Walking Tours – Enjoy Before the Summer Season Ends!

Heart of Heritage’ Friday, Aug. 17th, 2:00pm Final Tour 2018
The “Heart of Heritage” tour starts at 2:00pm at the Cable Building National Historic Site. Join Lois as she takes you through our Provincial Heritage District, Cable Avenue, with vignettes along the way. Continue onto the graveyard and then to the Victoria Museum & Playhouse, the oldest public building in Bay Roberts then finish at the SUF Dawe Lodge #82 for a cup of tea & entertainment from the Bay Roberts Cultural Foundation.$5.00
Wetland Wonders’ Saturday, Aug. 18th, 10:30am Final Tour 2018
Starts from the corner of the Conception Bay Highway and Shearstown Road. A guided walking tour of the Shearstown Estuary Wetlands. Learn about an estuary, which is a shallow body of water where freshwater meets and mixes with saltwater. Shearstown River, Shearstown Pond, Muddy Hole Road, Arnie’s Pond and the shallow inner reaches of Spaniard’s Bay comprise the Shearstown Estuary. The salinity, or saltiness of the water, varies considerably throughout the estuary with time and location and is dependent on tides, winds and precipitation. See and hear about the plants and animals in this delicately balanced ecosystem. An excellent educational family tour!$5.00
Cellars and Songs’ Saturday, Aug. 18th, 2:00pm Final Tour 2018
Starts at 2:00pm from French’s Cove Access Point on the Shoreline Heritage Walking Trail every Saturday until August 19th. The tour begins with root cellars at French’s Cove overlooking Fergus Island, which from this angle looks like a large Newfoundland dog. It continues through the site of the early settlement of the Town at French’s Cove. It concludes with a picnic and traditional Newfoundland music.
‘Toutons and Tunes’ Sunday, Aug. 19th, 2:00pm (This will be the final tour with the vignettes.) t. 683-6377 or email: loisdawe@icloud.com The Walking Tour starts at Crane’s Hill (the first access to the Shoreline Heritage Trail) and finishes at the Red Shed, with a touton and traditional music! Admission $5.00 This tour with toutons and music CONTINUES UNTIL Oct. 28th.