| Bay Roberts
www.bayroberts.com
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Sites
of Interest
Bay Roberts East Shoreline Heritage Walk
"Road to Yesterday" Museum
Christopher Pratt Art Gallery
Location
Bay Roberts - Water on Five Sides
Photo: Barry C. Parsons
The municipality of Bay Roberts, which was incorporated on February 17, 1951, is the largest town on the Baccalieu Trail. The municipality is comprised of five smaller communities. Bay Roberts and Bay Roberts East are on a peninsula jutting into Conception Bay and Coley's Point is on an adjacent smaller peninsula. There is a causeway, called the Klondyke, which joins the two peninsulas. Shearstown, located on the Shearstown River which runs into the Shearstown estuary and Spaniard's Bay, and the Country Road area are more inland. Because Bay Roberts is comprised of two peninsulas, the town is surrounded on five sides by water. The town population is 5,414 - 2006 census.
A Habitat for Waterfowl is being developed in the Shearstown Estuary as a result of a Stewardship Agreement signed between the towns of Bay Roberts and Spaniard's Bay which protects and conserves a key habitat estuary for waterfowl. more from Bay Roberts Website >>
One of three bald eagle fledglings
hunting fish in Shearstown estuary in 2006
The EHJV is one of only fourteen Joint Ventures created under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. It is administered by the provincial Inland Fish and Wildlife Division, but involves many partners including Wildlife Habitat Canada, Ducks Unlimited and the Canadian Wildlife Service.
Special Events in Bay Roberts
Bay Roberts has developed a website for its well planned, year around Special Events Program - www.bayrobertsevents.com It has twice won national awards for its "Festival of Lights - Winter Lights" Celebrations at Christmas. In the past, the summer Klondyke Concert has brought as many as 30,000 people to the region. Through out the year, town faculties such as the Bay Arena, the Wilbur Sparkes Recreation Complex, and the Community Gardens, offer citizens and visitors a variety of sports, musical presentations, and participatory events.
Services Offered by Bay Roberts
The town offers services and products that the visitor may need - such as banks, supermarkets, a laundromat, a veterinarian, medical, restaurants, fast food outlets, a liquor store, and many others.
The town has superior recreational and park facilities and programs, including an indoor swimming pool, the Bay Arena, 5 playgrounds, a large recreational field with outdoor lighting, and tennis courts. The town's growing residential areas show a pride of ownership which contribute to overall impression of peacefulness and beauty.
Early History
Like many towns in the region, Bay Roberts has a history which goes hundreds of years. European fishermen were visiting Bay Roberts as early as the 1500s. Fishermen from Brittany and Normandy in what is today France fished the waters off the coast of Bay Roberts in the early 1500s and named the harbour Baie de Robert. They established onshore fishing rooms where they dried and salted codfish. The French fishermen came to the area because of its large harbour, and flat rock beaches which they used for curing fish. Evidence of these European people can be found in community place names such as Priaulx Hill and in nearby names such as Spaniard's Bay and Port de Grave.
One of Many
Storage Jars found
in 17c Shipwreck
Bay Roberts Harbour
Large Number Displayed
at Bay Roberts Museum
Places to See
The town has many attractions for the tourist. The restored Bay Roberts Cable Building (the former Western Union Building), a Provincial Heritage Structure, contains the "Road To Yesterday" Museum, the Archives, and the Christopher Pratt Art Gallery on upper level; and Town Council Chambers on the lower level. Across the street is a beautifully constructed concourse area which overlooks Bay Roberts harbour.
General Store Display
"Road to Yesterday" Museum
Popular museum exhibits are the Kopper Kettle Tea Room and the General Store from the Mercantile Exhibit. Exhibits were donated by the community and reflect the town lifestyle before Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949. The general store contains elements from a number of the town’s general stores. more from Bay Roberts Website >>
The Bay Roberts East Shoreline Heritage Walk winds for approximately 4 km through the earliest settlement of Bay Roberts (Juggler's Cove and French's Cove). The visitor can view remains of rock walls, foundations, root cellars and grave sites, as well there is seasonal whale watching. There are picnic areas with toilet facilities. more from Bay Roberts Website >>
Root Cellar
Shoreline Heritage Walk
The Veterans’ Quay Marina is located in the heart of the town, is used by many pleasure craft visiting the area. The Coish Walking Trail follows the shoreline around the bottom of the harbour. The Coish, which means riverhead in Ireland, was named by the early Irish residents who settled there.
