- Eastport Peninsula
The Eastport Peninsula is a small extension of land into the central part of
Bonavista Bay in theCanadian province ofNewfoundland and Labrador . The peninsula is adjacent toTerra Nova National Park and contains seven small outport villages: Eastport, Happy Adventure, Sandy Cove, Salvage, St. Chad's Burnside and SandringhamGeography
The Eastport Peninsula is a small peninsula in the central part of Bonavista Bay. The peninsula extends from
Terra Nova National Park and follows an irregular coastline alongNewman Sound to the south, around the community ofSalvage , around Salvage Bay to the east and then following Damnable Bay, Morris Channel, Fair and False Bay, Bloody Reach and Northeast Arm on the north.Economy
Work in the region traditionally focused on the abundant natural resources. Inshore fishing, farming, and logging were still the chief source of employment for most of the inhabitants well into the 20th century. The lumber industry, however, faded away with the development of
Terra Nova National Park in the 1950s. Happy Adventure and Salvage are still sites of operational fishplants (2005).Being adjacent to Terra Nova National Park and having the beautiful sandy beaches the Eastport Peninsula has become one of Newfoundland's most popular tourist destinations. The peninsula is home to motels, cottages, campgrounds, bed & breakfasts and inns.The Eastport Peninsula is part of
The Road to The Beaches tourism region.The area is also famed for a thriving art community rich with community theatre, concerts and gallery exhibitions. The peninsula is home to the annual
Winterset in Summer Literary Festival . This is just to inform you that there is also an annual SeaFest festival on Eastport beach, usually held on the last weekend in July or the first weekend in August.*
List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador *Burnside
*Eastport
*Happy Adventure
*Salvage
*Sandringham
*Sandy Cove
*St. Chad'sExternal links
* [http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=eastport,+newfoundland&ll=48.666478,-53.864594&spn=0.424783,0.935417&hl=en/ Eastport Peninsula:Google Maps]
* [http://www.beachesheritagecentre.ca/ The Beaches Heritage Centre, Eastport]
* [http://www.eastport.ca/ The Town of Eastport]
* [http://www.roadtothebeaches.com/ Road to the Beaches]
* [http://www.wintersetinsummer.ca/ Winterset in Summer Literay Festival]
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Eastport_Peninsula/ Eastport Peninsula on Wikitravel]
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