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"With Cruel Times in Between" celebrates Al Pittman's words at the Gros Morne...
by Keith and Heather Nicol Al Pittman is one of Newfoundland’s best known playwrights and poets and the play “With Cruel Times in Between” celebrates a sampling of his work. The minimalist set of...
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See Neddy Norris Night in Cow Head for toe tapping Newfoundland music
by Keith and Heather Nicol Neddy Norris Night is Gros Morne Theatre Festival’s dedicated musical performance and although the show has been running for many years under that name, each year is...
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Don't miss the Stage West Theatre Festival in Corner Brook this summer
by Keith and Heather Nicol Stage West Theatre Festival (SWTF) is celebrating its 5thyear and offers residents and visitors to Corner Brook lots of great entertainment for an evening out. One of...
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TNL’s “Sinking of the S.S. Ethie” is great dinner theatre in Cow Head,...
by Keith and Heather Nicol “My goal is to create memorable performances about this place –Cow Head and Newfoundland in general -that will appeal to both local residents and visitors alike”...
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Icebergs and Vikings on the Northern Peninsula
by Keith and Heather Nicol We recently took my brother and his wife on a tour of the Northern Peninsula and their goals were seeing moose, whales and icebergs and we scored 100% on all counts....
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Whales galore in St.Anthony
by Keith and Heather Nicol The next day Sunday, July 14 we headed for St. Anthony were we had booked with the Northland Discovery Boat Tour (http://www.discovernorthland.com/) . Since we...
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Beaches and History on the Northern Peninsula
by Keith and Heather Nicol On Monday July 15 we were again blessed with good weather as we awoke to another day of sunshine in St. Anthony. Our plan was to drive south along Viking Trail (highway...
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Ski Touring to Blow Me Down Ridge, Bay of Islands, Newfoundland
by Keith and Heather Nicol John skiing up the flank of Blow Me Down Mtn On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 John Moores and I headed up to check out the snow stability and snow depths along the flank...
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Skiing around objects in the classic track
Photo 1-Begin to change direction early by Keith and Heather Nicol Skiing around obstacles in the classic track can sometimes be tricky depending on how quickly you need to change direction.Obstacles...
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Ski Touring in the Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
by Keith and Heather Nicol Some of the avalanche debris with Bonne Bay in the distance On Tuesday, April 16 we headed to the Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park to ski what many people simply...
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Steep backcountry skiing in the Tablelands of Western Newfoundland
by Keith and Heather NicolAndrew Stokes stands on large chunk of cornice debrisClose up of some of the avalanche debrisOn Tuesday, April 23 the weather forecast predicted sunny skies and temperatures...
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Spring skiing in the Tablelands Bowl in Gros Morne National Park
by Keith and Heather Nicol With the forecast for sun and warm temperatures, we decided to head to the Tablelands to ski into the Bowl for some turns on what we hoped to be great corn snow. Our...
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Enjoying the 2013 Trails, Tales and Tunes Festival in Norris Point, Newfoundland
by Keith and Heather NicolDaniel Payne fiddling at the Justin Thyme Bistro in Norris Point The weather forecast was not looking great but the music line up included one of our favourite bands-...
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Sailing with Marine Atlantic on the M.V. AtlanticVision
By Keith and Heather Nicol They say there are no accidental tourists in Newfoundland. You have to plan your trip to get here since there are no easy links to the Island. Ferries connect a few...
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Sampling Wineries in New Brunswick- Part 1
by Keith and Heather Nicol Agro tourism is a growing trend in many parts of Canada as people begin to make a stronger connection with the food and drink they consume. They want to see where it...
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Sampling wineries in Quebec- Part 1
by Keith and Heather Nicol Our next stop on our wine tour was in the province of Quebec in Mt. St. Hilaire, near Montreal. Here we stopped at Vignoble Clos Mont St Hilaire, which operates on about...
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Sampling Wineries in the Niagara region of Ontario
By Keith and Heather Nicol For our wine tasting adventure in the Niagara region of Ontario, we based ourselves out of the comfortable Holiday Inn and Suites in St. Catharines...
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Sampling Wineries in the Niagara region of Ontario- Part 2
by Keith and Heather Nicol On June 7, 2013 the weather still didn’t look like it would cooperate for our planned bike trip in Niagara on the Lake so we asked the staff at the Holiday Inn and...
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“The Belle of Bonavista Bay” makes for entertaining theatre in Cow Head
by Keith and Heather Nicol We saw the play The Belle of Bonavista Bay with my brother and his wife who traveled all the way from Victoria, B.C. to do some exploring in Newfoundland. Since we like...
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Checking out the Harmon Seaside Links and Humber River Golf Club
by Keith and Heather Nicol When our son Michael comes back to visit from Vancouver we usually like to get out for some golf. One of our favourite courses is the Harmon Seaside Links in Stephenville...
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