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The Yarns That Knit Ya

Est. 2003

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Apr 1, 2025

What Was The Bell Island Boom?

Apr 1, 2025

On a quiet Sunday morning in 1978, a deafening explosion shattered the calm of Bell Island, shaking homes, blasting holes in the ground, and leaving behind a mystery that still echoes today.

Apr 1, 2025

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The Good Friday Lights

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The Blood-Red Rainbow

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Bear Visits Home in Port Saunders

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A Horrible Haunting in St. John’s

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Pop Culture Notes.

Quick posts about exciting contemporary music, art and entertainment from Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Apr 2, 2025

The Caribou by Tyler Humby

Apr 2, 2025

Tyler Humby’s debut single The Caribou intertwines fact and fiction into a compelling musical story of one of Newfoundland’s greatest tragedies.

Apr 2, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

Sweet Night by ANIL

Mar 26, 2025

ANIL delivers a heartfelt rendition of Sweet Night, bringing soulful vocals and deep emotion to this beloved BTS ballad.

Mar 26, 2025

Feb 11, 2025

Aurora Borealis by Christian Howse

Feb 11, 2025

Aurora Borealis by Christian Howse is a crisp, uplifting winter folk song about forging your own path. Take a listen — you won’t regret it!

Feb 11, 2025

Jan 20, 2025

High School Locker by The Way East

Jan 20, 2025

An impressive ‘make-you-wanna-sing-along’ debut from Newfoundland and Labrador’s The Way East.

Jan 20, 2025

Jan 10, 2025

I’m Not Scared by Carolina East

Jan 10, 2025

Hauntingly beautiful, Carolina East’s “I’m Not Scared” is a song about finding comfort in memories. A must-listen for anyone who loves heartfelt ballads!

Jan 10, 2025

Jan 7, 2025

Real by Thandi Marie

Jan 7, 2025

Searching for real love and soulful vibes? Thandi Marie’s Real delivers heartfelt lyrics and smooth R&B grooves you won’t want to miss.

Jan 7, 2025

featuring stories, strange history and chats with interesting folks from Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Mar 27, 2025

S3.E6: Sinking of the SS Caribou (feat. Tyler Humby)

Mar 27, 2025

Feb 11, 2025

S3.E5: Mar Falten, Fanny Goff!

Feb 11, 2025

Feb 2, 2025

S3.E4: The Candlemas Bear

Feb 2, 2025

Dec 18, 2024

S3.E3: Tibb’s Eve in Trinity

Dec 18, 2024

Dec 10, 2024

S3.E2: Mummers, Music and Hors d’Oeuvres (feat. Tyler Humber of Kitchinparti)

Dec 10, 2024

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1. A red sun pillar over Sailor’s Island in Bonavista Bay, NL
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2. On this day in 1842, as the sun set over St. John’s, NL the sky erupted in fire-red light—and a perfect crimson bow appeared over the ice-covered sea (read the

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Another take on my first iceberg sighting of 2025 in Twillingate, Newfoundland. No matter how many I see, they never lose their magic—floating sculptures shaped by time and tide.
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#IcebergSeason #Twillingate #Newfoundland #exploreNl #Ice

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First iceberg sighting of 2025, and what a beauty! Spotted off the coast of Twillingate, Newfoundland, with the perfect surroundings—wooden lobster traps, rugged shoreline, and the grey North Atlantic stretching into the distance. I never grow

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Waiting for warmer days.
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Trinity, NL
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#Trinity #newfoundland #canada

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Somewhere out in the Atlantic, his puffin pals are diving for capelin, but not him. Not yet. Right now, he’s just here to think, to stare into the distance like a poet contemplating the vastness of everything.
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Elliston, NL
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#puff

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St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Trinity is about 130 years old. proving that good architecture—and a solid fence—can stand the test of time. Meanwhile, I’m at the end of my rope after two weeks of winter. #SendHotChocolate #Trin

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A calm summer evening in Salvage. We’re deep in winter now, and there’s a bank of snow left by the plow at the end of my driveway. On a morning like this, it’s hard not to count the days until scenes like this return. #SalvageNL #Su

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The Rising Tide Theatre may be quiet for now, but come summer, its stage will be alive with stories once more. #Newfoundland #TrinityNL #explorenl

#NLtrivia

Dive into a world of quirky tidbits and curious tales with @nfldfactory! Follow for bite-sized bits of weird and wonderful trivia from Newfoundland and Labrador—where the stories are as colorful as the houses, and the facts are as fresh as the ocean breeze. You never know what delightful oddity you’ll discover next!

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It’s been suggested that L’Anse aux Meadows is a corruption of L’Anse-aux-Méduses, French for Jellyfish Cove.

Labrador retrievers
were first bred in the UK
from St. John’s Water Dogs
imported from Newfoundland.
#nltrivia #newfoundland

Atlantic puffins mate for life. Mostly. They have about a 7% ‘divorce’ rate.
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Happy Valentine’s Day!!

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I don’t need last names to know who Toni-Marie and Eddie are and I can find my way from Happy Adventure to Misery Point in the fog. My morning comes a half hour earlier and any day without ‘RDF’ is good. I’ve seen a mummer, tasted toutons and know that bakeapples don't grow on trees because I’m a product of this place.

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In Newfoundland there’s an expression,“who knit you?” It means “where did you come from?” Yarns are stories. This is a blog about the stories we come from.

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