The Veterans' Quay Marina
The town’s Visitors' Pavilion on Veterans’ Memorial Highway [Route 75] features information about the town and about the province.
Visitors' Pavilion - Veterans' Memorial Highway
Bay Roberts Photos
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Tourism Association Members
Bay Roberts [Municipality on the Baccalieu Trail incorporated 2/17/1951
Population 5,414 - 2006 census.] Bay Roberts is the largest town on the Baccalieu Trail. Visitors enjoy the Bay Roberts East Shoreline Heritage Walk and the Cable Building Registered Heritage Structure which contains the "Road to Yesterday" museum and the Christopher Pratt Art Gallery.
Contact: info@bayroberts.com Cable Office Bldg., Water St,
Bay Roberts NL A0A 1G0
Tel: 786-2126 Fax: 786-2128
www.bayroberts.com
Baccalieu Consulting offers Graphic Design, Web Design & Hosting, Proposal Development and Project Management. Our clients include: the Baccalieu Trail Tourism Association, the towns of Bay Roberts, Carbonear, and Brigus, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Municipal Admisistrators. Contact: Margaret Ayad - Bay Roberts, NL A0A 1G0 Tel: (709) 786--7686 Fax: (709) 786-4618.
Beaver Plaza - is a locally owned and operated Shopping Mall located in Bay Roberts Newfoundland, Canada. Beaver Plaza offers a number of places to shop including a department store, a sports store, Price Chopper Supermarket, Newfoundland & Labrador Liquor Board Store, a dollar store, and a gift store. Contact: Katherine Spencer - Main Highway, Bay Roberts , NL A0A 1G0 Tel: (709) 786-2157 Fax: (709) 786-1267
Bay Roberts Heritage Society was formed in 1989 by a group of citizens that sought to preserve the heritage of Bay Roberts. Contact: Betty Jerrett - Cable Building, Water Street, Bay Roberts NL A0A 1G0 Tel: (709)786- 2005 After Hours: (709) 786-3482
Klondyke Hotel, Lounge, and Conference Room opened in July, 2003, located in the historic Coish of Bay Roberts Harbour, with a view of the harbour from each room. Contact: Klondyke Hotel 72-76 Water Street Bay Roberts NL A0A 1G0 Tel: (709) 786-4700 Fax: (709) 786-4747
Legrow's Travel Bay Roberts offers full travel services to business and vacation travellers. Contact: Carolyn Drover Main Highway, PO Box 1214 Bay Roberts, NL A0A 1G0 Phone: (709) 786 - 7902 Fax: (709) 786 - 4952, Toll Free: (877) 786 - 7902
Madrock Cafe & Crafts is located at the Juggler's Cove entrance to the Bay Roberts East Shoreline Heritage Walk, near Madrock. They offer home cooked Newfoundland food and a selection of locally made crafts and souvenirs in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere. They are proud of their "Big Breakfast" which is only $4.99. Open all year round, every day, 9am to 9pm.Contact: Betty Badcock. Bay Roberts East NL A0A 1G0 Tel (709) 786-4047 Email: madrockcafe@persona.ca Web Stie: Madrock Cafe & Crafts
Pizza Delight is a 90 seat family style restaurant with a relaxing atmosphere. Fully licensed
and air conditioned. We offer a large menu variety as well as daily lunch buffet
with soups, salads, pizza and pasta. Able to accommodate large groups. Bay Roberts, NL A0A 1G0 Phone: 709- 786-6770 Fax: 709-786-6773
email: f6pdel@nf.aibn
Web Site: www.pizzadelight.ca
LOCATION: Bay Roberts
West Side Charlie's Billiards & Bar located in Bay Roberts, offers bar service and billiards to its customers. Main Highway Bay Roberts NL A0A 1G0 Tel (709) 786-7150 Web Site: www.westsidecharlies.com
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