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Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Forteau is a small village in southern Labrador, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Established 1978 by Southern Labrador Women's Institute, exhibits and artefacts describe the local way of life over the last 150 years. A small souvenir shop carries local crafts.
An 1857 stone lighthouse (automated 1996) stands over 30 m (100 ft) tall, the tallest in the province.
One-mile (1.5 km) trail along the shoreline of Forteau Bay with a cliff face, a view of Point Amour Lighthouse in the distance and a waterfall (Overfall Brook Falls) which drops over the rocky cliff into the ocean. Exit Route 510 at intersection across from Town Centre, drive to Labrador Pioneer Footpath trail head car park overlooking Forteau Bay.
Operates Lighthouse Gifts (at Point Amour Lighthouse) and various sea or hiking tours; an opportunity to dine at the lighthouse is offered a few times a year. The same owners run Food Chopper and Sea View Cottages, so the tours may be packaged with lodging in Forteau.
A celebration of local heritage with folk singing, dancing, music, games, crafts, food, local specialties and entertainment. The bakeapple, or cloudberry, is popular in jellies, syrups and pies, which can be sampled in local stores and restaurants.
Public library affiliated with Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries which has 94 public libraries.
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Whalers from the Basque region (northern Spain and southern France) hunted right and bowhead whales for their oil during the mid- to late 1500s, using the sheltered harbour of Red Bay as a seasonal base of operation for 70 years until whales became scarce. A group of 1560s shipwrecks were discovered in 1978 and an underwater archaeological site established. The site includes remains of rendering ovens, cooperages, wharves, whale bones, living quarters and a cemetery. Red Bay Basque Whaling Station is one of four UNESCO World Heritage sites in the province (the others are Mistaken Point, Gros Morne park and L'Anse-aux-Meadows Viking settlement).
Water taxi service to Saddle Island for Red Bay National Historic Site ($3/passenger), sightseeing trips with icebergs, whales and wildlife.
Café, grocery and baker. Locals eat here for good, hot food on a rainy day.
Restaurant.
Cafe style restaurant. Offer of meals for breakfast (all day), beiges, muffins and other cooked meals.
Restaurant with fresh bakery bread and Outback Lounge pub.
Bed and breakfast in former Old Forteau Nursing Station. It was built by the International Grenfell Association in 1946, and replaced by a modern hospital in 1983. Each of the five guest rooms is named after different staff or nurses. Seasonal (May 1-Oct 1), continental breakfast, shared washroom, TV in living room.
Hotel open year-round, restaurant with breakfast buffet, traditional Labrador cuisine, Greco Pizza and Chester Fried Chicken.
One-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom cottages are available. Some rooms are pet-friendly.
Hotel (4 stars) with 21 rooms. Magnificent well glazed dining room, facing the bay of Forteau. Restaurant (traditional and modern cuisine) and Bar. Main activities: Guided salmon fishing tours and iceberg sightings on the Strait of Belle Isle. Satellite TV"
Ten-room hotel with four two-bedroom cottages, serviced caravan park for 5 RVs, laundry. Oceanview Restaurant serves traditional and local cuisine (seats 50). Patty's Lounge serves alcohol and bar food. Conference rooms for 25 to 225 people, souvenir shop. Bills one night stay to credit card at time of initial reservation; two-day/three-night packages for fishing and whale watching start at $525/double occupancy.
Three-room inn on waterfront, with a guest house and a lone housekeeping cabin on the main road. Whaler's Restaurant serves fish and chips, local cuisine and desserts with hand-picked wild berries (bakeapples, partridgeberries and blackberries) for up to 60 people, with boxed lunches available for take-out. A souvenir shop carries postcards, books about the local area, T-shirts, weatherproof jackets and clothing. Labrador crafts, knitting, slippers, jewellery and soapstone carvings.
Grocer and bakery under common ownership with adjacent Seaview Restaurant.
Convenience store.
Bakeapple, partridgeberry and blueberry syrup and preserves.
By air
The commercial and regional airport is located in Blanc-Sablon (Quebec). The distance between the village of Forteau and this airport is 27 kms.
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