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The Peninsula Nature provides the playground, with rugged coastline, cliffs and coves. Take time to reflect as you stroll one of our beaches and our hills and delve into the rich stories behind placenames like Jailhouse Rock, Lover’s Leap, and No Denial Rock. Walk amid bobbing boats in the harbour – as colourfully named as they are decaled. Want to hear the tale behind Rebecca’s Dream, Freedom Run, or Joyful Sound? You’ll get them from Port de Grave’s most colourful component of all – our people, with their linguistic echoes and accents of their ancient English ancestors. Come visit us. Bring a friend or two. You still won’t tip our population over 1000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614119029510-HTSPYNB1BB2LZQ8SW58J/0Z9A0696-197.png Template https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614119863335-G51ELEJTJREZEOLC8WDC/lobster.png Template - Upcoming Events At Port de Grave, we are always cooking new and exciting events. Anybody who knows anything about the people that live on the Port de Grave Peninsula is that they’re a busy bunch. Maybe it’s all the fresh air and unobstructed views. Or perhaps it’s the lack of bureaucracy and red tape. Whatever the reason, there’s always a lot happening on the Peninsula and we’d love to see you there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120885592-P8AEAM4CHMNV4DXEECV0/PDG+++%281%29.png Template Christmas in the Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120843653-0XB48P9QHE1RTI2KW54W/Drop+3_0Z9A2776-262.png Template Picnic on the Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120872347-VLUCZ669JMM5D3C5WN7I/Drop+3_0Z9A3255-184.png Template Hike & Heritage Adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120899144-DSROOF5EGSF99DXXJKZ7/L1390354-26.png Template Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120740397-SNPP8WVO5327A3HZDRF9/Drop+3_L1390644-96.png Template Captain a Shalloway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614130637809-P3E1VLWIMTWCGESXSOST/0Z9A0653-206.png Template Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin tempor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614186275111-AG3HDGA645TQ3VUYZ3Q1/Drop+2_L1380732-31.png Template Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614186317446-Y0WHDVB3NKZ2CTXBDZ9K/Drop+2_0Z9A0781-105.png Template Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614707373076-M06H785HJOCKE2IIM9HQ/Drop+3_0Z9A2881-235.png Template Pick your perfect picnic spot at your leisure. Will it be the lighthouse, the harbour, Ships Cove, Hibb’s Cove, or some other spot that meets your tastes? You decide! And remember, you can purchase your own breadbox and return for a perfect afternoon on the Peninsula at any time. There is always another area to explore, another picnic spot to try out, another yarn to entertain you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614643622950-L26LSA4AEO8AGR5IHMO5/Group+137.png Template Once your picnic has been lovingly packed in a locally-made breadbox, your journey will begin. Guided by a beautifully illustrated map, you can explore at your own pace while a special “NFC chip” implanted in your picnic box will bring your phone alive with the experiences of local residents, helpful histories, and a yarn or two along the way. (A “yarn” is a story or tale, for the uninitiated!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614708175402-SRNSMK2CGXZZLL40XHSC/Drop+3_0Z9A2972-222.png Template https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614707977897-FLA86562AUYU4VPLEDZF/Drop+3_0Z9A2806-253.png Template https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614709742448-VI25NSHJCXS6Q4JP9L2Q/Drop+3_0Z9A3247-186.png Template https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614713576526-U79ORKN4J63JDJIGL00D/Drop+3_L1390931-26.png Template https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560647903-X7FF64DC97BLEDUN7VP9/Related-History.jpeg Template History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560594988-IIQUQINEYU513DU3G0ZO/Related-Art.jpeg Template Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560736371-IAVM1ORI258L5FF3MJPQ/Related-Places.jpeg Template Places to Eat, Shop & Stay https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/home daily 1.0 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614116603879-OD9M12D7DJLMP183OXXL/DJI_0014.png Home - The Peninsula Nature provides the playground, with rugged coastline, cliffs and coves. Take time to reflect as you stroll one of our beaches and our hills and delve into the rich stories behind placenames like Jailhouse Rock, Lover’s Leap, and No Denial Rock. Walk amid bobbing boats in the harbour – as colourfully named as they are decaled. Want to hear the tale behind Rebecca’s Dream, Freedom Run, or Joyful Sound? You’ll get them from Port de Grave’s most colourful component of all – our people, with their linguistic echoes and accents of their ancient English ancestors. Come visit us. Bring a friend or two. You still won’t tip our population over 1000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614119029510-HTSPYNB1BB2LZQ8SW58J/0Z9A0696-197.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614119863335-G51ELEJTJREZEOLC8WDC/lobster.png Home - Upcoming Events At Port de Grave, we are always cooking up new and exciting events. Anybody who knows anything about the people that live on the Port de Grave Peninsula is that they’re a busy bunch. Maybe it’s all the fresh air and unobstructed views. Or perhaps it’s the lack of bureaucracy and red tape. Whatever the reason, there’s always a lot happening on the Peninsula and we’d love to see you there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120885592-P8AEAM4CHMNV4DXEECV0/PDG+++%281%29.png Home Christmas in the Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120843653-0XB48P9QHE1RTI2KW54W/Drop+3_0Z9A2776-262.png Home Picnic on the Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/c3dd11a1-eec7-4e11-acfc-38dd1002b84a/1000021475_5d804d471003fb248bac0d23ffafb5aa-2025-06-01%2C+4_59_54+p.m.+%281%29.jpg Home Get Your Jiggs Dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120872347-VLUCZ669JMM5D3C5WN7I/Drop+3_0Z9A3255-184.png Home Hike & Heritage Adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614186317446-Y0WHDVB3NKZ2CTXBDZ9K/Drop+2_0Z9A0781-105.png Home The Porter House is a historical wood-frame family home that perfectly illustrates what life was like in Port de Grave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614130637809-P3E1VLWIMTWCGESXSOST/0Z9A0653-206.png Home Wonder what a traditional Newfoundland one room school house looks like? Look no further than the Hibbs Hole Cove School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614186275111-AG3HDGA645TQ3VUYZ3Q1/Drop+2_L1380732-31.png Home Learn of the settlers who turned Port de Grave into a major fishing port at the Fisherman’s Museum. https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/experiences/picnic-on-the-peninsula daily 0.75 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614643622950-L26LSA4AEO8AGR5IHMO5/Group+137.png Picnic on the Peninsula Will you settle by the Green Point Lighthouse, take in the view at Port de Grave Harbour, or relax by the calm waters of Ship Cove Pond? Wherever you choose, the app will accompany you with tales told by locals tied to the very place you’re sitting – making your meal as meaningful as it is