Northern Bay Sands
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Northern Bay Sands is a popular beach and campgrounds in Northern Bay
, Newfoundland and Labrador
, Canada
. In 1775, a ship supposedly crashed off the coast of the beach due to the Great Hurricane of 1775
. Throughout the 19th and early 20th century the beach was used as a site for gutting, cleaning and salting fish in the small-boat cod fishery. After Confederation, the beach became a provincial park.
Tourism at the park - which presently has upwards of 50 campsites - steadily increased over the next few decades. In 1997, a majority of provincial parks in Newfoundland and Labrador
were privatized. Sea Arch Efficiency Units have developed for all guest visiting the ares. Sea Arch Efficiency Units promotes families and is named for the nearby Sea Arch locally known as the "mouse hole". Sea Arch Efficiency Units and Cabins are 4 km from the beach.
The beach is frequented by many tourists between Victoria Day Weekend (May 24th) and Labour Day Weekend in September. In the past there were music festivals, with a large one called The Beach Bash, that took place at least once a summer at the park. Presently, The Beach Bash and other festivals are no longer held and the stage where musicians performed for the festival has been removed. Coincidentally, the current owner and operator of the beach is Neal O'Leary, the independent Newfoundland musician who first started The Beach Bash.
Northern Bay Sands has two freshwater pools on the northern end of the beach and the majority of its campsites on the southern end. There are two bars, a laundromat, a café and a take-out restaurant within walking distance of the beach.
Northern Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Northern Bay is a small community on the northern tip of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-Location:...
, Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Canada
Canada
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. In 1775, a ship supposedly crashed off the coast of the beach due to the Great Hurricane of 1775
Newfoundland Hurricane of 1775
The Newfoundland Hurricane of 1775, also known as the Independence Hurricane, was a hurricane that hit the Colony of Newfoundland in September of 1775. It is believed to have killed at least 4,000 people, making it one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes of all time.-North Carolina and Virginia:On...
. Throughout the 19th and early 20th century the beach was used as a site for gutting, cleaning and salting fish in the small-boat cod fishery. After Confederation, the beach became a provincial park.
Tourism at the park - which presently has upwards of 50 campsites - steadily increased over the next few decades. In 1997, a majority of provincial parks in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
were privatized. Sea Arch Efficiency Units have developed for all guest visiting the ares. Sea Arch Efficiency Units promotes families and is named for the nearby Sea Arch locally known as the "mouse hole". Sea Arch Efficiency Units and Cabins are 4 km from the beach.
The beach is frequented by many tourists between Victoria Day Weekend (May 24th) and Labour Day Weekend in September. In the past there were music festivals, with a large one called The Beach Bash, that took place at least once a summer at the park. Presently, The Beach Bash and other festivals are no longer held and the stage where musicians performed for the festival has been removed. Coincidentally, the current owner and operator of the beach is Neal O'Leary, the independent Newfoundland musician who first started The Beach Bash.
Northern Bay Sands has two freshwater pools on the northern end of the beach and the majority of its campsites on the southern end. There are two bars, a laundromat, a café and a take-out restaurant within walking distance of the beach.
See also
- Northern Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorNorthern Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorNorthern Bay is a small community on the northern tip of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-Location:...
- List of Canadian provincial parks
- Sea Arch Efficiency Units, Cabins
External links
- Northern Bay Sands - Official site
- Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Parks page
- http://www.cabinsnearnorthernbaysands.ca - Sea Arch Efficiency Units Official Site