Lewisporte

Lewisporte (population 3483, founded 1876) is a deep-water port and shipping centre on Notre Dame Bay which has served as a fishing, farming and boat-building settlement, a shipping port and sawmill, and until recently a distribution point for supplies destined to Cartwright and Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador by coastal ferry. Due to its proximity to Gander's once-bustling international airport, Lewisporte accommodated more than 700 of the 6500 trans-Atlantic airline passengers diverted to Gander during the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US. A 10th anniversary reunion for Delta 15's passengers and the people of Lewisporte was held by Canada's Atlanta consulate in 2011.
Lewisporte is host to a community college and the Marine Institute (82 Premier Dr, +1 709 535-0514), an ocean research facility backed by Memorial University, St. John's.

By car

Lewisporte is on Route 341, north of the Trans-Canada Highway.

By ship

Lewisporte is the southern terminus of a seasonal coastal ferry service to Labrador.

• Nunatsiavut Marine

  phone: +1 709 535-3526
  address: Lewisporte Main Dock, 123 Main St.
  Cargo is no longer accepted for Goose Bay and Cartwright as the Trans-Labrador Highway reaches those communities, but Black Tickle, Rigolet, Makkovik, Postville, Hopedale, Natuashish and Nain are still accessible only by outport ferry.

• Lewisporte Marina and Yacht Club

  phone: +1 709 535-3625
  address: 152 A Main Street, Lewisporte

• Lewisporte Taxi

  phone: +1 709 535-8100
  address: 7 Mill St.

• Lewisporte Heritage Centre

  phone: +1 709 535-1911
  address: 235 Main Road
  By the Bay Museum. Logging and carpentry tools, photographs, paintings, books, household and children's items. Photography equipment. World War I and II artefacts, medical equipment collection and a 28-foot hooked rug depicting history of the town.

• Lewisporte Train Park

  phone: +1 709 535-2737
  address: 152 Main St.
  Railway museum on the east side of Lewisporte; a narrow-gauge (3.5') Newfie Bullet once ran from Port aux Basques to St. Johns but all rails were removed from the island in the 1980s. Hiking & walking trail, authentic Newfoundland trains, picnic area, cultural & historic information.

• Notre Dame Provincial Park

  address: 1km E of Notre Dame Junction on Trans-Canada Highway
  Former Abitibi-Price logging site, donated as a park in 1960. Picnic area, two playgrounds, 100-site camp ground, toilets, RV dump station, unsupervised sandy beach for swimming, cross-country ski trails, convenience store, boat rental.

Events

• Mussel Bed SoiréeLive music and entertainment, one weekend.

• Boat and Outdoor Show

  phone: +1 709 535-2737

• Trade and Craft Show

• Rossy

  phone: +1 709 535-8221
  address: Lewisporte Mall, 465 Main St
  Discount store in former Bargain Giant.

• Country Garden Restaurant

  phone: +1 709 535-3600
  address: 465 Main St

• Greco Pizza & Donair

  phone: +1 709 535-3600
  address: 510 Main St
  Italian food.

• Blue Finn Lounge

  phone: +1 709 535-3427
  address: 140 Main St

• Brittany Inn

  phone: +1 709 535-2533
  address: 373 Main St
  Hotel with dining room, lounge, meeting room.

• Ocean View

  phone: +1 709 535-8181
  address: 210 Main St
  Four-bedroom B&B overlooking Lewisporte harbour and marina.

• Islands Villa

  phone: +1 709 569-3001
  address: 203 Main St
  Eight-room high-end motel with four-and-a-half star rating. Centrally located with a view of the marina.

• Lewisporte Memorial Public Library

  phone: +1 709 535-2519
  address: 152 Main Street
  Local library with free Internet and wi-fi.

• Gander
• Twillingate
• Fogo Island and Change Islands