memorable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614707977897-FLA86562AUYU4VPLEDZF/Drop+3_0Z9A2806-253.png Picnic on the Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614708175402-SRNSMK2CGXZZLL40XHSC/Drop+3_0Z9A2972-222.png Picnic on the Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614707373076-M06H785HJOCKE2IIM9HQ/Drop+3_0Z9A2881-235.png Picnic on the Peninsula *To make sure our beloved breadboxes find their way home, we require a $50 refundable deposit. After you’ve soaked up the sunshine, savoured your lunch, and explored the area, simply return the breadbox to the Tearoom and we’ll promptly refund the deposit. Please note: Our Breadboxes are part of the experience and not available for purchase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614709742448-VI25NSHJCXS6Q4JP9L2Q/Drop+3_0Z9A3247-186.png Picnic on the Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614713576526-U79ORKN4J63JDJIGL00D/Drop+3_L1390931-26.png Picnic on the Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561033281-8ZW4L978U8VWVD6PEQIS/Related-CrabFisher.jpeg Picnic on the Peninsula Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561019183-S0TJLQECBIODXB8PIHX3/Related-Hike.jpeg Picnic on the Peninsula Hike & Heritage Adventure https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/the-peninsula/nearby-attractions daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560647903-X7FF64DC97BLEDUN7VP9/Related-History.jpeg Nearby Attractions History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560594988-IIQUQINEYU513DU3G0ZO/Related-Art.jpeg Nearby Attractions Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560736371-IAVM1ORI258L5FF3MJPQ/Related-Places.jpeg Nearby Attractions Places to Eat, Shop & Stay https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/the-peninsula daily 0.75 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614887033828-X6MXQYUTVJTVN80FII2G/Drop+2_L1380640-40.png The Peninsula First came the Portuguese and the pirates. Then the English and the Irish, who made the Port de Grave Peninsula one of the province’s oldest permanent settlements of migrant European fishers. In fact, it’s a small matter of half a millennium ago that Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real and his British counterpart John Guy happened across these rugged shores. They clearly liked what they saw, including waters rich for fishing that still support a modern and innovative fishery to this day, with one of the most active fishing ports in the province. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614870933589-ZFE258LRXI8ZEVVEZFML/Drop+3_0Z9A2689-268.jpg The Peninsula Green Point Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614870754084-FJD0CUIR4HEP6PIMMIP1/Drop+3_0Z9A1557-385.jpg The Peninsula Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614870549304-RYU6GUSBEK284JC0QSIH/port-de-grave-45.jpg The Peninsula Churches & Graveyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614870820889-TZLTSFKIMY2JJ3LXVID1/Drop+3_0Z9A1683-374.jpg The Peninsula Harbours & Coves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614871905232-OO39PCKWO4KQM0ZJSQME/Drop+3_0Z9A2537-294%402x.jpg The Peninsula - Eat, Shop & Stay After a long day spent taking in the Peninsula’s spectacular sights, you’ll need a place to fill your belly and rest your head. Thankfully, our sights and sounds are complemented by the arresting aromas and tantalizing tastes of the freshest seafood you’re likely to find anywhere in the world. When your appetite is satisfied, seek rest in cozy and memorable accommodations run by warm characters with many a tale to tell. Not only does Port de Grave offer all that you need, but you can find more accommodation in nearby communities. When the time comes to say goodbye, take a little bit of Port de Grave home with the offerings of our many talented local artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614872011396-YPN5XLUJ8L0GY5J5W4EK/Drop+3_0Z9A3497-150%402x.jpg The Peninsula - Nearby Attractions Port de Grave is the perfect home-base for your next Newfoundland visit or staycation; a serene spot from which you can easily reach other wonder-filled destinations. Within a 30-minute drive, you’ll find yourself on the scenic Baccalieu Trail; one of the earliest European-settled parts of the island and dotted with historic towns like Cupids, Brigus, Harbour Grace, and Dildo. Bay Roberts is also a stone’s throw and has many attractions to explore and events to experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614871932350-YV1BI4BRW0E8AAQYM9F6/Kennedy_ToTheLighthouse%402x.jpg The Peninsula - Art Forged of millennia-old rock and surrounded by raging seas, the Peninsula is a place where light, colour, and nature converge. Little wonder it has long attracted and inspired all manner of artists. Masters were drawn to the light of this land and taught many locals to become masters themselves. Bring your easel and see what works this place will inspire. Who knows? Maybe you’ll become a master artist yourself. https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/the-peninsula/eat-shop-stay daily 0.75 2021-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560647903-X7FF64DC97BLEDUN7VP9/Related-History.jpeg Places to Eat, Shop and Stay History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560594988-IIQUQINEYU513DU3G0ZO/Related-Art.jpeg Places to Eat, Shop and Stay Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560582915-T81BIUE7MUHZ9TFZAS0D/Related-Landmarks.jpeg Places to Eat, Shop and Stay Landmarks https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/the-peninsula/history daily 0.75 2021-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615218547444-QM99LMWJSIE88FKLE7JF/_DSC1257%402x.jpg History The first European settlers could surely tell, their rich stories etched into the fabric of modern-day Port de Grave. It was some five hundred years ago that the first of them found their way to these shores, led by the French who used the beaches to dry their catch as they braved the elements to fish bountiful nearby waters. Then followed the English who, by the end of the 16th century, had turned the stretch from Carbonear to Brigus (and between them, Port de Grave) into a major part of the English fishery. From here, the story of the Port de Grave Peninsula is one of growth and change, faith and resilience, sharing and renewal. In a place that could show much majesty but little mercy, the brave souls who banded together to make this place home needed every ounce of those qualities to tame land and sea — or at least learn to live in harmony with it, and one another. Neighbour helping neighbour — a day, a year, a decade, a century at a time, the people of the Peninsula persevered and prospered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615218582653-DD84EFFSFRRUNBXVYSVU/Drop+2_L1380645-39%402x.