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.
Giant Squid: Giant Feast from a Giant Beast
On November 2, 1878 a giant squid came ashore in Thimble Tickle, Newfoundland. It became a world record holder, inspired a life-sized sculpture and appeared on a stamp. It also became dinner.
The Gruesome Gibbets of Newfoundland
Murder, macabre justice and mayhem! In 18th century Newfoundland there was a punishment worse than death — the gibbet.
The Day The Sky Fell
On October 19, 1936 some parts of Newfoundland thought the world was ending. Literally.
Digging Into The Brigus Tunnel
Tall tales of rum runners and pirates have obscured the truth behind this Brigus landmark. The real story illustrates the tremendous changes Newfoundland’s rural communities have faced.
The Bones at the Crossroad
On September 14, 1896 St. John’s city workers made a gruesome discovery under Military Road.
Queen Elizabeth’s First Postage Stamp
The first time Queen Elizabeth II appeared on a postage stamp it was in 1932… and it was in Newfoundland.
Remembering The Petty Harbour Bait Skiff
170 years ago a ship sank in Petty Harbour inspiring a song we still sing today.
St. Brendan: The Newfoundland Navigator?
Did an Irish monk visit Newfoundland, carve his story in the rocks and leave again, 500 years before the Norse set up camp at L’Anse aux Meadows?