Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Shipping News brought the world's attention to Newfoundland, and this travelogue brings that haunting, beautiful landscape to life. The island occupies a world apart — shaped by sea, fog, and centuries of fishing culture — and Proulx captured its soul with astonishing precision.
The journey traces the Avalon Peninsula, witnesses towering icebergs drifting off Twillingate and explores the historic outport communities of Trinity and Grand Bank - villages clinging to the rocky shores where life has been defined by the Atlantic for generations. Besides the fishing heritage and the vibrant, eccentric capital of St. John's, the first part of this travelogue also will take you to the French island of St. Pierre.
Part Two of this presentation takes you to western Newfoundland and Labrador following in the footsteps of the Vikings. It concludes with the Broadway play, Come From Away, which deals with the people of Gander and how they embraced the thousands of people who were stranded there following the events of 9/11.
Every Travelogue Includes
- ◆Audio-visual presentation
- ◆Literary and historical immersion into the region
- ◆Handouts and reference materials
- ◆Recipes from the area
- ◆Hotel and inn recommendations
- ◆Discussion of the featured literature or novel
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