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The Board

Them days you sent a youngster up the road to say there was a game on. Now you send the code, and if a chair's still empty when you deal, one of the regulars takes it.

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Down the road

Well, Sunday after Mass we'd walk it. Start at the gate and go down, and every house along here I'll tell you who's in it.

Deer Lake Gateway Gros Morne

deer-lake · The Viking Trail

Deer Lake is a town of approximately 4,500 people in western Newfoundland, widely known as the gateway to Gros Morne National Park. Deer Lake Regional Airport is the main air access point for western Newfoundland, serving visitors heading to Gros Morne, Corner Brook, and the Northern Peninsula. The town sits at the southern end of Deer Lake itself, a substantial freshwater lake known for its salmo

Deer Lake is a town of approximately 4,500 people in western Newfoundland, widely known as the gateway to Gros Morne National Park. Deer Lake Regional Airport is the main air access point for western Newfoundland, serving visitors heading to Gros Morne, Corner Brook, and the Northern Peninsula. The town sits at the southern end of Deer Lake itself, a substantial freshwater lake known for its salmon and trout fishing, and is located near the Humber River system, one of the finest Atlantic salmon rivers in North America. Deer Lake has historically been important as a pulp and paper town — the Deer Lake Power Station, built in the early twentieth century, provided electricity to the region's forestry operations and remains part of the provincial power grid. The town serves as a regional hub for groceries, fuel, accommodations, and services for travelers exploring the west coast. Highway 430, known as the Viking Trail, begins near Deer Lake and runs north through Gros Morne to L'Anse aux Meadows, making the town a logical base for travelers doing the full western Newfoundland itinerary. Deer Lake experiences a continental-influenced climate that makes it one of the warmer parts of Newfoundland in summer and one of the snowier in winter, with the Long Range Mountains nearby affecting local weather significantly.

Fact

On the go

Them days the garden party was the whole summer. Here's what's on the go now, and when.

The kitchen

Well, Sunday the pot was on before Mass and the smell of it met you at the gate. Here's what was in it, and how it's done.

The hall

Them days the hall had a dance Saturday and the kitchen had music the rest of the week. It's still playing. Come in and listen.

The yarns

He said, you know the one about the light on the water. I said, I do. That's a story, mind, and I'll tell you which parts.

Not the house

No, I said, that's not the house. It was down just below there. Go back up the road.

Back up the road