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.

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

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?

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

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.

In 1902, miners on Bell Island uncovered a massive fossil deep underground. It was described as having wings, talons, and a shark-like tail, whatever it was remains a mystery and its story lives on as a local legend.

On a quiet Sunday morning in 1978, a deafening explosion shattered the calm of Bell Island, shaking homes, blasting holes in the ground, and leaving behind a mystery that echoes to this day.

On Good Friday, 1842, as the sun set over St. John’s, NL the sky erupted in fire-red light—and a perfect crimson bow appeared over the ice-covered sea.

In August 1947, a bear invades a sleeping baby’s room in Port Saunders, NL. With only her wits and a well-worn broom, one mother’s courage becomes her ultimate defence.

Just off Harbour Buffet, Placentia Bay a fisherman vanished, his shattered boat was the only clue. It looked like something, some ocean creature, was responsible.

In 1946 a comet crossing earth’s orbit lead to an unforgettable night in Griquet.

Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam
Where the moose and the caribou play?

In September 1775 a horrible hurricane hit Newfoundland, killing thousands of people and spawning ghost stories still told today.

Some 200-hundred years ago, on a frosty winter night an unseen menace stalked the town of Elliston, Newfoundland & Labrador

The gripping story of a 12-year-old boy from Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, who faced a life-and-death struggle with a giant squid.

On Regatta Day in 1932 parts of Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula received a whopping 20cm of hail.

On June 26, 1930 a horrible storm with giant hail pelted the small town of Lumsden and wrecked havoc all along Newfoundland’s east coast.

Strange stories and odd iceberg trivia from the edge of Iceberg Alley — Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada 

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.