On Saturday, April 24
th the forecast was for a beautiful sunny and clear day with the temp going to 18 degrees. Barb and I decided to go for a nice drive down to
Centreville where lobsters were reported to be selling for $4.35 a pound. However, when we got there, no lobsters, as the season don't even open until sometime in May. As we were only a short distance from
Greenspond, we decided to go there to have a look around.
Greenspond is one of the oldest communities on the NE Coast of Newfoundland dating back to the 1600's. It was the center for trade on the coast, plus it had quite a history in providing some of the best sealing captains in the history of the sealing industry in Newfoundland.
The day turned out to be also great for picture taking and below is a picture of Barb standing on one of the lookouts which provides a great view of the community and the coast. Other pictures shows a community plaque outlining the history of
Greenspond, and the historic courthouse which was built in 1899. This community is worth the visit. We did get some lobsters, by taking a side trip to
Eastport and then headed for home to put them in the pot. Boy! Some good.
The day turned out to be also great for picture taking and below is a picture of Barb standing on one of the lookouts which provides a great view of the community and the coast. Other pictures shows a community plaque outlining the history of Greenspond, and the historic courthouse which was built in 1899. This community is worth the visit. We did get some lobsters, by taking a side trip to Eastport and then headed for home to put them in the pot. Boy! Some good.
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There was something I read on the Greenspond sign on your blog entry and I had to check its validity. It was about the sealing vessel Ungava under Captain Peter Carter which arrived in port with the heaviest load of seals on record in 1933, 1,254 tons/ 49,285 pelts. My neighbour when I lived on Elizabeth Dr. here in Gander, Ron Hounsell said that he was a sealer aboard the SS Imogene also in 1933 when it came in with the most seals ever landed. I checked it out and the SS Imogene under Captain Al Blackwood landed 55,636 pelts but with a slightly lower net tonnage than the Ungava's cargo. The reason for the descrepancy was that the Ungava ran into a patch of older (bigger and heavier) seals on compacted ice and the crew were able to harvest every one. So the Greenspond sign is absolutely correct. Incidentally, Captain Al Blackwood's grandson is David Blackwood, one of the most talented print makers in Canada.
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