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Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Bonavista Peninsula is a large peninsula to the north of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is named for and should not be confused with Bonavista town, its second largest urban centre, at the tip of the peninsula, which is covered in a separate article, and Bonavista Bay, the body of water immediately to its north. The water to its south is called Trinity Bay, with the term "Trinity" being used by a wide variety of towns and businesses.
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The drive up to the lighthouse is along a beautiful road with ocean on one side, meadows with sheep, cows, and horses on the other. A statue of explorer Giovanni Caboto (who landed near here) stands just before the parking area. The cliff is home to seabirds (guillemot, auk, turre (murre), dovekie) nesting, flying, swimming, and feeding. You can continue up the path to the light (which has a gift shop selling homemade jams), and down to another cliff, and a view of a rock that is home to thousands of puffins (depending on the seaons, time of day and tides). There are chances to see whales and icebergs in season. There is a provincial museum, containing an exhibition about life in a lighthouse during the 1870s.
These limestone depressions aren't necessarily a "must see", but they give you a good excuse to drive to the end of the road and wander around the beautiful scenery of out-of-the-way Keels, population 50.
The first (and possibly only) North America town built by a union, Port Union was the antidote to the predatory credit systems of regional commercial merchants. Sights include the town museum ($2, closed Mondays), factory ($7 guided tour), and founder William Coaker's beautiful bungalow ($5, tours every 30 minutes).
This charming small aquarium catches a wide variety of local ocean critters in the spring, keeps them in tanks for visitors to see and touch, with a continuous supply of freshly pumped ocean water, and releases them in the fall.
Perched on a rocky outcrop, this historical recreation of an early settler village was created as the set for a TV miniseries, and now hosts interpreters, activities, and exhibits.
Roughly 5 km of well cut gravel walking trails through pristine inland mossy woodlands. A relatively flat 3.4-km return trip goes out to and around Northwest Pond, while a 1.7-km loop climbs to a modest lookout. Bring bug spray. Hand-drawn maps at park.GPS trace online
A destination unto itself, this restaurant and bakery sources food from local gardens and hosts a brick pizza oven. The setting is spectacular and food is excellent. Expect to wait for a table if visiting on a weekend.
Expensive dishes made with fresh crab, cheap everything else.
A craft brewery serving good beer made on-site.
57 campsites each with fire pits and near to pit toilets. A service block at the far end offers showers and laundry. WiFi is available during limited hours near the centre of the campground. Onsite caretaker, advance online bookings available.
Handicrafts made by the members of the local Women's Institute, a non-profit service and advocacy organization.
Small-batch high-quality hand-made Belgian and other style chocolates.
The Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 1) passes through Clarenville, at the base of the peninsula, on its way from the provincial capital, St. John's, to the regional centre of Gander.
Read in the guideUntil the beginning of the 20th century, most of the towns on the peninsula were outports, accessible only by boat.
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