Product of Newfoundland
Trivia, Folklore & Assorted Nonsense
The yarns that knit ya. A blog about Newfoundland: Strange Truths, Tall Tales & Pop culture from a Foggy Island.
Remembering The Petty Harbour Bait Skiff
170 years ago a ship sank in Petty Harbour inspiring a song we still sing today.
Lights! Camera! Disaster! The Viking Tragedy
91 years ago Hollywood came to Newfoundland and it ended in tragedy — some 27 people died in what would become known as The Viking disaster.
Close to Shore, Miles from Safe: The Truxtun & Pollux Disaster
In WW2 two US Navy ships ran aground in a deadly accident off Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. The heroic actions of the people of Lawn and St. Lawrence are still being talked about, and for good reason.
Titanic, Majestic and Antelope
Before the Titanic, another White Star ocean liner saw tragedy off Newfoundland. Majestic struck and sank the fishing schooner Antelope.