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.

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 the summer of 1953, Newfoundland’s had a wave of sea monster sightings. Fishermen and sailors reported strange creatures, newspapers offered rewards, and mystery filled the bays.

A seventy-foot sea serpent sighting in Newfoundland’s Bay of Islands sent fishermen fleeing to shore. What was it? A rare whale? A giant eel? Or something even stranger?

In 1888, fishermen near Fortune Harbour saw something massive in the water—120 feet long, fast, and unlike anything they'd known.

In 1937, a massive sea creature attacked a fishing boat off Tack’s Beach, tearing at the keel and leaving behind three terrifying teeth. Whatever it was—known or unknown—it meant trouble.

In 1912 Josiah Sheppard was fishing off the Bay of Islands when something strange and powerful surfaced beside his small dory. What happened next is a rare and almost unbelievable escape from one of Newfoundland’s mysterious sea creatures.

Discover the mysterious 1937 sea monster captured in Fortune Harbour — a 34-foot creature that baffled fishermen, made headlines, and became a local legend.

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.

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 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.

There are mysteries in the deep but from time to time the come to the surface — here are 10 times Newfoundland sea serpents and lake monsters made the news.

In 1888 the crew of ship Augusta encountered a sea monster off Newfoundland.

Giant squid were once the stuff of sea monsters and sailor’s tales — until Newfoundland proved they were real. From record-breakers to roadside replicas, here are 5 big facts about Newfoundland’s giant squids.