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615218656299-UXE7DOB1N4G0ITZRIV0N/Drop+2_0Z9A0781-105%402x.jpg History By the early 1920s, the Labrador fishery had all but ended for Port de Grave captains and the 1930s saw salmon fishing in the early summer complimenting cod fishing in the late summer as a means for the people to make their livings. As the century wore on, the decline in fishing and sealing was mirrored by a decline in population, which fell as low as 123 by 1968. Ever resilient and resourceful, residents turned to turbot and snow crab, continuing to support one another and maintain their connection to this special place. Today, the people of the Peninsula remain fiercely independent and self-sufficient, with a deep commitment to community. The place continues to produce provincial and national leaders in business, the arts, and government. The Port de Grave Peninsula continues to reach, as it has for millennia, out into the swirling seas of the cold north Atlantic. A place that has stood strong through hundreds of years of trial, turmoil, success and survival for the people who have become as much a part of it as its most ancient rocks. The Peninsula offers its timeless beauty and in return demands the very best characteristics of its residents. As the raging waves have long shaped its coastline, so too has it forged in its people the qualities of innovation and self-reliance. The people of the Port de Grave Peninsula are made of all this. They take great pride in their past and look forward to the future. In a place where time moves differently and rich history echoes off every ancient rock, visitors are always welcome to come and make memories of their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615218619986-3LO4OMT5QTY420BIA792/0Z9A0653-206%402x.jpg History The 17th century saw farming and fishing bring increasing prosperity for the residents of Port de Grave — prosperity that didn’t escape the attention of the French. They would have to recover and rebuild following attacks led by Le Moyne D’Iberville in both 1697 and 1706. Through the 18th and 19th centuries came the Irish, bringing with them their experience and expertise in farming to cultivate the rocky peninsula, as well as Roman Catholicism. Offshore, the lure of abundant Labrador seas saw Port de Grave fishers venture further from home, while sealing became another important contributor to the Peninsula’s economy, along with the industry of building the ships that would carry brave fishers out onto cold and perilous waters. By the end of the 19th century, construction of the Green Point lighthouse served as a shining beacon of prosperity and the fervent activity off the Peninsula’s coast. Many local merchants, such as the Dawe’s, Jacob’s and Martin’s, Furneau’s, Johnson’s, Butler’s and Andrews were established on the Peninsula and their names well-known in the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615218786530-KANS0CMDM0SB8ZJ73K6G/Drop+3_0Z9A3387-164%402x.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615222801392-VO2DCH7UWFLKQ891AH25/Related-Nearby.jpg History Nearby attractions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560582915-T81BIUE7MUHZ9TFZAS0D/Related-Landmarks.jpeg History Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560594988-IIQUQINEYU513DU3G0ZO/Related-Art.jpeg History Art https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/the-peninsula/landmarks daily 0.75 2022-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560647903-X7FF64DC97BLEDUN7VP9/Related-History.jpeg Landmarks History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560616988-HJI9YRI3NI5MD2V7XCVO/Related-NearbyAttractions.jpeg Landmarks Nearby attractions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560594988-IIQUQINEYU513DU3G0ZO/Related-Art.jpeg Landmarks Art https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/the-peninsula/art daily 0.75 2021-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1616174656523-2SJ7DRQ385BUOME3IGDB/0Z9A0653-206%402x.jpg Art - Gary Kennedy The Lighthouse Cleaners, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615229610232-5JYEEOZ031HA0VHYXKKQ/asset-1%402x.jpg Art Sunday best https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615229593048-VFOL4H69AQ93HLYVPF68/asset-2%402x.jpg Art To The Lighthouse, 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615229941013-IJ1KKZW2ADDUVRWARVYF/asset-3%402x.jpg Art Green Point Light Station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615914637278-C2BYJRWHKYY3D3LOS1IL/0Z9A0653-206%402x.jpg Art Lover’s Leap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1619054117911-CZ418UHJ7P4D89O9YZLI/118472292_10164007912380384_6064460149538168196_n+%281%29.jpg Art Name of Student, Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1619054253285-6WB85CX2MVGQU03ITRS1/image_50421249.JPG Art Name of Student, Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560582915-T81BIUE7MUHZ9TFZAS0D/Related-Landmarks.jpeg Art Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560736371-IAVM1ORI258L5FF3MJPQ/Related-Places.jpeg Art Places to Eat, Shop & Stay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560647903-X7FF64DC97BLEDUN7VP9/Related-History.jpeg Art History https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/the-peninsula/landmarks/churches-graveyards daily 0.75 2021-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615232610358-O0MDWLXMBHSTT1PHW5UZ/DJI_0014%402x.jpg Churches & Graveyards - St. Luke’s Church The first Church of England church in Port de Grave, work began on St. Luke’s in 1823, was completed in 1826, and the church was consecrated by Bishop John Inglis in July of 1827. It was built on land purchased from the Dawe family and was located on the hill behind the present church hall. 1827 was also the year the first clergyman, Rev. Charles Blackman, arrived at Port de Grave. This church was replaced by a new, larger church in 1873. A bell was installed around 1885 in a belfry close to the road. In 1916 it was decided to build the present church, which is 100 feet long and was originally designed to seat 1,000 people. A very tall tower (shortened in 1949) was built on the church to house the bell. It took 10 years to build this church due mainly to years of poor fishery and the large number of young men (41) serving in the Armed Forces during World War I. The church was finished and consecrated by Bishop White in 1926. It continues to serve the people of Port de Grave today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1616183163701-IRXSM41LTWYK6PYIBE3V/St.+Marks+-+Today.jpg Churches & Graveyards - St. Mark’s Anglican Church St. Mark’s was built in 1816 by a community of fishermen and their families. Referred to as the “Free Labour Church” at the time, it was consecrated on May 14, 1930 by Bishop White. St. Mark’s Church is one of the most prominent buildings on the Peninsula. The approaches along Bareneed Road and Otterbury Road offer striking views of the church and surrounding grounds set against a transfixing vista. St. Mark’s Church was closed shortly after celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615232765140-DWPMMGNCT48I3HST8ZN2/port-de-grave-57_painterly-4%402x.jpg Churches & Graveyards - The United Church of Canada The United Church of Canada had two churches on the Port de Grave Peninsula, one at the fork in the road in Bareneed and the other by the harbour. There was also a one-room school which was open until the early sixties, when the remaining eight students went to St. Luke’s and the Pentecostal School in Ship Cove. Due to declining attendance numbers, both churches eventually closed and the schoolhouse was torn down. At the site of the United Church in the harbour you will find the old bell and monument. The church bell in Bareneed can be found in the cemetery. Even though the churches are closed, the cemeteries are still being used and taken care of by former members of the congregation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1616183265298-V25UM53B4XWHX5GRA8J7/Pentecostal%2BTabernacle%2B-%2BPort%2Bde%2BGrave.jpg