2015-07-10
Trinity and Port Union
Trinity is a
small fishing village on Bonavista Peninsula on the Northern Coast of
Newfoundland. It was founded in the 1500 time frame by the British. It is very
picturesque and the people we met were very friendly and outgoing. They
immediately commented on the truck tags
that showed we were from Alabama and like elsewhere we were asked what
city we were visiting from.
We almost
immediately found a small restaurant for lunch and Thoroughly enjoyed fish
cakes made with mashed potatoes and a bowl of Seafood Chowder. The fish cakes
came with fries with a brown grave poured over them. The chowder had a clear lobster stock and
contained scallops, shrimp and Cod . All was very delicious.
There was an
Episcopalian Church that dated back to the
early 1600 that had been preserved and is still used for services. We would
have loved to attend mass there.
Our walk
through the local Museum was interesting. On display were old artifacts of the
fishing industry and the early years of the town. Of particular interest was a
young lady named _______ who was “hooking” a rug. The material she used was
discarded clothing such as T shirts, women’s stockings (do women still wear
those things?) The precise threading by her nimble fingers created beautiful
rugs that could be displayed (wall decoration) if desired or could actually be
used as rugs for cleaning your shoes at the door. She told us she was a second
year student at the university and
this was her summer job.
Lobster Pots
trinity Merchandile and Cafe
Gorgeous Episcopalian Church
Hook Rug
Old Strad? Think Not
Port Union
Port Union was created by Sir William F. Croaker who was born in St John’s in Oct, 1871and
whom rose to become one of the most influential social and political figures in
Newfoundland. He is the founder of the Fisherman’s Protective Union (FPU) that
was created to protect the the Union Electric Light and Power Co, Ltd after the
government built a spur railway from the Catalina Station to connect with the
Port Union premises
The town was
created in 1915 as his new headquarters for the F.P.U. and was completed in
1918. Sir William passed away in 1938 and was laid to rest in Port Union. His
vision to reform rural Newfoundland had been realized.
Cemetary
Shops and homes
Missed those two places:(
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