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Bonavista PenninsulaSep 2, 2006
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St. Pauls Anglican Church - Trinity, NFLD
Sawmill at Trinity - Lumber used for construction of Salt Box houses...
Trinity Catholic church - Trinity
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Free concert with 4 retired fishermaen at the Ryan Premises in Bonativst
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Same group of retired fishermen playing the'Ugly Stick' (Lots of rhythm)
Sept.2/06 This morning went to Trinity and Bonavista Gary took pictures of Trinity Parish Hall, Court House, Gaol(jail) and General Store, St. Paul's Anglican Church, a small saw mill in the middle of town, Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Museum, (a salt box house) built in 1880, a great collection of history in 7 rooms. All new houses built must be the salt box style and the lumber has to be from the saw mill. We did tours of the Lester Garland Premises, Trinity Interpretation Centre and Hiscock House. There is a large mussel farm in Trinity Bight.
On the way took pictures of scenery at Port Rexton then on to Cape Bonavista to the lighthouse historic site and Interpretive Centre. There is a statue of John Cabot honoring his landing at the Cape in May 1497. Then we went to the Mockbegger Plantation, a historic home in Bonavista where it traces the evolution of Newfoundland fishery over two centuries, next we toured the Ryan's Premises National Historic Site which depicts the history of the fishery and its impact on the people of Canada's east coast. There are 5 buildings - Orientation and Museum, Fish Store and musical & drama presentations, Salt store, Proprietor's House, and of course a retail store. This site is really interesting and well done.
When we entered the musical building, Brian and Alice, the Cape Breton couple that we met in St. Pierre, were sitting there! What a surprise as they were headed to St. John's when we left them the day before. We did the some of the sites together then said goodbye once again.
