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Mar. 19, 2024

The Love and Lies of Mildred Baxter and Paul Langstone

Mar. 19, 2024

Mildred Baxter was waiting in England for her fiance to return from Harbour Breton, Newfoundland when she discovered he’d married someone else. She disguised herself in a jacket and trousers, crossed the Atlantic and confronted him in such a spectacular way that they still tell the story today.

Mar. 19, 2024

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Kidnapped By An Eagle

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Bank Robbers on the Run

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The Day Newfoundland Started Driving on the Right

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

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Apr. 23, 2024

Ana Luísa Ramos: Solaris

Apr. 23, 2024

Do yourself a favour — listen to the beautiful new album Solaris by Ana Luísa Ramos today

Apr. 23, 2024

Apr. 16, 2024

Rum Ragged: The Green Shores of Fogo

Apr. 16, 2024

Rum Ragged visit the Green Shores of Fogo.

Apr. 16, 2024

Apr. 9, 2024

Something’s Gonna Come For Me: Youngtree and the Blooms

Apr. 9, 2024

Check out this whimsically dark addition to Youngtree & the Blooms darkishly whimsical canon.

Apr. 9, 2024

Feb. 23, 2024

Ana Luísa Ramos: Clouds

Feb. 23, 2024

I didn’t know my life needed more bossa nova in it until I heard Ana Luísa Ramos new single, ‘Clouds’.

Feb. 23, 2024

Feb. 8, 2024

Ash Molloy: The Game

Feb. 8, 2024

Ash Molloy’s back with a retro-contemporary-cool new track.

Feb. 8, 2024

Feb. 7, 2024

Peter Vance: This Side of the Blue

Feb. 7, 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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Mar. 19, 2024

S2.E6: The Tale of Mildred Baxter feat. Rosemary Lawton and Kyle Callahan

Mar. 19, 2024

Dec. 17, 2023

S2.E5: Mummers and Music featuring Carolina East

Dec. 17, 2023

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Private stroll in Trinity, NL
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Exploring Trinity in the ‘off season’ is a different experience. It is much less busy… and, today anyway, much colder. My fingers are frozen! 🥶
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#trinitynl #trinitybight

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Rising Tide Theatre, Trinity, NL
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Spent the afternoon strolling under blue skies… feels like it’s been way too long! #trinitynl #trinitybight

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Murphy’s enjoying the spring temperatures… you won’t catch me complaining about them either!

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#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.

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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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