Churches & Graveyards - Pentecostal Tabernacle The first Pentecostal activity on the Peninsula took place in the form of open-air meetings on a local fisherman’s wharf in 1924, with visiting Pentecostals presiding to share with others information about their faith. The first official service was held at the Orange Lodge in March 1925, continuing there and in private homes until a new church was opened on April 2, 1926. The first Pentecostal school in the community opened in 1955, and on May 26, 1963, a new church was opened by Ship Cove Pond. It became a lively site in the early 1970s, when pastors Robert and Phyllis Simmons placed a greater emphasis on music. Later that decade, a television program born through the ministry of pastors William and Taffie Burton began to air on NTV. “Joyful Sound” was broadcast across the province for a few years and considered a great success for the church. Two years after a new Pentecostal school opened on the Harbour Hills in 1985, a new church was built adjacent to the school. It officially opened on April 19, 1987. When the Pentecostal school closed in the late 1990s, the Church purchased the building to use as a ministry centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615233033046-7FSJIFWJ4ATONSRNVOLB/port-de-grave-1%402x.jpg Churches & Graveyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560594988-IIQUQINEYU513DU3G0ZO/Related-Art.jpeg Churches & Graveyards Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560616988-HJI9YRI3NI5MD2V7XCVO/Related-NearbyAttractions.jpeg Churches & Graveyards Nearby attractions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560647903-X7FF64DC97BLEDUN7VP9/Related-History.jpeg Churches & Graveyards History https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/the-peninsula/landmarks/fishermans-museum-hibbs-hole-cove-school-and-porter-house daily 0.75 2021-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615308831117-F29093JVH2NXVUSDXDT9/Group+137%402x.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House - Fisherman’s Museum So raved American artist George Noseworthy who in 1966 settled permanently with his wife in Hibbs Cove, living in the Porter House. The world of life and colour he had discovered not only inspired such enthusiastic journal entries, but also a wide-ranging collection of artworks depicting rural landscapes and lifestyles dating back to the 1700s, along with a local art movement in his newfound wonderland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615309064835-0WVAQLKBQL7OMRC19TFR/Drop+2_L1380757-27%402x.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House Noseworthy was passionate about encouraging youth in artistic endeavours, passing along his art skills to local children and helping to establish music and art centres. Indeed, it was Noseworthy who would become the founder of the Fisherman’s Museum and his presence is felt strongly there to this day in the shape of an urn containing his ashes is held in the museum, and his artwork and some from his students are displayed on the walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615309096126-QLIVRQ4P1IX26IGLIE4F/Group+170%402x.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House The museum consists of a wood-frame structure featuring a single-room museum with a mezzanine space accessed by a small stair. The building houses an impressive collection of artifacts from the traditional fishery, along with a number of model boats. Just a short time spent within its historic walls will bring to life centuries-old tales of taming the seas and cultivating the land of the Peninsula. Stand in awe at the thought of these durable little boats taking on the wild north Atlantic waves to bring home the catches that provided a life and livelihood for the residents of this rugged place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615309209676-39GS976ZQBGLNO3QFRZB/Group+172%402x.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House - Porter House The traditional trifecta is completed by nearby Porter House — a recognized heritage structure. A historical wood-frame family home, the two-storey house has living, dining, and kitchen areas on the first floor and bedrooms on the second storey, accessed by a central stair. Many of the rooms in the house have been converted into display areas depicting scenes of rural life, nature, and featuring an array of cultural items. A room upstairs has a dedicated interpretation to George Noseworthy himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615309167514-K0OFKNPFYMDISC8EO9KN/Group+171%402x.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House - Hibbs Hole Cove School Hibbs Hole Cove School is another historical structure filled with the memories of Peninsula children receiving tutelage from its dedicated teachers. The building is a single-room wood-frame school house featuring a bank of “schoolhouse” windows that allowed natural light to brighten the teaching area when class was in session. With a small, raised stage at one end, the school is set up in its historical configuration, with several historical displays retelling stories of school days gone by. While it is presented as it would have looked as a school classroom, the building has been used at times as a crafts room and even as a setting for a film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561385541-CIKWVWIXH0JYICOD9OBX/Related-Lighthouse.jpeg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House Green Point Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561373275-FVDTW13YM547ZEZJM1JW/Related-HarboursCoves.jpeg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House Harbours & Coves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561362598-A2KR7SSPXKS9MUKZAPAW/Related-ChurchesGraveyards.jpeg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House Churches & Graveyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/c29328e2-87ee-4e3b-a066-0870be87da15/Drop+2_0Z9A0800-102.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/ecd4e65d-7871-4e08-9a0c-735169c9ced8/L1380448-136.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/61734092-33fa-4eea-aa25-44f11f8080b6/L1380457-135.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/d1982441-90a3-440c-b590-1db34048fcd6/L1380472-129.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/bc0bf2b7-d83d-443a-aade-7850fc555491/L1380663-124.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/8c5f1328-288f-4f13-9205-b7df4f2e5392/L1380700-113.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/8cc9ce5a-4a73-4075-bebb-6947ea3a1fd2/L1380697-114.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/993bbc3b-bd8c-4019-85d4-3bc361c05d37/Drop+2_0Z9A0737-113.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/e9531f87-d7b7-4b71-8367-366536bc6abd/Drop+2_0Z9A0762-110.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/d63cfa24-bb61-49f8-91d4-7d33e5312773/Drop+2_0Z9A0786-104.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/6ace0c68-3d83-40b1-b628-617e2924087a/Drop+2_0Z9A0806-100.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/e3459d3c-ea3a-469b-b6d7-f803d901eeb2/Drop+2_0Z9A0813-98.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/4e18facd-5814-4877-871c-626c9da4577a/Drop+2_L1380578-55.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/8a23f824-d080-47db-ba90-95cc505d9a20/Drop+2_L1380590-53.