Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A
visitors center,cafe
and
craft shop
is also out here; in the side room there's a
polar
bear display
(adult/child $3/2)
. Creatures like this guy have been known to roam St
Anthony from time to time as pack ice melts in the spring.
Tours
Northland Discovery Tours
BOAT TOUR
( 709-454-3092, 877-632-3747;
www.discovernorthland.com
;
2½hr tour adult/child $58/25;
9am, 1pm & 4pm Jun-Sep)
Northland offers highly recommended cruises for whale- or
iceberg-viewing that leave from the dock behind the Grenfell Interpretation Centre on
West St. If you tend to get seasick, medicate before this one.
Sleeping & Eating
Fishing Point B&B
B&B $$$
(
866-454-2009, 709-454-3117;
www.bbcanada.com/6529.html
; Fishing Point Rd; r $90;
)
This tiny place clings to the rocks en route to the lighthouse and offers the best harbor
view in St Anthony. Get up early, enjoy a bountiful breakfast and watch the boats head
out to sea. The three rooms each have their own bathroom.
Lightkeeper's Seafood
Restaurant
SEAFOOD $$$
( 709-454-4900; Fishing Point Park; mains $12-20; 11:30am-8pm Jun-Sep)
This little gem
of an eatery sits in the shadow of the lighthouse and is often graced by the sight of ice-
bergs and whales. The chowder and scallops are legendary.
Getting There & Away
Flying to St Anthony is technically possible, but the airport is nearly an hour away.
Pro-
vincial Airlines
(
www.provincialairlines.ca
) makes the trip from St John's daily. If
you're leaving St Anthony by car, you have two options: backtrack entirely along Rte
430, or take the long way via Rte 432 along the east coast and Hare Bay. This will meet
up with Rte 430 near Plum Point, between St Barbe and Port aux Choix.
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