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PIRATE PEACE
Hollywood has a peculiar way of teaching history. Growing up in Newfoundland meant we heard a lot of pirate stories. Our family home in ‘Conception Bay’ gazes directly upon ‘Kelly’s Island’; peppered with holes dug by treasure hunters hoping to find the hidden cache of the Pirate Captain who lent his namesake. We often played…
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Craig Borden from ‘Rugged Edge Sports’ introduced us to some members of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s new STAR program (Strategic Tourism for Areas and Regions) in the Corner Brook / Bay of Islands / Humber Region last week. The purpose of this initiative is to utilize a STAR certified consultant to work with a committee…
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McCarthy’s Party Tours has always maintained a keen focus on quality service and customer satisfaction. We’ve developed a brilliant tour and our guides provide such a thorough indoctrination that our guests leave the province sharing Newfoundland’s passion for “home”. And since most of them found us through a personal endorsement from friends and family, we…
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Its that time of the month again, and so we find ourselves reviewing the reams of photos which didn’t make it to our social media sites – only because we’ve engaged in so many wonderful activities and events that we simply don’t have the space to post them. Normally we “Purge Post” these pictures in…
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