Newfoundland & Labrador’s
Burin Peninsula
Explore Our Attractions
Mariner Drive
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Garden Cove: Departure point for Woody Island and Placentiaman Walking Trail.
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Swift Current: Antique car museum.
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Sandy Harbour: “Feeling Erratic” Interpretive Viewpark.
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Terrenceville: Waterfall.
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St. Bernard’s: Viewing area.
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Little Bay East: Ragged Point Lighthouse (challenging walk.)
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Bay L’Argent: Ferry to the isolated community of Rencontre East/Pools Cove.
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Little Harbour East: Indian Head rock formation in cliff and “tree growing out of a sea
stack.”
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Petite Forte: Long Island Lighthouse peak and Minke whale bones at entrance to
community; ferry to the isolated community of South East Bight and Paradise hiking
trail.
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Boat Harbour: Placentia West Economuseum, Paddle House, “Uprooted” Interpretive
Viewpark, Powder Horn Trail.
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Rushoon: CPR Memorial Garden and Corey Kenway Memorial Trail.
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Baine Harbour: Marina.
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Spanish Room: Ring-billed gull colony.
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Mooring Cove: Mortier Bay Lookout.
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Marystown: Visitor Information Centre, Marystown Heritage Museum and Harbourside
Park, Mary Mount Statue, Recreation Complex.
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Captain Cook Drive
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Beau Bois: Beau Bois Museum and Heritage Park.
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Little Bay: Heritage Centre. (note: Jerome Walsh’s Museum is closed for renovations
– reopening TBD)
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Winterland: Eco Museum Trail, Living History Farmhouse and Golden Sands
beach/swimming.
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Lewin's Cove: Swimming
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Little Salmonier (rte. 221): Mina Swim Monument/viewing area.
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Burin: Captain Cook Lookout, Man o' War Hill trail, Oldest Colony Trust and
Boardwalk, Heritage Museums, and Poor’s Poets Poetry Hill.
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Port aux Bras: Tidal Wave monument and viewing area.
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Mortier/Fox Cove: Duricle Pond Park and Tide’s Point Lighthouse.
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Captain Clarke Drive
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St. Lawrence: “Dig a Little Deeper” Interpretive Viewpark near Little St. Lawrence,
Miner’s Museum, Fluorspar crafts/jewelry, Cape Chapeau Rouge Viewpark, Echoes of
Valour Monument, “Courage” Tsunami site, umbrella tree, Chamber Cove site/trail,
Wind farm.
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Lawn: Lawn Heritage Museum, “Hope” Tsunami site, Lawn Bay Ecological Reserve
and Memorial Trail of Heroes.
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Lord's Cove: Manx Shear Water Seabird Colony and “Loss” Tsunami site.
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Taylor’s Bay: “Vulnerability” Tsunami site.
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Point aux Gaul: “Faith” Tsunami site.
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Allan's Island: Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto and Allan's Island lighthouse.
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Lamaline: Lamaline Heritage Museum and “Humanity & Resilience” Tsunami site.
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Point May: Point Crewe Heritage Park, “Al Capone was Here” Interpretive Viewpark
and lookout for the French Islands of Saint Pierre et Miquelon.
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French Island Drive
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Fortune: Ferry to St. Pierre et Miquelon - France's only territory in North America,
Fortune Head Ecological Reserve and Geology Centre, George and Mary Lake House,
Horsebrook Trail, Fishing Sheds and Marina.
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Grand Bank: George C. Harris House and Provincial Mariners Memorial, Provincial
Seamen’s Museum, Grand Bank Regional Theatre and “Patchwork” Art Exhibit,
Heritage Walk, Queen Anne and Saddle Style architecture, Bait Depot, Nature and
Marine Hiking Trails.
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Frenchman's Cove: “Living on the Edge” Interpretive Viewpark, 9-hole golf course
and Provincial Park.
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Garnish: Lighthouse, Point Rosie ATV and Long Ridge trails.
Click HERE to read more on French Island Drive
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