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Oct 30, 2024

A Strange Light at Lawn

Oct 30, 2024

In 1889 there was a mysterious light appeared off the coast of Lawn. It was bright enough that some believed it posed a risk to mariners.

Oct 30, 2024

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Halloween, Folklore, History

A Strange Light at Lawn

Halloween, Folklore, History

Folklore, Halloween

How To Ward Off A Wicked Witch

Folklore, Halloween

Quick Read, Halloween

Ghostly Fires in Flatrock

Quick Read, Halloween

The Headless Ghost of Bannerman Park

Quick Read, Halloween

History, Nature, Quick Read

The Stars Were Falling Like Rain

History, Nature, Quick Read

Nature, History

Last of the Newfoundland Bison

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Pop Culture Notes

Contemporary cultural notes on music, art and entertainment from Newfoundland and Labrador.

Pop Culture Notes

Nov 20, 2024

Boys Who Think: Prayer

Nov 20, 2024

Check out the debut single ‘Prayer’ by Boys Who Think.

Nov 20, 2024

Nov 17, 2024

For You by ANIL ft. Gedo Junior

Nov 17, 2024

Check out 'For You,’ a fun (and infectious) new love song from ANIL.

Nov 17, 2024

Oct 28, 2024

Black Market Hard-Tack’s ‘Coming Out of the Coffin’

Oct 28, 2024

Black Market Hard Tack are doing what the do best — serving punky pop. This time it comes with some bonus nostalgia.

Oct 28, 2024

Oct 3, 2024

Jenina MacGillivray’s Perseids

Oct 3, 2024

I'd tell you Jenina MacGillivray's Perseids deserves your attention but the truth is your attention deserves Jenina MacGillivray's Perseids.

Oct 3, 2024

Sep 17, 2024

Pretty by Dark Horse Heroine

Sep 17, 2024

"A little vulnerability is where the magic starts," sings Dark Horse Heroine. I think she knows what she's talking about.

Sep 17, 2024

Sep 6, 2024

Already Gone by Quote The Raven

Sep 6, 2024

Watch the video for Quote the Raven's 'Already Gone.'

Sep 6, 2024

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Strange Truths & Tall Tales: The Product of Newfoundland Podcast, featuring stories, strange history and chats with interesting folks from Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Latest Episodes

Nov 18, 2024

S3.E1: Newfoundland Confederation and CODCO (feat. Greg Malone)

Nov 18, 2024

Oct 30, 2024

S2.E9: Restless Corpses (Halloween Special Pt. 3)

Oct 30, 2024

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Are you a Product of Newfoundland?

Toutons? Mummers? RDF? If you know, you know.

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A nostalgic flashback to a couple of weeks ago when fall wasn’t all RDF.
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Old town site, Gander, NL

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Boats at Seldom, Fogo Island
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It was a lot calmer in Seldom today than it’s likely to be tomorrow — the forecast is calling for winds in excess of 100kph.

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War Memorial at Eastport, NL
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This cenotaph was originally located in Flat Islands but was relocated to Eastport, and expanded to include names from the Eastport Peninsula, when Flat Islands was resettled.

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Long shadows and lingering snow at the old town site, Gander, NL

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MV Veteran
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En route to Fogo Island, NL

#OTD NL Trivia

Follow @nfldfactory for bite-sized bits of weird ‘On This Day’ trivia from Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

77 years ago today -- On January 2nd, 1947, NL adopted right-hand drive. Prior to 1947 traffic drove to the left, as they still do in the UK. #newfoundland

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On Dec 31, 1918 Cabot Tower was significantly damaged by an explosion. It was during the preparation of the noon-day gun. The signalman died. You can read more about it here:

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Product of Newfoundland Blog

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.

The Yarns That Knit Ya…

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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