This Christmas I got Tales from Pigeon Inlet, a set of CD's with 30 of the stories that Ted Russell told on the Fisherman's Broadcast in the 1950's. I remember liking reruns of the stories when I was a young teenager, but hadn't heard them for a long time.
Since I got this collection, I have [...]
Archive for April, 2006
Uncle Mose
Posted in Canada, Fishermen, Fishing, Storytelling, Yarns, atlantic, confederation, history, home, newfoundland, province on April 30, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Little Boats
Posted in Newfoundland and Labrador Blogs, atlantic, boat, history, home, labrador, newfoundland, province, vessels on April 28, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Here are some smaller vessels that evoke the province and our history. If anyone has other boats that do the same for them, I'd like to hear about it:
Dory: The defining boat for Newfoundland, and a staple of both the inshore fishery and the Grand Banks schooner fishery. It is supposed to be impossible for [...]
Newfoundland and Labrador Ships (or a memory for trivia)
Posted in Newfoundland and Labrador Blogs, atlantic, civil rights, equality, history, home, labrador, navy, newfoundland, pollux, province, ship, ships, truxton, united states, vessels on April 28, 2006 | 13 Comments »
In an idle moment last night I tried to come up with a few ships of significance (both to us or to the rest of the world) related to my home province. A surprising (to me) number came to mind. This is a list of some of the ones I remember, as well as those [...]
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