Something was killing sheep near Little St. Lawrence in 1958. Then a strange, five-foot-long animal was captured. Its skull was sent to St. John’s for identification…

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.

Moose, rabbits, squirrels and more: you might be surprised which Newfoundland animals are ‘come from aways.’

Just one day after the Roswell UFO incident made headlines, four glowing objects streaked across the skies over Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador — sparking local fears that Earth might have more extraterrestrial visitors.

French forces once seized Trinity Harbour. Decades later, a cannon blast sent the town into panic—for nothing. A true story of war, fear, and a prank that echoed through history.

In 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s Newfoundland voyage ended in disaster — but not before he spotted a strange creature in the North Atlantic that he could only describe as a lion.

What is Jiggs’ Dinner? Explore Newfoundland’s iconic Sunday meal—its ingredients, surprising origins, and how a borrowed tradition became a lasting piece of local culture.

In the early 20th century John Vincent, a young artist from Newfoundland, caught the attention of art critics on both sides of the Atlantic and soon became famous as ‘the fisherman who painted the pope’.

The sad true-life tale of 17-year-old Newfoundlansailor Stephen Drodge and his final voyage on the schooner Jesse.

According to the newspapers, a strange glow in the water off Newfoundland lead a drowning man to salvation… but was it just a tall tale?

Stranded on a barren island just after Christmas, two men built a boat from scraps, rusty nails, and ice—then trusted it with their lives.

A young schoolteacher’s 1876 Christmas journey from St. John’s to Fogo reveals mummering, bonfires, and outport hospitality — a timeless Newfoundland Christmas story about belonging, tradition, and finding home in unexpected places.

On Christmas Eve, 1726, Paddy Kelly met something on the road near Keels — a black cat that seemed to growing larger with every step it took.