Hawthorne Cottage

Open: May 15 - Oct 4
10am - 6pm, daily
Admission
Adult $2.50, Senior $2.00,Youth (6-16) $1.50
Family $6.00 Commercial and non-profit groups $1.00 per person
(Wheelchair accessible)

Hawthorne Cottage was home of famous Arctic explorer Captain Bob Bartlett. The cottage is a fine example of the picturesque style of architecture in Newfoundland and is furnished with artifacts and memorabilia from Captain Bob's voyages.

Born in 1875, "Captain Bob's" involvement in Peary's expeditions to the North Pole, the Canadian Arctic Expedition commanding the Karluk in 1913-14 and numerous scientific arctic voyages for The National Geographic, the Smithsonian, and other scientific groups have made him a significant figure in the history of arctic exploration.

During the Canadian Arctic expedition of 1913-18 under Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Captain Bartlett walked 700 miles across Arctic ice and down the Siberian coast to save 14 people on the ill-fated Karluk from certain death. This action earned Captain Bob Bartlett the following citation from marine historian Thomas Appleton: "the finest feat of leadership in Canadian Marine history

Contact: Elizabeth Keeping
Brigus, NL A0A 1K0
Tel: 709-528-4004 Fax: 709-528-4004
Mailing Address:
Nfld. Historic Parks Association
P.O.Box 5542, St. John’s, NL A1C 5W4

Captain Bob Bartlett