A highlight of our trip to Newfoundland Christmas week was discovering this waterfall on a side trip to Bonavista (about a mile past the exit to Charleston). It is called Rattlefalls and I don't think I ever knew it was there in the five years I lived in Bonavista. A light cover of snow and iced branches from waterfall spray made it a very pretty scene. I even had a tripod wih me but had taken the lightweight one on the plane and wished I had had my taller sturdier one for better stability. This is the upper section of the falls which can be seen by climbing a path through the woods. Large: View On Black
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History of Trinity
Trinity charms visitors on at least two accounts. Many newcomers are struck by the natural beauty of the area, a magnificent harbour and the splendid maritime setting. Others are touched by a powerful sense of history (Old Worldliness) and the pride of place instilled by the cultural landscape. Trinity is a community whose personality has been largely shaped by the sea. The harbour has been proclaimed as one of the best in Newfoundland, even one of the finest in the world. The harbour not only provided abundant shelter and good holding ground, but was also spacious. It was once claimed to hold the entire British Navy.
Trinity Harbour has provided access to and refuge from the North Atlantic since the early 16th century when it was first used by European fishermen. West Countrymen from England began using it as a summer station in the migratory fishery in the 1570s, and in 1615 Richard Whitbourne (later Sir Richard) held a Court of the Admiralty, the first of its kind in the New World. Since then Trinity has been the scene of many other significant historical events.
- excerpt from Gordon Handcock's "The Story of Trinity", a publication of the Trinity Historical Society
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I am going to post a few shots of the picturesque historic homes of Trinity, Newfoundland.
History of Trinity
Trinity charms visitors on at least two accounts. Many newcomers are struck by the natural beauty of the area, a magnificent harbour and the splendid maritime setting. Others are touched by a powerful sense of history (Old Worldliness) and the pride of place instilled by the cultural landscape. Trinity is a community whose personality has been largely shaped by the sea. The harbour has been proclaimed as one of the best in Newfoundland, even one of the finest in the world. The harbour not only provided abundant shelter and good holding ground, but was also spacious. It was once claimed to hold the entire British Navy.
Trinity Harbour has provided access to and refuge from the North Atlantic since the early 16th century when it was first used by European fishermen. West Countrymen from England began using it as a summer station in the migratory fishery in the 1570s, and in 1615 Richard Whitbourne (later Sir Richard) held a Court of the Admiralty, the first of its kind in the New World. Since then Trinity has been the scene of many other significant historical events.
- excerpt from Gordon Handcock's "The Story of Trinity", a publication of the Trinity Historical Society
Tags: Newfoundland Trinity house bay ocean field trees fence
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Tags: Newfoundland Trinity house bay ocean field trees fence
© All Rights Reserved
History of Trinity
Trinity charms visitors on at least two accounts. Many newcomers are struck by the natural beauty of the area, a magnificent harbour and the splendid maritime setting. Others are touched by a powerful sense of history (Old Worldliness) and the pride of place instilled by the cultural landscape. Trinity is a community whose personality has been largely shaped by the sea. The harbour has been proclaimed as one of the best in Newfoundland, even one of the finest in the world. The harbour not only provided abundant shelter and good holding ground, but was also spacious. It was once claimed to hold the entire British Navy.
Trinity Harbour has provided access to and refuge from the North Atlantic since the early 16th century when it was first used by European fishermen. West Countrymen from England began using it as a summer station in the migratory fishery in the 1570s, and in 1615 Richard Whitbourne (later Sir Richard) held a Court of the Admiralty, the first of its kind in the New World. Since then Trinity has been the scene of many other significant historical events.
- excerpt from Gordon Handcock's "The Story of Trinity", a publication of the Trinity Historical Society
Tags: Newfoundland Trinity house bay ocean field trees fence
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