It’s only fitting that a place lovingly referred to as The Rock should have a geology-focused science centre. Memorial University’s Johnson Geo Centre is exactly that. Located on famed Signal Hill, the centre is part of Memorial University’s new Signal Hill Campus. That’s roughly 4 km due east of the main campus in St. John’s. … Read more
Bell Island is the largest island in Conception Bay and lies off the coast to the west of St. John’s, Newfoundland. That may seem unremarkable, but from 1895 to 1966 this tiny island was a major, global iron ore mining hotspot. So imporant was it, that Nazi Germany attacked it twice during the second world … Read more
Manuels River is a multi-purpose event facility housing a museum dedicated to the spectacularly preserved trilobites preserved in the canyon walls of Manuels River. It is located in Conception Bay South just 20 km west of downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Naming is admittedly a bit confusing. The museum opened in 2013 as the … Read more
The Fortune Head Geology Centre is a modest, volunteer run museum in the town of Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located in the town’s tourist information building at the docks where the ferry to St. Pierre and Miquelon comes and goes. The museum is seasonal, and being reliant on volunteer support, the season start … Read more