thing then the winter will be the right time to go.
But if scenic views and local beauty is more to your liking then visit in spring, between April and July, to see the flowers wild orchids and snow melting. |
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| Getting around is this province of Canada can be a bit of a problem as the area is very laid back with times and schedules changing almost without reason. There is one trans-island route and a public bus system that consists of a series of small, regional services that connects between the major points such as St John’s, Corner Brook, Gander, etc. Although the system is quite small it works fairly well. |
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| Whale and iceberg watching are the two of the main tourist attractions in the province with the iceberg season stating in April through to June and the Whale season following. Sometime between April and June the province celebrates St George’s Day and also during the summer months many Celtic-style folk festivals are held. |
| The Royal St. John's Regatta - by Dave Snow from Canada - 2006-05-19 | | Folk festival and local races are all part of North America's oldest continuing sports event in Newfoundland, Canada. |
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