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/8b1a1aef-5981-4cd2-a7bb-881f1233ccde/Drop+2_L1380628-45.jpg Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/the-peninsula/landmarks/harbours-coves daily 0.75 2021-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615310593915-VLCCA92R60M44HYLD0D9/Drop+2_L1390205-4%402x.jpg Harbours & Coves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615310479673-KC8WZ2T0FJ16CE6TID76/DJI_0134-0014%402x.jpg Harbours & Coves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615310569283-ULDWXF64A7BIVD9HKNI6/DJI_0108%402x.jpg Harbours & Coves Port de Grave Harbour is the beating heart of the Peninsula. It also remains very much a functioning harbour and an important part of the Peninsula’s fishing and oceangoing industries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615310503965-HT0M6QPF2HXUDCYDIM93/DJI_0143-0010%402x.jpg Harbours & Coves Did you know you can experience life as a crab fisher for one day? See our Experiences to learn more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1616174203935-7CVPOS0SU07QD0FHGJRA/Drop+2_0Z9A0759-111%402x.jpg Harbours & Coves - Did you know that Hibbs Cove used to be known as “Hibbs Hole”? The reason? Its unique shape and restrictive size — so small that a boat could only be rowed in or out. Vessels with sails couldn’t enter, turn around and leave, as they did in the larger coves. What is today known as Hibbs Cove is home to a cluster of three prominent buildings — the Fishermen’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove Schoolhouse, and Porter House. Along with the adjacent wharves and breakwater, these historic places offer a peek into truly authentic traditional communities and the fishing practices that have for so long sustained them. Indeed, the coves adjacent to Port de Grave Harbour each are unique and beautiful places, each with its own story to tell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615311055142-X4HLNG055RW0LPHP147N/Drop+2_0Z9A0737-113%402x.jpg Harbours & Coves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615311000365-571Y35HEIF4Q3XX7L8WR/Drop+2_L1380545-59%402x.jpg Harbours & Coves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615310983253-X2ZB1YDX5J6RNRIVIPAI/Drop+2_L1380483-66%402x.jpg Harbours & Coves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561421016-2B2S2NT2FEAN65DNXMBI/Related-Hibbs.jpeg Harbours & Coves Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561362598-A2KR7SSPXKS9MUKZAPAW/Related-ChurchesGraveyards.jpeg Harbours & Coves Churches & Graveyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561385541-CIKWVWIXH0JYICOD9OBX/Related-Lighthouse.jpeg Harbours & Coves Green Point Lighthouse https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/the-peninsula/landmarks/green-point-lighthouse daily 0.75 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615313700487-REM15KLGNUA1N2H4VKC9/Group+213%402x.jpg Green Point Lighthouse - The story of this iconic lighthouse began with tragedy when the community of Bay Roberts suffered the devastating loss of 45 lives as the Huntsman vessel sank in a storm. It was at the community’s behest that the classic cylindrical tower was constructed. The Green Point Lighthouse came about as part of an expansion of navigational aids in the colony of Newfoundland in the 19th century that had begun in 1811 with the marking of major shipping routes and, later, minor lights to make local shipping and fishing safer for outport communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615313732244-R83Q2ZN9NTR301UXLJFX/DJI_0056%402x.jpg Green Point Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615313880277-YEID2NTU4T70MTV93XVU/Drop+3_0Z9A3227-192+-+Edit%402x.jpg Green Point Lighthouse While it has become as much a draw for tourists as a warning for mariners, the lighthouse continues to this day to guide countless tankers, ferries, fishing and cargo vessels, and recreational boaters. Now the property of the Port de Grave Heritage Society, the Coast Guard continues an operating presence and in 2017, Parks Canada recognized the Green Point Lighthouse as a Heritage Site, providing a plaque to mark the designation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615313832922-Q3DT8T7TZRY51IXIXRMQ/Group+171%402x.jpg Green Point Lighthouse Fashioned of cast iron, the lighthouse’s straight, cylindrical tower with a red and white colour scheme is typical of many lighthouses built in Newfoundland in the 1870s. Built of a utilitarian and practical design to stand the rigours of the Newfoundland coast, the Green Point Lighthouse has become elevated from functional necessity to rightly be considered an eye-catching feature, as important as any of the natural elements that surround it. The now-familiar and beloved landmark means a lot to the local communities in the Port de Grave region, who consider it a beacon that has guided generations of their ancestors on the treacherous waters. Locals and visitors alike are drawn to the site to enjoy picnics, take in the ocean views, and breath in the fresh sea air. Nearby residents have staffed the lighthouse for generations, making it a true cultural symbol of the community (though today its light is automated and powered by solar energy). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615313782888-7CBYN85WCCGASDZ1CI6X/Group+203%402x.jpg Green Point Lighthouse Standing on the rugged point of rural Port de Grave Peninsula, fierce waves crashing at its base and wild winds whipping about its gallery, the lighthouse has long served as a secondary coastal light, guiding vessels entering the southern entrance to Bay Roberts Harbour. Its presence has helped to not only protect lives offshore, but also livelihoods onshore, playing an important role in the socio-economic development of the communities along the Peninsula. The lighthouse served both the inshore and Labrador fisheries, contributing to the growth of the local economy and surrounding communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561362598-A2KR7SSPXKS9MUKZAPAW/Related-ChurchesGraveyards.jpeg Green Point Lighthouse Churches & Graveyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561373275-FVDTW13YM547ZEZJM1JW/Related-HarboursCoves.jpeg Green Point Lighthouse Harbours & Coves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561421016-2B2S2NT2FEAN65DNXMBI/Related-Hibbs.jpeg Green Point Lighthouse Fisherman’s Museum, Hibbs Hole Cove School and Porter House https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/experiences daily 0.75 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615314485910-XCGWU4HU39YPDELP6TY2/Drop+3_0Z9A2537-294%402x.jpg Experiences - Picnic on the Peninsula There are few finer Peninsula traditions than packing a picnic and heading to one of our splendid sites to feed belly and soul. Lovingly packed in a locally-made bread box, you can work up an appetite exploring your exquisite surroundings, then find the perfect spot to settle down for a bite. There are many extraordinary picnic spots on the Peninsula, including the lighthouse, the harbour, and Hibbs Cove. Explore and enjoy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615314552178-MD5JUOZB0PT2NELLXS1R/Drop+3_L1390894-30%402x.jpg Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615314567518-Z52AA7AY3OVXJ1SDR5K3/Drop+3_0Z9A3014-215%402x.jpg Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615314617687-BRO4840GKDEN6KKKFE9R/Drop+3_0Z9A3497-150%402x.jpg Experiences - Hike & Heritage Adventure Exercise meets education with this unique experience! Grab a passport and take a hike back in time to see the Peninsula’s history and heritage up close. Make your way through historic Hibbs Cove, the Green Point Lighthouse, the Fisherman’s Museum, and more. Journey all the way to today, as you learn about our modern-day fishing industry at the Port de Grave Harbour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1616175041207-6OIB8DDJOADDVLTSX22W/Drop+3_0Z9A3497-150%402x.jpg Experiences - Christmas in the Harbour This is a truly special experience. Christmas is a magical time in Port de Grave, and this attraction is its crowning glory. Imagine 50 to 60 boats, all cloaked in colourful Christmas lights that shimmer off the evening waters. Grab a hot chocolate and start the season right! