Tag Archives: Twillingate

All Around the Circle: Paddling a Folk Song

Posted on May 3, 2024 by TA Loeffler

No one knows with certainty who wrote I’s the B’y but it was likely composed in the 19th century. The song was first transcribed in 1951 by folklorist, Kenneth Peacock, two years after Newfoundland joined Canadian confederation (as a side … Continue reading →

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Twillingate…Totally Awesome Adventures

Posted on September 27, 2015 by TA Loeffler

I’ve been coming to Twillingate for some time now. Each time, I’ve found adventures around every corner, on land and sea, in town, on trails and beyond. I’ve just had the privilege of being here for my longest visit ever … Continue reading →

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Rooting for Adventure in Twillingate

Posted on September 25, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Sometimes it’s best to tell a story from end to beginning. So here is our intrepid group at the end of our experience of seeing where an unscripted walk, searching for root cellars, would take us. We are holding root … Continue reading →

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Buns on the Beach

Posted on September 23, 2015 by TA Loeffler

This morning we left on an adventure. With red bags filled with baking gear, we headed off toward the trailhead. We took a left at the sign and headed over to French Beach. We stopped and nibbled on a few … Continue reading →

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Foraging for Adventure with Adventurous Foragers

Posted on September 22, 2015 by TA Loeffler

A gorgeous day greeted us as we headed out on our “Foraging for Adventure” workshop at the Unscripted Twillingate Digital Media Arts Festival.  Starting with Newfoundland’s iconic berry, we began our day looking at blueberries in lots of new ways…the … Continue reading →

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Audio Post from the Top of Twillingate

Posted on September 22, 2015 by TA Loeffler
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Visual Soliloquy #1099 The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall…

Posted on February 20, 2015 by TA Loeffler

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ― Nelson Mandela

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Trails of Twillingate: Bashing About Back Harbour

Posted on October 26, 2013 by TA Loeffler

After our fine morning, we walked directly out  from the Anchor Inn and Suites to try out finding the trail that leaves from behind the Twillingate Museum that heads to Back Harbour. All was well as we headed down the … Continue reading →

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A Prime Time at Prime Berth

Posted on October 26, 2013 by TA Loeffler

Driving to and fro to Twillingate, you pass by Prime Berth Twillingate Fishery & Heritage Centre. They are hard to miss as there is a whale skeleton beside their fishing stage just as you cross the causeway onto Twillingate Island. … Continue reading →

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Trails of Twillingate: All Around the Lighthouse

Posted on October 25, 2013 by TA Loeffler

I wanted to title this post: TA’s Triple A (being that I am so fond of acronyms). It would have stood for TA’s Twillingate Awesome Autumn Adventure! Marian and I put two Twillingate trails together today to have a fine … Continue reading →

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Rooting Around Twillingate

Posted on September 12, 2013 by TA Loeffler

One of the more unique activities you can do in Twillingate is searching for root cellars. Thus far, 232 root cellars have been found and recorded; many are easily spotted from roads and others can be found in further-flung locations. … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #752 You have to do what you can, do your best with what you are. And you have to believe in wilderness…

Posted on May 31, 2013 by TA Loeffler

You have to do what you can, do your best with what you are. And you have to believe in wilderness. If you do that you can’t go wrong. – Kirk Albert Walter Wipper

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Canoeing Twillingate…

Posted on May 27, 2013 by TA Loeffler

Marian and I hemmed and hawed about whether or not we’d bring our sea kayaks to Twillingate this time. In the end, we decided to bring our canoe…a 16 foot Esquif Prospecteur…because we’re doing a canoe trip on the Main … Continue reading →

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Ice…We’ve spotted some icebergs

Posted on May 27, 2013 by TA Loeffler

No matter how many times, I’ve seen an iceberg, there is always excitement in seeing another…we’re off to see if we can get a closer look or find a pond to canoe in, whichever comes first.

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A Geocaching We Will Go…More Adventures to be had in Twillingate

Posted on May 26, 2013 by TA Loeffler

Our afternoon’s intrepid adventure started out from the Anchor Inn and Suites. We set out, smart phones/GPS in hands, ready to treasure hunt/geocache in both the urban and wilds of Twillingate. Bright colours and bright smiles adorned us as we … Continue reading →

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Looking for Root Cellars in Tgate

Posted on May 25, 2013 by TA Loeffler

A great pre dinner walk checking out some root cellars in Twillingate. They have many of the geo-tagged but we found this one on our own and had a lovely coastal bushwhacked back to the Anchor Inn to boot! Another … Continue reading →

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Another Time in Twillingate

Posted on August 14, 2012 by TA Loeffler

Marian and I had another “time” in Twillingate. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English defines a time as a party or celebration, a spree, a communal gathering…and what a time we had. Twillingate is the perfect Newfoundland destination as it has … Continue reading →

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Twillingate: Adventures of the Edible Kind

Posted on October 9, 2011 by TA Loeffler

We started our day with the delicious Sunday brunch at the Anchor Inn. Chef Edward and his staff provided a wonderful assortment of dishes from which to choose and I made several trips up to fill my plate. My favourite … Continue reading →

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A Time in Twillingate

Posted on June 28, 2011 by TA Loeffler

Twillingate is a great choice for a long weekend get-a-way. Trading the city for an idyllic island is an invitation for all kinds of adventure. Leaving after work on Friday, the 4.5 hour drive zoomed by and we were welcomed … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #163 You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment…

Posted on April 7, 2011 by TA Loeffler

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. – Henry David Thoreau

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A Study of White and Blue

Posted on August 9, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Howdy, I was signing some paperwork this morning and realized that today is a fine “odometer moment” in that it’s 8-9-10. It’s not everyday that has such fine numeric sequencing and we won’t see another for about thirteen months or … Continue reading →

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