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.
Rockyfoot: Newfoundland’s Krampus
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that ol’ Rockyfoot was not drawing near.
Sea Serpents and Lake Monsters of Newfoundland
There are mysteries in the deep but from time to time the come to the surface — here are 10 times Newfoundland sea serpents and lake monsters made the news.
Outer Space to Outer Cove: Newfoundland UFOs
The truth is out there… maybe in Gander, Harbour Mille or Random Island, NL
Mr. Kinchler and the Devil
Re-telling of a folktale about how the devil came to leave his mark in a rock outside Fortune Harbour, Newfoundland.
The 5 Best Places to See a Ghost
Haunted, historic and open to the public — five of the most convenient places to encounter a ghost in Newfoundland.
Strange Tale of Pirate Gold Found at Quidi Vidi
A little more than a century ago a newspaper’s bizarre tale of a pirate treasure and spectral dogs on the shores of Quidi Vidi created a sensation in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
The Bones at the Crossroad
On September 14, 1896 St. John’s city workers made a gruesome discovery under Military Road.