Blackhead Path

21 Days in Newfoundland - Day 4: Cape Spear Lighthouse Historic National Park, Blackhead Path, and Cape Spear Path

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September 9th 2017
I awoke to a rain warning which did not bode well for my planned trip to Cape Spear. Undaunted, I proceeded as I had to stand at the most easterly point in North America. There I visited the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, although today it serves as an historic site as it ceased to function as a lighthouse in 1955. There is a more modern and functioning lighthouse in the area. After ... read more

North America » Canada » Newfoundland & Labrador » St John's

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more