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French Private Soldier With War Gun Fort Royal Newfoundland

A costumed interpreter dressed as a French Private Soldier at Fort Royal at the Castle Hill National Historic Site in Newfoundland, Canada, holds onto a gun used during the war.

At Fort Royal at the Castle Hill National Historic Site near Placentia on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, a man dressed as a French Private Soldier holds onto an old war gun. This gun is also called a musket and is a long gun which was inte ...

Historic Cape St Marys Lighthouse Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland

The sunlight shines off the lantern atop the historic building which houses the Cape St. Mary's Lighthouse on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.

Back in 1860, the historic Cape St. Mary's Lighthouse was established and watched over the waters off the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. Two dwellings were attached to the brick tower lighthouse which was cased in concrete in 1871 and ...

Fort Royal Sign Placentia Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland

The historic stone wall at Fort Royal in Placentia on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada stands in the backdrop. A sign outlining important facts relates information about the history of Fort Royal.

Tourists to Fort Royal near Placentia on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada, can read this sign which explains how the area once appeared as they tour around this attraction. Backdropped by a stone wall, Fort Royal was established in 16 ...

Placentia Town Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland Canada

The scenic view of the town of Placentia on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada is breathtaking from Fort Royal at Castle Hill National Historic Site.

The town of Placentia, once known as Plaisance, is located on the southwest coast of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada which spans across the coastal forested area. From Fort Royal at Castle Hill National Historic Site, the view of the ...

Wild Iris Field Cape St Marys Ecological Reserve Newfoundland

Growing to perfection, a wild iris blossoms in a field at the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.

A field at the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada blossoms in purple hues from the Iris flowers growing wild. The sunlight beats down on the field at the top of the high cliffs where these wild Iris ...

Purple Wild Iris Cape St Marys Ecological Reserve

The landscape across a field in the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland, Canada is adorned with stunning purple wild Iris flowers once Spring arrives.

A beautiful purple colored Iris blossoms in a wilderness field at the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve in the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. The Iris flowers grow along the top of the high cliffs where miles of greenery spans the lan ...

Cape St Marys Lighthouse Building Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland

The lightkeepers building at the lighthouse at the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve in the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.

The Cape St. Mary's Lighthouse at the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve was established in 1860 consisting of a brick tower with two attached dwellings. In 1871, the lighthouse was covered in a case of concrete and then in iron in 1885.Around th ...

Wild Iris Flowers Newfoundland

Beautiful purple wild iris flowers blossom in a field near the Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.

In a field at the top of the cliffs that make up Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland Labrador, wild iris flowers begin to rear their heads. Each of the flowers begin to open showing off their purple coloring as they sway gently in t ...

Northern Gannet Picture

The distinct coloring on the Northern Gannet is easy to see in this picture taken at the Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland.

Atop Bird Rock at the Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland, Canada is where you will find more than 24,000 Northern Gannets breeding, nesting and feeding. The Northern Gannet in this picture, peacefully flies past the sides of Bird R ...

White Sheep Avalon Peninsula

A landscape full of white sheep grazing near Bird Rock at Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.

Near Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland Labrador, one can find sheep grazing as they spread out across the green pastures. These white balls of wool are seen daily as the grass is superb for the sheep to fe ...

Castle Hill Placentia Bay Newfoundland Labrador

A play is performed at Castle Hill National Historic Site in the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.

Castle Hill National Historic Site on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland Labrador is home to the remains of the French and English fortifications from earlier centuries. Here visitors can watch a play called "Faces of Fort Royal" put on by acto ...

Northern Gannets Birds Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland

Thousands of Northern Gannets nest upon Bird Rock at the Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland Labrador.

During the breeding season, Bird Rock on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland Labrador is home to about twenty-four thousand Northern Gannets. Bird Rock stands about one hundred meters high and the Northern Gannets can be seen by visitors to the ...

Cloudberry Fruit

The fruit of a cloudberry or bakeapple has been fully ripened and this one was found on the road to Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.

A cloudberry plant or bakeapple plant grows wild in the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada and if the fruit of the cloudberry is an amber color like this one, they are ready for eating. If the fruit is still a pale red color, then it is not ...