In the town of Harbour Grace, there are many hidden gems. There are magnificent trees that dance in rings, exquisite houses, historic store fronts, secreted cemeteries and nooks and crannies just begging to be explored. There are also some pretty obvious jewels and one of those is the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception*(see note at bottom…
Tag: history
A Thimble-ful of invisible cats
Up long Oxen Pond road there is an old cottage, named Thimble Cottage, which is a part of O’Brien’s Farm. It’s a beautiful little place and is a registered heritage structure. It’s quite old, very lovely and exquisitely situated. The folks in the neighbourhood are fiercely proud of it and rightfully so. As I said…
Maimed
Six and a half years ago, while out on an autumnal exploration in October of 2005, I took this picture of the old Anglican Church in St. Philip’s Newfoundland. Built in 1894, this church building housed the heart of a community for many, many years. A new church building has since been built nearby and…
A Hardship Post
Tucked along the side of Cuckold’s Cove, standing guard over the neck of Quidi Vidi Harbour (also known locally as the Quidi Vidi Gut) is the Quidi Vidi Battery. Quidi Vidi is pronounced Kiddy-Viddy or Kitty-Vitty and there are numerous stories as to the origin of the name. Once colourful tale tells of a woman…
A “Disappointed House” No Longer
For many years, I thought of this as “the disappointed house,” stealing the phrase from L.M. Montgomery. It sits at the base of a hill on Exploits Islands, just below what was a schoolhouse and above where the bridge used to be. I remember it from my childhood as “Percy Jeffrey’s House,” but it has…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 