Nearly 500 years ago Marguerite de la Roque was abandoned on a ‘mythical’ isle of demons just north of Newfoundland. What followed was a chilling tale of love, loss, and survival.

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.

London! New York! Baccalieu! From globe-trotting music hall hit to kitchen parties in the cove, there’s a strange story behind ‘Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor’ becoming a Newfoundland folk music classic.

In a roundabout way, the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake may have led to a classic Newfoundland kitchen party song and a successful Canadian folk-rock band.

The Mockbeggar neighbourhood in Bonavista, Newfoundland has long carried a reputation for being haunted — and with mystery graves, ghostly sightings, and generations of strange stories, it’s easy to see why.