Product of Newfoundland
This is a blog about Newfoundland: The Strange Truths, Tall Tales & Pop culture of a Foggy Island.
Facts, Fiction and Folklore
Rant, Roar and Riot… Like True Newfoundlanders
90 years ago Newfoundland got mad. Mad enough to riot, trash the legislature, force the resignation of a prime minister and make headlines around the globe.
The Strange Story Behind ‘Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor’
London! New York! Baccalieu! From globe-trotting music hall hit to kitchen parties in the cove, there’s a strange story behind ‘Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor’ becoming a Newfoundland folk music classic.
Newfoundland’s Last Deadly Duel
On March 30, 1826 Mark Rudkin shot John Philpot in a duel. It was Newfoundland’s last death by duel but was it murder?
Lights! Camera! Disaster! The Viking Tragedy
91 years ago Hollywood came to Newfoundland and it ended in tragedy — some 27 people died in what would become known as The Viking disaster.
Bakeapples: The Origin Story
Unusually named and unusually tasty! How did the Newfoundland bakeapple get its name?
A Mope Among The Dogberries
In Newfoundland they are mopes and dogberries, but they might be grosbeaks and mountain ash, to you.
Close to Shore, Miles from Safe: The Truxtun & Pollux Disaster
In WW2 two US Navy ships ran aground in a deadly accident off Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. The heroic actions of the people of Lawn and St. Lawrence are still being talked about, and for good reason.
Avalanche After Avalanche: St. John’s 1921
Old-fashioned winters are overrated — February 1921 was avalanche after avalanche in St. John’s. Newfoundland has a deadly history of avalanches.