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Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Photo: W. Hilton, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Cartwright is a tiny coastal fishing village on the southeastern coast of Labrador with a population of about 440 people in 2021.
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Tour office, boat facilities, souvenir and craft shop (Mealy Mountain Gallery), tent and trailer camping. Various tours and outdoor expeditions range from half-day to nine days. Seasonal. The website has a single splash page that they have suspended operations and to check back in 2020. As of August 2022, it has not been updated.
Can accommodate eight guests in four double occupancy rooms.
Spirit Wind Salmon Lodge
Atlantic salmon fly fishing.
At the headwaters of the Eagle River, near Mealy Mountains park, reachable by aircraft from Goose Bay. Accessible by snowmobile in winter to welcome visitors for skiing and ice fishing.
Ninety minutes by boat ($300/two persons, each way) across Sandwich Bay. Lodge with running water, satellite Internet and generator; the four two-room cabins together can hold a total of 12-16 people. Packages with fishing guide, boat and motor, meals and lodging are $1,700/day or $12,900/week (double occupancy). Weekly package rate includes transport and fishing licence, but not fishing equipment.
7,000-square-foot lodge, en-suite baths, dining room with resident chef, recreation room, outdoor sauna, hot tub, pool table and fireplaces. Fishing equipment, satellite telephone, Internet, television. Canoeing/kayaking.
Local and pub fare.
Self-service fuel station, bakery and convenience store.
Grocery and retail store, food and cold drinks "to go". General store with hardware, housewares, toys. Snowmobile sale and rental.
Tiny six-room motel with Wi-Fi, TV. As of 2004, Northside Enterprises was also operating a Northside Pub downstairs and Mug Up restaurant next door (M-Sa 11AM-1PM, 4-7PM; F 'til 9PM; Su 4-7PM). While the property's own website has not been updated in over a dozen years, annual provincial inspections indicate food service of some form remains available at this establishment.
By ship
A seasonal coastal ferry service, based in Lewisporte, calls at Goose Bay to take on supplies for communities further north with no road access.
By plane
There are no taxis, buses, SkyTrain, subway or métro stations in Cartwright. There's also no commuter rail. One may travel on foot or by car within the village, which is a tiny and compact settlement.
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