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1616175022947-0HXX99E2N5BU5R0WM1N9/Drop+3_0Z9A2537-294%402x.jpg Experiences - Become A Crab Fisher How do you catch a crab? The answer isn’t as simple as you may think! Learn all there is to know about the modern commercial snow crab fishery — from making the crab pot, to knot tying and mending twine, through to setting the pot and harvesting crab. A truly coastal culinary experience that will leave you with an appreciation of how snow crab goes from ocean to plate. It’ll knock you sideways! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560736371-IAVM1ORI258L5FF3MJPQ/Related-Places.jpeg Experiences Places to Eat, Shop & Stay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560965841-0CYD51FXGQTX6864HX02/Related-PlanTrip.jpeg Experiences Plan Your Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560921946-4DVGQ3NW3D78EES6U4W6/Related-Events.jpeg Experiences Upcoming Events https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/experiences/captain-a-shalloway daily 0.75 2023-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615317858096-HGOAPWO633DYCJT64XIX/Drop+3_L1390576-102%402x.jpg Captain a Shalloway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615317792042-DJZF1K16T3HPS7U1Q0YP/DJI_0033%402x.jpg Captain a Shalloway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615317775427-RGI5G5GT5CN74JV5HY93/0Z9A2386-55%402x.jpg Captain a Shalloway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615317192301-8RJUDWKA58GSSB00LU2F/Group+204%402x.jpg Captain a Shalloway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615317291831-RS1HTVUZZ3TFB5KCSKDO/Group+205%402x.jpg Captain a Shalloway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615318311072-BXILTFQW3MNWLKCC5HF6/Drop+3_0Z9A2215-332%402x.jpg Captain a Shalloway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615317998004-8LNU772RI8IGE5UQA7Y2/Drop+3_L1390712-89%402x.jpg Captain a Shalloway - Rent a Shalloway If you’re already well-versed in the art of navigating a shalloway, you might be more interested in simply renting a shalloway. Whether you’re on your own or coming with a crowd, we offer a range of rental options that will get you on the water and making memories in no time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615318706954-D7PO4XY8QCEK62DME1LZ/Drop+3_0Z9A1683-374%402x.jpg Captain a Shalloway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561019183-S0TJLQECBIODXB8PIHX3/Related-Hike.jpeg Captain a Shalloway Hike & Heritage Adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561007166-59RWPG5UFR0R1HH7KF8D/Related-Picnic.jpeg Captain a Shalloway Picnic on the Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561033281-8ZW4L978U8VWVD6PEQIS/Related-CrabFisher.jpeg Captain a Shalloway Become a Crab Fisher https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/experiences/hike-heritage-adventure daily 0.75 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615388395086-MICWOXVLUVMVZTDA9JMQ/Drop+3_L1400015-6%402x.jpg Hike & Heritage Adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615388999615-O4CIY4G065ZTY2O1D2ZX/Drop+3_0Z9A3493-151%402x.jpg Hike & Heritage Adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615389012739-G6M671D0I2J8PRUI1E0X/Drop+3_0Z9A3280-182%402x.jpg Hike & Heritage Adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615388464005-LAGF3JTZ36TZ5TXGS16D/Group+264%402x.jpg Hike & Heritage Adventure Exercise meets education with this unique experience! Come by and take a hike back in time to see the Peninsula’s history and heritage up close. Make your way through historic Hibb’s Cove, the Green Point Lighthouse, the Fisherman’s Museum, and more. Journey all the way to today, as you learn about our modern-day fishing industry at the Port de Grave Harbour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1616175530487-2OL7G0HP4IQDMOFZXWSC/Drop+3_0Z9A3312-181%402x.jpg Hike & Heritage Adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561057690-4BLW77ISFZJRPFTG3QVV/Related-Shalloway.jpeg Hike & Heritage Adventure Captain a Shalloway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561033281-8ZW4L978U8VWVD6PEQIS/Related-CrabFisher.jpeg Hike & Heritage Adventure Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561007166-59RWPG5UFR0R1HH7KF8D/Related-Picnic.jpeg Hike & Heritage Adventure Picnic on the Peninsula https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/experiences/become-a-crab-fisher daily 0.75 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615390171259-U4SHPWKIR7VUYCJS58NG/L1390017-99%402x.jpg Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615390127013-8TQXVL1B4MQYJJE4Z7GR/Group+137%402x.jpg Become a Crab Fisher This master manufacturer is a supplier of commercial snow crab pots to the local marine sector for export – and today, he’s your personal trainer and guide! Get hands-on through the full cycle setting a crab pot, learning techniques for mending twine and knot-tying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615390151603-G6Q8R71Y7QXUL9X6MUPW/0Z9A1240-154%402x.jpg Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615390338936-M4LO03PSKEZ66G0AX1I7/0Z9A1043-170%402x.jpg Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615395024883-WE1984GOYFSMQCKUKLO3/L1390266-42%402x.jpg Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615395058232-Q8KIXKVOZUHMUMR0GMOC/L1390354-26%402x.jpg Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615395037989-U2NUI80KIS98NLU8AM59/L1390415-4%402x.jpg Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615390529075-ANERBCAF9GZFCG39QBU7/0Z9A0898-187%402x.jpg Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561019183-S0TJLQECBIODXB8PIHX3/Related-Hike.jpeg Become a Crab Fisher Hike & Heritage Adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561007166-59RWPG5UFR0R1HH7KF8D/Related-Picnic.jpeg Become a Crab Fisher Picnic on the Peninsula https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/travel-trade daily 0.75 2021-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615396095882-V3LPHPRK5MSTPFR1YAAL/Group+354%402x.jpg Travel Trade - A trip centuries in the making. For tour operators building itineraries to offer your clients a new and different destination, contact us to arrange familiarization tours to learn about our exclusive gatherings, entertainment and guides — all steeped in the wonderful stories, food and accents known only to the Port de Grave Peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615396151204-X7RYTGE900SEQXAMAQ3S/0Z9A0653-206%402x.jpg Travel Trade The Canon Richard Tea Room, Green Point Lighthouse, our locally built Shalloway boats, the fishing fleet, and a dedicated group of people all are waiting for you to select the best learning