Synopses & Reviews
THE ULTIMATE INSIDER GUIDE Whether it's embracing the suns rise at Cape Spear (North Americas most eastern point), eyeballing thousands of Gannets at Bird Rock, exploring historic fishing villages, island hopping in Notre Dame Bay, rafting the Exploits River, touring the Labrador Coast, or just enjoying the friendliness and leisurely pace for which Canadas youngest province (and Britains oldest colony) is so famous, this book contains the MUST list every Newfoundlander, Labradorian, and visitor MUST have. From the stunning peaks and valleys of UNESCO World Heritage Site Gros Morne, to St. Johns famous George Street, the Irish Loop and filming locations for The Shipping News and Random Passage, this is the MUST list every Newfoundlander and Labradorian MUST have. From iconic lighthouses, magnificent churches, and quirky museums to homegrown music, theatre and food, its all here. Even better, its surrounded by magnificent seascapes, spectacular rocky cliffs and more pristine sandy beaches than you'd ever believed possible. We've gathered personalities from around the province to weigh in with their own MUST lists. Singer/songwriters Ron Hynes, Bud Davidge, and Harry Martin, comedian/writer Greg Malone, artist/musician/poet Boyd Chubbs, food-writer/television host Karl Wells, writers Joan Scott and Lisa Rae, artists Heather Igloliorte and Tina Dolter, horticulturalist Ross Traverse, CBC producer Terry LeDrew, dentist/innkeeper/comedian Marina Sexton and entrepreneurs Charlie Oliver, Kay King, and David Crosbie all share their insights about special places in the province, offering personal lists of must-sees and must-dos. This is the ultimate insider MUST list. If you love Newfoundland and Labrador, you simply MUST have the Newfoundland and Labrador Book of Musts.
Review
"This book is not just for come-from-away tourists, but is also a way for Newfoundlanders to rediscover their own province." Evening Telegram (St. John's)
Synopsis
From whale-watching on the shore of St. Vincents and hiking Terra Nova to kissing the cod and catching greasy pigs at the largest garden party in the world, this essential volume explores the easternmost Canadian province. Highlighting the suggestions of notable Newfoundlanders and Labradorians from across the islandincluding comedian Mary Walsh, artist Brenda McLellan, Great Big Sea front man Alan Doyle, and Premier Danny Williamsthis guide supplies lists of all the secret places locals and tourists simply must discover. For lovers of Newfoundland and new visitors alike, this insiders view is an exceptional collection of the best-kept secrets that no other guide can offer.
Synopsis
From kissing the cod to catching greasy pigs at the largest garden party on the world, dancing to Shanneyganock in the capital city and hiking Terra Nova, this is the MUST list every Newfoundlander and Labradorian MUST have. From watching whales on the shore of St. Vincent's to the best bang-for-your-buck breakfast, it is all here. We get Newfoundlanders and Labradorians from across the island to weigh in with their own MUST lists. Funny girl Mary Walsh, artist Brenda McClellan, Great Big Sea front man Alan Doyle, and Premier Danny Williams all have secret places you simply MUST visit. This is the ultimate insider MUST list. If you love Newfoundland, you simply MUST have the Newfoundland and Labrador Book of Musts.
About the Author
JANICE WELLS is originally from Corner Brook and now lives in St. Johns. She has traveled to 16 countries on three continents and visited many a place she could imagine living, if only they were surrounded by the sea and peopled by Newfoundlanders. Since 1998 Wells has produced the popular weekly column Definitely Not Martha Stewart, entertaining readers in The St. Johns Telegram, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald and Corner Brooks The Western Star. Her 2007 book of the same name was nominated for the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. She is also the author of three other books: the best-selling The Gin & Tonic Gardener (now in paperback), Another Splash of the Gin & Tonic Gardener and Frank Moores: The Time of His Life. Her articles and essays have appeared in numerous publications including The Toronto Globe and Mail, The Montreal Gazette, The Ottawa Citizen, Canadian Gardening, Garden Making and Downhome. Favourable reviews of her work have appeared in The Literary Review of Canada, as well as The Los Angeles Times, The Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Tampa Tribune and AARP The Magazine. Wells and her partner Bill MacDonald, known to her readers as Newman,” recently purchased an intrepid motor home, fondly dubbed the Starship Enterprise,” to better explore her beloved province.