NEWFOUNDLAND
& LABRADOR
Simply
Extraordinary
Come from Away—the Tony-winning hit theatrical production
that's now playing to international applause—is a musical
reminder that the famously gregarious folks here tend to
have big hearts . . . and big personalities. Luckily, for
vacationers, the province itself also has big tourist attrac-
tions, some made by man and others molded by nature.
522,453
St. John's
www.newfoundlandlabrador.com
St. John's International Airport,
8 km (5 mi.) from downtown
Reaching them will, admittedly, take a bit
of doing because the island of Newfoundland
(affectionately nicknamed The Rock) sits
alone in the North Atlantic, while ruggedly
remote Labrador (a.k.a. The Big Land)
borders northern Québec. The payoff is
huge, however, for anyone who makes the
conscious effort to come from away—four
unforgettable UNESCO World Heritage sites
attest to that.
MARKED BY MANKIND
History lovers will appreciate the fact that
Canada's youngest province is actually very
old. The UNESCO-designated Red Bay Basque
Whaling Station, for instance, is proof that
Labrador was already an international indus-
trial centre well before our "motherland"
made its first attempts to settle further south.
On-site, visitors can ogle archaeological finds
that recall the mid-1500s and catch a film
BY SUSAN MACCALLUM-WHITCOMB
NL
90
WESTERN BROOK POND FJORD • NL TOURISM/BARRETT & MACKAY
