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Staycation: NL is Some Shockin’ Good

Posted on August 24, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Business, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Local, Photography, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

Newfoundlanders can boast about having the most amazing scenery plus we’re known for being some of the friendliest people on the planet explaining why tourists shout from the rooftops: ‘It’s ‘some shockin’ good’ in NL!’
The Newfoundland Herald has been out and about this summer talking to some amazing folks in

Tags: Dildo, drink, food, hospitality, leisure, Markland, Newfoundland and Labrador, rural, scenery, Staycation, Travel, wine

Sharon Snow: It Was Meant to Be

Posted on August 23, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, FILM & TV, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Travel & Leisure, TV, Web Exclusives

NTV’s Sharon Snow reflects on 30 years with NTV and 22 with Places to Go
Sharon Snow finds it incredible when she reflects on her career at NTV. “22 years with Places to Go and 30 with NTV. It’s been quite a ride, and it’s not over yet,” she said

Tags: anniversary, Newfoundland and Labrador, NTV, Places To Go, rural, Sharon Snow, television, Travel

PAM PARDY | Movie Stars One & All

Posted on August 22, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Business, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

*Originally published in our August 21-27, 2022 issue
The movie-star-like personality that was the late Geoff Stirling often philosophized that we are stars and producers of our own movie: life.
That we get a staring role and have the privilege of dictating the direction of our own destiny is a

Tags: Business, column, leisure, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, rural, staff blog, Staycation, Travel

Celebrating The Trinity Market

Posted on August 22, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Business, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Local, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

Combining the joys of downtown St. John’s with the thrills of incredible market finds, the Trinity Market offers a little something for the entire family
Gillian Phillips is the director of The Trinity Market – George Street’s only local market. The Trinity Market happens every second Sunday afternoon from 12-5pm

Tags: Business, crafts, Downtown, drink, food, Gillian Phillips, local, rural, St. John's, The Trinity Market

‘Like A Warm Hug’: The Iceberg Alley B&B

Posted on August 19, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Business, From The Archives, Local, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

No matter where you choose to stay, dine or unwind in Newfoundland, each welcome is warm and each experience staggeringly splendid
So far this summer, The Newfoundland Herald has had the divine pleasure of staying in and visiting some spectacular establishments. From dinners and delights in a barn-like setting in

Tags: Business, Come home year, Iceberg Alley B&B, Newfoundland and Labrador, rural, Staycation, Twillingate

Fishing For Success

Posted on August 16, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Business, From The Archives, Local, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

Wanna get your mitts wet and quite possibly covered in fish? Then head out to Petty Harbour and see Kimberly Orren and Leo Hearn at Fishing for Success.
On the day we head out in the boat, Liam Duggan joins our crew to help bait the jiggers and haul in

Tags: Fishing, Fishing For Success, local, Newfoundland and Labrador, ocean, Petty Harbour, sea

Seacliff House Productions: Find Your Treasure

Posted on August 13, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Business, From The Archives, Local, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

Seacliff House Productions is home to treasures you never knew you needed until it’s discovered you simply couldn’t possibly live without that perfect find
It doesn’t matter if it’s a tea cup, a spinning wheel, or that one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry – if you’re looking for it, chances are good you’ll

Tags: antiques, Brigus, Newfoundland and Labrador, Seacliff House Productions, Staycation, Travel

Come Home to Comfort

Posted on August 11, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Business, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Photography, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

For this celebratory Come Home 2022, those in the tourism industry showcase and highlight their best with homey hospitality & loads of heart
Doctor’s House Inn & Spa ~Green’s Harbour, nl | Part two

Jerry Byrne might be an engineer, but he’s also quite an entertainer. On the day

Tags: Come home year, Newfoundland and Labrador, rural, scenery, Staycation

Explore Marvelous Marble Mountain

Posted on August 10, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Sports, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

For the last 60 years Marble Mountain in Corner Brook has been a much desired winter destination, but for summer 2022, it’s become an all season destination delight
Dustin Parsons, Sales & Marketing Manager at Marble Mountain, could gush for days about the fabulous summer they’ve had so far and

Tags: Come home year, events, Marble Mountain, Newfoundland and Labrador, resort, sports, Tourism, west coast, zip lining

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Original Irish Descendants

Posted on August 9, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

Reuniting for Come Home ‘22 celebrations during Churchill Park Music Festival, the original members of The Irish Descendants do a little sea-side reminiscing
Gathering in the boardroom turned photo studio at The Newfoundland Herald on Logy Bay Road, the original members of The Irish Descendants take a moment to pause

Tags: Bob Hollett, Churchill Park Music Festival, Con O'Brien, D'Arcy Broderick, Great Big Sea, Juno, Larry Martin, Ronnie Power, The Original Irish Descendants, trad