Archive Stories

One calm July day in 1866, a three-masted vessel sailed into Bonne Bay. It was carrying the Governor of Newfoundland, Sir Anthony Musgrave, who was inspecting the south and west coasts of the island. Also on board was Frances Musgrave, his sister and a keen artist. She painted a series of watercolours of coastal landscapes and communities along the way from Hermitage to St. John Island.

The Kingpin of Trout River is what Ella Manuel called him. As she said, “There weren’t many jobs Taylor Parsons couldn’t turn his hand too, including pulling teeth in the absence of a nurse...

From Bonne Bay came one of the most famous American sailing captains of the early 20th century, Richard Quick.

Never Trust the Ice in the Tickle (Al Sheppard) Mr. Short, the Anglican Minister here, was going away to get married and Al Sheppard...