vacations, colourful characters and food experiences for your clients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561244016-2IU6XNTLZW04PQYVF8X9/Related-Experiences.jpeg Travel Trade Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561267836-MESD0N7197WVMQVT0LN3/Related-Peninsula.jpeg Travel Trade The Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560921946-4DVGQ3NW3D78EES6U4W6/Related-Events.jpeg Travel Trade Upcoming Events https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/experiences/christmas-in-the-harbour-old daily 0.75 2024-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615489654147-O74SA8LI2QRBMRN9DZQ2/11+-+Christmas+in+the+Harbour%402x.png Christmas in the Harbour (old) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615489518792-Z6IURHMGNSIKBZCBETP1/17+-+Christmas+in+the+Harbour%402x.png Christmas in the Harbour (old) Join us on opening night to see the lights come on, along with visits from some very special guests – traditional Newfoundland Mummers and Santa himself! Grab a hot chocolate, bring your singing voice, and bask in the festive spirit. Even if you can’t make it to opening night, a walk amid 50 to 60 brightly lit, bobbing boats is a seasonal treat not to be missed. Drawing more and more visitors every year, the magical image of a harbour aglow has become internationally recognized and prominently featured in provincial tourism materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615489556868-S61JLOGL6DNUM1ONNJMZ/19+-+Christmas+in+the+Harbour%402x.png Christmas in the Harbour (old) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615489582786-Q6T7DQIK9Y2SXSQSBKK2/02+-+Christmas+in+the+Harbour%402x.png Christmas in the Harbour (old) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615490057959-I5LQ25WJGMNWWWNEKBBW/Drop+3_0Z9A2634-276%402x.png Christmas in the Harbour (old) - Stop in for a bite to eat To top of your Port de Grave Peninsula Christmas excursion, be sure to drop by the Canon Richards Tea Room for a bite to eat and a hot drink. From hot chocolate and coffee to tea buns and homemade cookies, we know you won’t leave disappointed. Itinerary 11 DEC - 7 JAN Visitors can view Christmas in the Harbour 4 PM - 10 PM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615489925237-VELHPYB2DTK7PU5WTQV4/Crab+Pot+Tree+%282%29+-+Revised%402x.png Christmas in the Harbour (old) - Light up your Christmas! Once you’ve experienced Christmas in the Harbour, your next stop has to be the St. Mark’s Heritage Church and the Cannon Richard’s Tea Room, the site of the largest crab pot Christmas tree in Atlantic Canada. Using over 450 pots — a boat load of pots typically brought to the crab grounds at the beginning of the crab season — we’ve arranged and decorated the pots in spectacular fashion, with creatively applied fishing gear and thousands of Christmas lights to create a Christmas tree like no other. 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/aa85e924-0959-4e6a-82f0-75aa403158bc/1.png New Horizons Seniors Initiative 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561267836-MESD0N7197WVMQVT0LN3/Related-Peninsula.jpeg New Horizons Seniors Initiative 2023 The Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561244016-2IU6XNTLZW04PQYVF8X9/Related-Experiences.jpeg New Horizons Seniors Initiative 2023 Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560921946-4DVGQ3NW3D78EES6U4W6/Related-Events.jpeg New Horizons Seniors Initiative 2023 Upcoming Events https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/plan daily 0.75 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615571706437-TJT53VY8K40DSU6G7YRE/DJI_0014%402x.jpg Plan Your Trip - Step 1: Learn about our extraordinary experiences When you journey beyond the ordinary, you find some pretty exceptional experiences along the way. On the Port de Grave Peninsula, you can: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120899144-DSROOF5EGSF99DXXJKZ7/L1390354-26.png Plan Your Trip Become a Crab Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120872347-VLUCZ669JMM5D3C5WN7I/Drop+3_0Z9A3255-184.png Plan Your Trip Hike & Heritage Adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120885592-P8AEAM4CHMNV4DXEECV0/PDG+++%281%29.png Plan Your Trip Christmas in the Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1614120843653-0XB48P9QHE1RTI2KW54W/Drop+3_0Z9A2776-262.png Plan Your Trip Picnic on the Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1616178691058-FHHLMJNUYJPSPQMSL1SB/DJI_0014%402x.jpg Plan Your Trip - Step 2: Get in touch to book your experience We want to be ready for your arrival on the Peninsula, to make it flawless and unforgettable from start to finish. Contact us by phone, (709) 680-1231, to book and pre-pay (where applicable) your experiences before you arrive. We can’t wait to amaze you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615572498067-WPK15CD11I3WBP3W9QC2/boats%402x.jpg Plan Your Trip https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/volunteering daily 0.75 2021-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560921946-4DVGQ3NW3D78EES6U4W6/Related-Events.jpeg Volunteering Upcoming Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561244016-2IU6XNTLZW04PQYVF8X9/Related-Experiences.jpeg Volunteering Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561267836-MESD0N7197WVMQVT0LN3/Related-Peninsula.jpeg Volunteering The Peninsula https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/donate daily 0.75 2021-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615575503960-4BKCO1XLUVPWQRZ1WK20/Drop+3_L1390991-16%402x.jpg Donate - Become a Member Ready to get involved? Another great way to support our mission is to become a member of the Port de Grave Peninsula Heritage Society. Membership comes with some special perks and is well worth the investment. 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There shall be Active or Regular, along with Life and Honorary Membership who will have one vote at any given meeting where voting is a requirement. For the purpose of membership, the operating year shall be from January 1 to December 31 in any given year. The annual membership fee shall be set by the Board of Directors. The fees approved commencing with January 1, 2018 shall be $15.00 for one year, $25.00 for two years, $50.00 for 5 years, and $750.00 for a lifetime membership. New or renewal of membership shall be on the basis of the selected term as indicated above and is payable in January of the term selected. 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Grab a hot chocolate, bring your singing voice, and bask in the festive spirit. Even if you can’t make it to opening night, a walk amid 50 to 60 brightly lit, bobbing boats is a seasonal treat not to be missed. Drawing more and more visitors every year, the magical image of a harbour aglow has become internationally recognized and prominently featured in provincial tourism materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615489556868-S61JLOGL6DNUM1ONNJMZ/19+-+Christmas+in+the+Harbour%402x.png Christmas in the Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/c1b38c00-72e3-411c-8c01-5c5aa51ad0a5/PDG-Christmas-Event-Map.png Christmas in the Harbour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/82f1ee09-6027-405d-a3be-7e2f2e071280/IMG_0246.jpg Christmas in the Harbour - The Story of the Boat Lighting In the fall of 1999, Port de Grave was selected to become the last port of call for the Viking Ship, the Islendingur, in the summer of 2000. A committee was formed which consisted of 35 people, it had two Co-Chairs Wayne Harbin and Joyce Morgan. Port de Grave would host a celebration like it never had seen before. That fall the Government of Newfoundland sponsored the Festival of Lights, whereby any community that was willing to participate by lighting up their community for Christmas would receive a grant in the amount of $500.00, we decided “what a way to celebrate Christmas by lighting up the Harbour”, and so our story begins… Read more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/77137786-8d2d-40c2-ad68-a667cbdc93bc/273681345_360322496093576_1700010915842250568_n.jpg Christmas in the Harbour - Make it stand out We want to THANK Baccalieu Trail Brewing Co. for their outstanding support. Once again in 2024 they will be producing a new product this year. Stay tuned for an update! