Iceberg Alley, St. Carol's, Newfoundland

Another great Newfoundland place to spot icebergs in recent years
has been the fishing village of St. Carol's,
just east of St. Anthony along the coast of Iceberg Alley.
It is a small community with about 22 houses and a population of 60-70 people.
http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2012-05-03/article-2969581/St-Carols-fisherman-dies-after-falling-on-boat/1

St. Carol's, Newfoundland

St. Carol's is located in a small cove protected by a breakwater.  

It stands just a few feet above sea level.

Prior to the building of a road in 1970, access to St. Carol's was by boat. 

http://www.northernpeninsula.ca/home/st_carols.htm

Rock Face in St. Carol's

Iceberg Aground

St. Carol's

Iceberg in the Cove

St. Carol's

St. Carol's

Because of its closeness to the northern fishing grounds, 

St. Carol's used to be a minor fishing station for the French.

Its population has fluctuated throughout its history, but it has always been a fishing community.

St. Carol's Yard

Terry and Barb on the Hunt

As we continued on our hunt for icebergs along Iceberg Alley

on that summer day on the Great Northern Peninsula,

it was cold 

with a raw wind blowing,

and my sister Bertie still hunkered down in our SUV.

  Headland on North Side of Cove

It's hard to visit a Newfie village without going down on the landwash, 

the seashore or beach between the low and high tide marks.

Barb and Terry 

Landwash

Mussels, Sea Urchins, and Driftwood

St. Carol's Iceberg

This is Summer?

A Closer Look

South Side of Cove at St. Carol's

Fishing Village of St. Carol's

After a final look at St. Carol's we headed 

out on the road to a vantage point overlooking the cove.

Winter Sleds

Beautiful Icebergs at St. Carol's

Bunchberries, Shed, and Terry

Near St. Carol's

Woodpiles and Sled

Not much information is available about St. Carol's.

But having lived in Westport on White Bay,

I know that even the most isolated outports have a rich heritage

and warm, welcoming, hard-working people.

I have provided three links below.

1.  Some stories about the community and history of St. Carol's 

     recorded as part of the St. Anthony Basin Resources Inc. Oral History Project 2009.

     http://www.sabrinl.com/Documents/Oral%20History/St.Carols.pdf

2.  Because I've had more than my share of dogberry wine (in Newfoundland) and Christmas is
     coming, I couldn't resist this You Tube video of a Newfie version of The Night Before Christmas.

3.  Finally, a You Tube video of icebergs at St. Carol's in October, 2011