Category Archives: Travel

Horwood Lumber Mill, Abandoned 1916

Horwood Lumber Mill, in Campbellton, Newfoundland, Canada. Abandoned for 99 years. 

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Vimy Ridge, France, July 8 2013

Standing on land granted by France to the Canadian people, the Vimy Ridge Canadian War Memorial overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point on the ridge, and towers over the site of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, fought from … Continue reading

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A Visit to Beaumont-Hamel July 10 2013 Photo Set

Beaumont-Hamel. A place of bucolic, country serenity in the Somme region of northern France, and the location of the virtual annihilation of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment by German machine guns on on the morning of July 1, 1916. Much has … Continue reading

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France and Netherlands July 8-16 2013 Photo Set

For years I’ve felt compelled to visit the Somme Region of northern France, in particular, Beaumont-Hamel, site of the virtual annihilation of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the Great War. In July, my good friends Barry Canning, Lloyd Reid and … Continue reading

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Vignettes of Avalon

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Lots of stuff to get up here from the winter months… Here are a few short videos shot with a GoPro Hero 3 Silver the kids gave me for Christmas. Edited mostly … Continue reading

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Eastport Peninsula, Bonavista Bay

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Eastport Peninsula, the Cape Cod of Newfoundland. I love coming here with my family, we’re beach people… and no. I don’t work for the Dept. of Tourism:-) This place is just a photographers paradise. UA-39909931-1

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Monkstown, Placentia Bay

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A few more photos from a recent visit to Monkstown, Placentia Bay… a beautiful, untouched and relatively unknown location in Newfoundland, Canada. You’ll find it in the middle of this map, near the bottom (top) of Paradise Sound. If you … Continue reading

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Monkstown Rocks

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The community of Monkstown is at the end of Paradise Sound, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. Paradise Sound is a narrow inlet that goes inland about 20 kilometres from the ocean. Monkstown, now with about 50 permanent residents, had existed for many … Continue reading

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Neo-Gothic

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Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John’s, Newfoundland. Construction was completed in 1850 but it had to be rebuilt after the great St John’s fire of 1892. The west doors under those incredible windows are 200 feet from … Continue reading

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Icebergs at Quidi Vidi

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Quidi Vidi Village is a small, former fishing community on the edge of St. John’s and the edge of the Atlantic. In April, icebergs calf from the glaciers and drift down to Newfoundland, often becoming grounded. Some are as large … Continue reading

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