Port au Choix Travel Guide

  Port au Choix interpretive site
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  • Port au Choix interpretive site
      Port au Choix interpretive site
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  • Point Riche lighthouse, Port au Choix
      Point Riche lighthouse, Port au Choix
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  • Parks Canada Interpretive Centre
      Parks Canada Interpretive Centre
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  • Phillip's Garden in the pouring rain
      Phillip's Garden in the pouring rain
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Port au Choix historic site

Port au Choix historic site, Port au Choix

 Redlats Says:  The interpretive centre is a building which contains artifacts from the archaelological digs and exhibits from the different prehistoric cultures found in the area. We also saw films showing how someone in town (in 1967) was excavating for a basement and discovered he was on... 

Hiking at Port au Choix

Hiking at Port au Choix, Port au Choix

 Redlats Says:  The first thing you should do if visiting Port au Choix is visit the interpretive centre to get an overview and to find out the various archeaological sites in the area.We did not do this, but attempted one of the hikes that left from the town of Port au Choix nearby. We did... 

You can drive to the Lighthouse!

You can drive to the Lighthouse!, Port au Choix

 Redlats Says:  As we were leaving the Interpretive Centre, we found we could drive to the Point Riche lighthouse (built 1892), so we did. This lighthouse is quite alone! On a rainy day in September there was nobody there but us, the clouds and the seagulls -- almost eerie.Aside - we saw a... 

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Jeannie's Sunrise Bed and Breakfast: Friendly B&B's

Jeannie's Sunrise Bed and Breakfast: Friendly B&B's, Port au Choix

 Redlats Says:  As with most Newfoundland B&B's the host, Jeannie was very accommodating. B&B is on the main street of Port au Choix -- next to a graveyard and a high school with the bay (ocean) out the front window.The home was recently renovated and the breakfast was outstanding. Pity it... 

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 As we were leaving the Interpretive Centre, we found we could drive to the Point Riche lighthouse (built 1892), so we did. This lighthouse is quite alone! On a... 

 

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Archaeology at Port au Choix

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 Port au Choix is on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula. Archaeoligists have discovered that this area has been used by ancient natives for thousands of years. It is amazing learning how... 

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