Bell Island Number 2 Mine Tour & Museum
Bell Island Heritage Society Inc. The Bell Island Heritage Society is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of our rich cultural heritage. At the Bell Island Community Museum & #2 Mine Tour you’ll be greeted by local tour guides who will share our history and tell you amazing stories about
Dorset Craft Shop & Miners’ Museum
Baie Verte Peninsula Economic Development Association Located on the Baie Verte Peninsula, the Dorset Craft Shop & Miners’ Museum brings to life a typical mine from the late1800s to present day. A tunnel, much like a mine shaft, starts the tour and brings you out into a room that shows
Lawn Museum
The Town of Lawn The Lawn Museum has local artefacts including items pertaining to the shipwreck disasters of the USS Pullux and USS Truxun as well as displays about the 1929 tidal wave that hit the region. There are also traditional domestic artefacts from the community such as woodstoves, radios,
Pilley’s Island Heritage Museum
Pilley’s Island Heritage Society Inc. Pilley’s Island is a small town with a big history. The mining of pyrite began at Pilley’s Island in 1887. By 1899 Pilley’s Island could boast of having a courthouse for the area, six merchant establishments and a hotel serving not only the town’s population
Springdale Heritage Centre
Springdale Heritage Society The purpose of the Springdale Heritage Society is to collect, preserve, and present items pertaining to the historical and cultural heritage of Springdale and the immediate Hall’s Bay area. Although the Society considers accepting small, museum-type items which are of specific local interest, its focus is primarily
St. Lawrence Miner’s Museum
St. Lawrence Historical Advisory Committee Inc. After a devastating tidal wave in 1929, the Great Depression and the collapse of the salt fish trade, many in St. Lawrence moved away. In 1931, an American entrepreneur gave the people of St. Lawrence some hope when he visited the town to inspect
The Edmund Montague Exhibit Hall
Gateway Labrador Inc. Exhibits follow the history of early life and the history of mining in Labrador West. The museum features a 360 Virtual tour of IOCC, taxidermy and heritage quilts, along with lots of other marks and artifacts of Labrador West history.