Although someday I'll manage to put pictures of the unique communities which dot the rugged shores of the Great Northern Peninsula, I can only provide pictures of St. Anthony right now. Of course, the pictures may not do much for the tourist trade, since they all show the severity of a winter storm in Northern Newfoundland. No wonder I laugh at people from Southern Ontario when they talk about harsh winters. Snow belt my...

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The next four photos show the aftermath of this particularly nasty April storm. In the first photo you see the front of my grandmother's house obscured by a 15 foot snowbank. In the next three photos you see my pick-up embedded in that snowbank, a massive snowblower cutting through the aforementioned snowbank, and my friend Darrell posing in the cut made by the snowblower in a somewhat smaller snowbank further down the street. He's about 5'10" by the way.

Anyways, please don't be fooled by these pictures, the Northern Peninsula is an amazing place to visit. This area has a rich and interesting history, with the Maritime Archaic Indians at Port Aux Choix National Historic Park, the Vikings at Lanse Aux Meadows National Historic Park, and the more modern home of Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, the man responsible for bringing medicine to Northern Newfoundland and Coastal Labrador.

There are many communities along this coast as well, each with something to offer. Several provincial parks also provide places to stay or simply visit, my personal favourite is The Arches Provincial Park. This park showcases a unique natural rock formation, which is essentially a hollowed out hill. You have to see it to understand exactly how neat it is.

The possibilities abound for exploration. This page is only new however, so come back soon to find out more about this area of the province.