- Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site
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 Home of Arctic explorer Captain Bob Bartlett (1875-1946), the cottage houses many artifacts commemorating Bartlett's achievements and tell the story of family life in a small community. Honoured the world over for enabling American Commander Robert Edwin Peary to make his celebrated dash to the pole in 1909. For this, and other contributions during a lifelong career devoted to northern exploration, he was hailed as the greatest ice-navigator of the century.
During the Canadian Arctic expedition of 1913-18 under Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Captain Bartlett walked 700 miles across Arctic ice and down the Siberian coast to save 14 people on the ill-fated Karluk from certain death. This action earned Captain Bob Bartlett the following citation from marine historian Thomas Appleton: "the finest feat of leadership in Canadian Marine history."
On Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, a series of plays bring stories to life Captain Bob Bartlett. Performed by members of the Baccalieu Players, each of the four 20-minute theatrical presentations take place once a week throughout the months of July and August.
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- Kent Cottage - The Landfall Trust
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 Landfall's Kent Cottage is the heart of the Landfall Trust. It sits on the eleven-acre Landfall preserve along the shores of Brigus Bay, overlooking the Town of Brigus and Conception Bay. The cottage was built in the late 1700s or early 1800s. It is one of the last remaining structures of its vintage and is of substantial historical significance. It was designated a Registered Heritage Structure in 1988 by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Artist, writer and adventurer, Rockwell Kent resided for a year and a half, during 1914-15, at Kent cottage. His subsequent fame and antics brought considerable notoriety and attention to the property. Kent first came to Newfoundland in 1910 seeking a location for an art school. He last visited in 1968 as a guest of Premeir, Joesph Smallwood.
For more information about Kent Cottage see The Landfall Trust Website: www.landfalltrust.org |
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The Brigus lighthouse is located on a walking trail.In 2012, a group of
a team of 8 people, including 2 architects and 6 architecture students from Ryerson University, worked on the trail to the lighthouse, building a new lookout. Information the people and the project on the Website "Culture of Outports"
History of the Lighthouse, can be found at the website lighthousefriends.com
The tower was landed on the headland in 1883, but no other work was done that year. “The work of erection has not been proceeded with because the Tower would be useless without a keeper’s dwelling, and funds have not been provided for this,” wrote Inspector Neville. “Owing to the distance of the Head from any houses, and the rugged character of the intervening country, it is necessary to have a keeper living on the spot.”
During 1884, the tower was put up, a keeper’s dwelling was built, and a keeper was appointed so the light could commence operation on March 1, 1885. Brigus Lighthouse was electrified in 1931 and operated afterward from a switch near the government wharf in Brigus by Water Wilcox. No longer needed, the dwelling on the north head was torn down.
The tower was classified a Recognized Federal Heritage Building in 1990.
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St. George's Church Schedule
Check St. George's Church Website for events.
In 2006 St. George's Anglican Church was presented The Manning Award for "Excellence in the Public Presentation of Historic Places." The award was presented for outstanding leadership in preserving the church as a cultural venue for public enjoyment.
The church is open for viewing as an historic property. In addition, all year around they offer the best of Newfoundland talent in concerts. Past performers have included:
- Fergus O'Byrne and Jim Payne
- Ron Hynes
- Sherry Ryan
- Anita Best & Pamela Morgan
- Quintessential Vocal Ensemble
- Anchormen Chorus
- New Found Sound
- The Morgan Brothers
Panorama of Church Yard during "Steps Through Time." |
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 Recently restored and developed into a most unique showplace of Brigus history, with photographs dating back to 1876 and artifacts covering a period of over 200 years. Originally constructed in 1825. It was first used as a doctor's residence, then as a customs house, and converted to a barn around 1890. Purchase by the Brigus Historical Society in December 1987, it was reconstructed and opened to the general public as Ye Olde Stone Barn Museum on August 9, 1991.
Open daily mid-June to Labor Day and weekends in September and October to Thanksgiving. Admission: Adults $ 1.00, Children 50 cents. Group rates available. Group reservations requested.
For more information, contact Luanne Leamon - 709-528-4982 or 709-729-5740
Note: Walking Tour Brouchers are available at Ye Old Stone Barn Museum. |
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|  An early engineering feat which took four months was accomplished in the summer of 1860 by the Cornish miner John Hoskins in order to provide easy access to Abram Bartlett's wharf. Holes formed by steel spikes driven into the solid rock and filled with black gun power was the method employed in the blasting process which resulted in a passageway measuring approximately 80 feet long, 8 feet high and 8 feet wide. Two of the steel spikes used in the construction of the Tunnel may be viewed at Ye Olde Stone Barn Museum.
Panoramic view of entrance to Tunnel.
Paroramic view from Tunnel.
For more information contact Luanne Leamon - 709-528-4982 or 709-729-5740 |
- The Malcom Bartlett - Vindicator Park
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 The newspaper, The Vindicator & Brigus Reporter , was published here from 1898 to 1903, and was on sale every Wednesday on the streets of Brigus for 1 cent per copy. The building was constructed of stone and brick around 1820. The outline now remains of the original stone structure. Photos of the complete structure, as well , copies of the newspaper may be seen at Ye Olde Stone Barn Museum
For more information contact Luanne Leamon - 709-528-4982 or 709-729-5740 |
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 Erected at Bishop s Beach in 1972 by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to commemorate the great Arctic Explorer Captain Robert A. Bartlett who was born in Brigus 1875. For more information call 709-528-4004 or 1010.
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 Come and visit, browse and relax in the Beautiful Park-Like Setting. It is called "The Place of a Thousand Blooms," and is located in the heart of beautiful Brigus. For more information call Luanne Leamon - 709-528-4982 or 709-729-5740
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