After years of illness, a Newfoundland nun left the island praying for a miracle. She returned convinced her prayers had been answered.

Old Newfoundland newspapers have given me many things: fascinating stories, strange history—and an unreasonable fear of thunderstorms.

I was supposed to be researching murder, superstition and heroic deeds. Instead, a mysterious 19th-century soft drink sent me down a rabbit hole. What exactly was Newfoundland Nectar?

A battered schooner discovered off Newfoundland’s west coast seems to have no one aboard. When rescuers bring her ashore, they discover a tragedy that began weeks earlier.

When a strange nose poked through the snow, two boys made a terrible mistake. What followed was a tale of terror and tragedy.

A complaint about skinny-dipping, a call for public whippings, and a mysterious signature… Victorian Newfoundland gets weird.

Long before Port de Grave became famous for its Christmas lights, mysterious glowing lights were reported off its shores. Discover Philip Tocque's 1800s account of Newfoundland's eerie "weather lights" and the mystery that still has no clear explanation.

One 19th-century author claimed an 800-foot iceberg lingered in St. John's Harbour for two years. Was it fact or one of Newfoundland's greatest tall tales?

Captain James Walsh never captured a giant bear or encountered a sea serpent. So why did Newfoundland newspapers insist he did? A true tale of hoaxes, humour, and mystery.