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Labrador
The largely undisturbed wilderness of Labrador, which lies northwest of the Island of Newfoundland, has only 30,000 inhabitants, and can be reached by air or by ferry from the port of St Barbe on Newfoundland’s northern coast. The 16th-century Basque whaling station of Red Bay on Labrador’s southern coast is the oldest industrial complex in the New World. Close by, the Labrador Straits Museum has displays on the Maritime Archaic Indians who built a burial mound nearby at L’Anse-Amour around 5500 BC.
Much of Labrador is undeveloped and, except in the few isolated towns and Inuit, Innu and Métis coastal villages, uninhabited. There are two principal road systems on the island, one which connects the inland mining town of Labrador City with the eastern inlet of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and a coastal highway that extends along the eastern coastline and links most of the region’s Atlantic fishing villages. Both provide opportunities for short day tours. Longer trips to the Labrador interior can be arranged through the many tour operators and outfitters that service the Labrador region. A boat tour of the Labrador coastline, taking 12 days, is available during the summer months. Winters can be bitterly cold in Labrador and travellers should come prepared. Labrador City, near the Labrador-Quebec border, is a favourite destination for snowmobiling, cross-country and downhill skiing.
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