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561007166-59RWPG5UFR0R1HH7KF8D/Related-Picnic.jpeg Christmas in the Harbour Picnic on the Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615561019183-S0TJLQECBIODXB8PIHX3/Related-Hike.jpeg Christmas in the Harbour Hike & Heritage Adventure https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/experiences/christmas-in-the-harbour/story daily 0.75 2023-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/51bcf049-cbf1-4646-877e-b2e11661ae98/first+boat.jpg The Story of the Boat Lighting The years before that one lone fisherman Eric Lear would light up his fishing boat, so we thought what a wonderful idea to go to all the Boat Owners and ask them to participate in lighting up their boats. But we couldn’t do this alone, so we took our idea to the Port de Grave Harbour Authority and asked for their assistance, we than became partners in this annual tradition. The Islendingur Committee ceased existence once the celebrations were over, and our committee of 35 dwindled to about 6 people who took over the Harbour Days celebrations for the next 5 years, whereby a week of celebrations were held in the month of August. Joyce Morgan remains at the helm and is Chair of the Port de Grave Boat Lighting Committee to this very day! Our very first boat lighting Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, we had 36 boats participate, it was such a magical night, I still remember as if it were yesterday. A perfect, flat calm night with the moon and stars shining brightly, there were many people in attendance, there were speeches and singing from St. Luke’s and the Pentecostal Children’s Choirs. Hot chocolate was served and there was a visit from Santa Claus. Silent Night was being sung by everyone and the boats were being lit one by one, such an incredible feeling. Since that very first boat lighting, more fishermen and pleasure craft boat owners have been participating, with more lights and more decorations, some years we have had as many as 70 plus boats lit up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/f9df3bee-a059-40da-872a-25d3aed43ac9/IMG_0181.JPEG The Story of the Boat Lighting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/7bd876b5-9caa-44eb-afb6-aa90fac4fa85/Candy+Cane+HOuse+Pic.jpg The Story of the Boat Lighting - NTV NEWS: MAJOR PLAYER Over the past number of years NTV news has played an important role in our Opening Ceremonies. They come and broadcast live from the harbour, bringing Eddie Sheerr, Sharon Snow and on our 20th anniversary, Toni Marie broadcast the news from the stage area. This has been a major draw especially Eddie! People just love to meet him and flock to where he is. Sharon Snow has taken part and have been known to sing along with our Singers Ron and Natalie Curtis. We are so grateful to also have had Danielle Butt participate. Station manager Lindsey Andrews have confirmed that this year will be something special! We are so very thankful for their participation in sharing this to their audience across the province and across Canada! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/4f3c94db-7834-41ed-af91-031864eb2c6a/IMG_0346.jpg The Story of the Boat Lighting Getting close to the harbour you come to the Candy Cane house, this house owned by Ellsworth and Dot Petten, has hundreds of candy canes on their property and has become one of the major attractions! In 2022, Ellsworth decorated his lawn with 520 candy canes. In 2020 we were not permitted to have an Opening Ceremony because of COVID, but that didn’t stop us, we did a virtual one. We had guests’ speakers send us their greeting via video, our musicians shared the sounds of Christmas. For the first time ever, we had a greeting from a Premier, Premier Andrew Furey, along with MP Ken McDonald, and our MHA Pam Parsons. It was shared on Facebook and YouTube; it was watched by thousands around the world. After that people wanted to know if we would be livestreaming the ceremony, unfortunately the internet signal in the harbour is not great. We now video the ceremony and post to YouTube, the next day. The Port de Grave Boat Lighting is known around the world! It has been showcased on CBC, CBC National with Peter Mansbridge, & Global National. In 2014 Land and Sea did the show "A Gift of Light", this has been aired almost every year since. The Navigator, the Downhome Magazine, in-flight magazine on the American Airlines United Airlines, the Times in England, plus numerous other news papers and websites. Photos have been taken by professionals, amateurs, one photo was in the first 18th out of 19,000 photos in a Global photo contest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/eee421ea-4c1a-4d41-9461-763c102f61f7/IMG_5593.JPEG The Story of the Boat Lighting Due to some boats being sold, we average anywhere between 50 to 60 boats taking part. What an awesome sight when you hit the top of the Harbour Hills coming into Port de Grave! Every year thousands of people come to Port de Grave to view the lights. During 2020 the year of COVID, people were, guess you can say trapped in their homes, no outings no family gatherings no parties. So, what do you do you take your bubble and go to Port de Grave to see the lights? They came by the thousands, a normal trip to Port de Grave from the lights in Bay Roberts, takes 10 minutes. In 2020 most nights it took almost two hours to get the same distance! During their drive to the harbour, they enjoyed the view on the way, the beautiful, decorated homes, the largest Crabpot Christmas tree in Atlantic Canada, a lobster pot tree, and another smaller version Crabpot Christmas tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560616988-HJI9YRI3NI5MD2V7XCVO/Related-NearbyAttractions.jpeg The Story of the Boat Lighting Nearby attractions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560594988-IIQUQINEYU513DU3G0ZO/Related-Art.jpeg The Story of the Boat Lighting Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615560647903-X7FF64DC97BLEDUN7VP9/Related-History.jpeg The Story of the Boat Lighting History https://www.portdegravepeninsula.ca/experiences-1 daily 0.75 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615314567518-Z52AA7AY3OVXJ1SDR5K3/Drop+3_0Z9A3014-215%402x.jpg Experiences (20250605 Backup) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602fb3e87443b70b28dbac0f/1615829140902-QJD2KSQFWM7MEVNW27X6/shalloway%402x.png Experiences (20250605 Backup) - Captain a Shalloway Ever wondered what it would be like to captain your own fishing vessel? 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