Northern Avalon Region

This summer, the Northern Avalon Region has an added attraction - Cupids 400. The town of Cupids is celebrating the 400th Anniversaty of the birth of English Canada. Cupids and all other towns in the region are sponsoring 100s of special events.

Baby Guy - First English Child Born in Canada

Amelia Earhart's TransAtlantic flight
from Harbour Grace, May 20, 1932

Located an hour's drive from the provincial capital St. John's, the Harbour Grace region in Conception Bay North offers boat tours, sailing, golfing, tennis, whale watching and magnificent ice-bergs in season.

For information about the region see The Northern Avalon Website >>.

Town of Harbour Grace

Visit the well stocked Kearney Tourist Chalet located near Riverhead at the bottom of the harbour for information. Visitors to the town can take advantage of many services, including restaurants, a large marina, and recreational facilities. Near the Tourist Chalet is a statue of Amelia Earhart, unveilled in 2007 to mark the 75th anniversary of Earhart's solo flight across the Atlantic from the Harbour Grace Air Strip. Compass story about the unveiling of the statue >>

Harbour Grace Historic Sites (Most of the links lead to the website of the Town of Harbour Grace and other external websites.)

The Admiral's Marina - The Admiral's Marina is located on the southside of Harbour Grace. The Harbour Authority of Harbour Grace welcomes more than 150 vessels, both fishing and pleasure, on a year round basis.

The Air Strip - The air strip figured prominently in the history of Transatlantic flight. From 1927-936, more than twenty flights took off from Harbour Grace to fly the Atlantic, some of them piloted by famous aviators such as Amelia Earhart.

Coughlan Memorial - The Coughlan Memorial United Church is a memorial to Lawrence Coughlan who is considered to be the first Methodist preacher in British North America. Historians maintain that he came to Newfoundland in 1765 and began preching in Harbour Grace in the summer of that same year making him the first follower of Wesley to preach in the new world.

Customs House/Museum 1870 - The museum contains exhibit about the history of one of the most successful pirates of the 17th century, Peter Easton, and look at old photos of the town. More information about Peter Easton >>

Court House 1830

The SS Kyle - Learn about the SS Kyle which is aground in the harbour. It was built in 1913 and became the first boat to provide Labrador with a regular scheduled service. The boat, which is immortalized in Ted Russell's poem “The Smokeroom on the Kyle,” is an icon in Newfoundland culture. Local singer, songwriter Shawn Lidster has written a song about the Kyle: www.shawnlidster.com/kyle/kyle.htm . Phil Earle, son of the famous Captain Guy Earle of Carbonear, has written two accounts of the SS Kyle's last days. The first is a retelling of the SS Kyle's last trip to the "front" when the ship hit an iceberg. Click here for a PDF version of that exciting story .

The Spirit of Harbour Grace

St. Paul's Church 1835

The Railway Museum - See the station which commemorates the first railway line to open between St. John's and Harbour Grace in 1884. The last spike in the n commemorates the first railway line to open between St. John's and Harbour Grace in 1884. The last spike in the narrow gage rail line was driven by Prince George, later to become King George V, who was at the time visiting Newfoundland as a midshipman aboard H.M.S. Cumberland.

Immaculate Conception Church 1890

You can also visit the Town of Harbour Grace website where you will find a complete listing of attractions, events, and historical information on Harbour Grace.