Stranded on a barren island just after Christmas, two men built a boat from scraps, rusty nails, and ice—then trusted it with their lives.

A young schoolteacher’s 1876 Christmas journey from St. John’s to Fogo reveals mummering, bonfires, and outport hospitality — a timeless Newfoundland Christmas story about belonging, tradition, and finding home in unexpected places.

On Christmas Eve, 1726, Paddy Kelly met something on the road near Keels — a black cat that seemed to growing larger with every step it took.

They were supposed to leave before winter. When they didn’t, the Christmas whales of Springdale turned a frozen bay into a story no one would forget.

A starving horse. A loyal Newfoundland dog. And a tragedy so unsettling it sparked outrage in 1882.

Instead of Christmas lights and carols, young men in Bonavista Bay had a different holiday tradition: bare-knuckled fights.

Discover the strange and magical folklore behind Newfoundland’s dogberry trees—from weather predictions to warding off curses. Dive into a slice of Newfoundland history where nature and superstition collide.

During WWI, a Newfoundland dog named Sable Chief marched with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, lifted spirits, and broke hearts when he died. This is the story of their beloved mascot.

Legends tell of a black-sailed ship that appears before tragedy—fire, famine, or shipwreck—and some say she still haunts Newfoundland’s coast today.

In the early 20th century a mysterious light glowed Trinity Bay and it got people talking. Was it sabotage?

After a deadly collision in 1869, the Charles Haskell became the most feared schooner in North Atlantic history when her crew claimed be haunted by ghostly fishermen.

A haunted room in St. John’s, a mysterious knocking that wouldn’t stop, and a stranger who never checked out—together build one of the city’s creepiest legends.

In the summer of 1953, Newfoundland’s had a wave of sea monster sightings. Fishermen and sailors reported strange creatures, newspapers offered rewards, and mystery filled the bays.

Long before vaccines were common, a doctor in Trinity, Newfoundland made history — and all it took was a vial and a friendship.

A seventy-foot sea serpent sighting in Newfoundland’s Bay of Islands sent fishermen fleeing to shore. What was it? A rare whale? A giant eel? Or something even stranger?

Newfoundland’s Trinity Train Loop: once an engineering marvel, later an amusement park, now a haunting ruin where the spectacle never ends.

In 1888, fishermen near Fortune Harbour saw something massive in the water—120 feet long, fast, and unlike anything they'd known.

Harry Supple of St. John’s helped build the Brooklyn Bridge—but died before it was complete. His is a gripping story of skill, danger, and a life cut short midair.

In 1937, a massive sea creature attacked a fishing boat off Tack’s Beach, tearing at the keel and leaving behind three terrifying teeth. Whatever it was—known or unknown—it meant trouble.

No experience? No problem. I took a boatbuilding workshop path the Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador in Winterton and left with more than just splinters—this is what it’s like to learn a hands-on piece of Newfoundland history.