Virgin Cove, Cupids, Spectacle Head/Photo: D. Minty/Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism. Every August, Brigus welcomes thousands of people to the communitys annual blueberry festival. Located on Battle Island off the coast of Labrador, Battle Harbour is nine miles from the next closest community by boat! Touring Vienna brought us past many historic sitesthe Opera House, countless Viennese cafes, Roman ruins, Holocaust memorials,as well as this more contemporary love is love set of stoplights. [4], St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest city, Corner Brook, the province's smallest city. Though a number of residents over the years have petitioned to have the name changed, the community as a whole has chosen to embrace it. [2], All five Inuit community governments are within Nunatsiavut, the Inuit Land Claims Area of Labrador. Because your town is no laughing matter. St. John's. With a population of 108,860, St. John's is the most populous city in Newfoundland and Labrador. Whatever the origin of the name the place is a must go destination for any visitor to the city of St. John's. Most, if not all, Canadian Provinces, and American States (perhaps everyplace in the world) can boast of an odd place name or two but Newfoundland seems to have far more than its fair share. A statue has even been erected in honour of the citys namesakehe stands at the entrance to the town, and locals call him Flinty. Its easy to analyze traffic using analytics and numbers, but Google Analytics cant tell you that Goldie Parsons, who comments from Toronto, is originally from Glovertown, Newfoundland, or thatLynn Rowsell used to know a fishing spot called Old Maams Crack. Mirror, Alberta. [1] Newfoundland and Labrador has 278 municipalities, including 3 cities, 270 towns, and 5 Inuit community governments, which cover only 2.3% of the province's land mass but are home to 90% of its population. When locals speak, its with a lilt not found anywhere else! She describes the island as vigorous, calling Newfoundlanders a very funny people with their own traditional music and Newfoundland vocabulary. This list celebrates towns and cities with names worth a second look, a smile, and a smirk. Ur-in Saskatchewan! Today, the station has been transformed into a bed and breakfast: trains may not be passing through any more, but its still a perfect stopover for tourists en route to the Rocky Mountains. If one should wish to plan a visit to this beautiful little village in Trinity Bay, one may want to plan it around their annual summer festival, from which the visitor can take home a souvenir t-shirt proudly proclaiming: "I survived Dildo Days".
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