Glovers Harbour ( ), formerly known as Thimble Tickle(s), is an

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and

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in the

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. Smallwood, J.R., R.D.W. Pitt, C. Horan & B.G. Riggs (eds.) (1984)
Glovers Harbour
p. 539–540In: '' Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Volume 2: Fac–Hoy.'' Newfoundland Book Publishers, St. John's. xiii + 1104 pp. .Glovers Harbour

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(1968)
''Gazetteer of Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador''
Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa. xiii + 252 pp. It is located in

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on the northern coast of the island of

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. As a

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, it is led by an elected committee that is responsible for the delivery of certain essential services. It is delineated as a

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for statistical purposes. Settled sometime in the second half of the 19th century, Glovers Harbour has remained primarily a

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throughout its history. It is best known for the

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that was captured on its shores in 1878, which was subsequently recognised as a

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. Glovers Harbour brands itself as the "home of the giant squid" and has a small heritage centre and "life-sized" sculpture dedicated to the animal, these being its main tourist attractions.Machado, K. (2021)
Thimble Tickle: Home Of The Giant Squid (And A Quaint Fishing Village)
''TheTravel'', 27 August 2021.

History

The settlement was named after

John Hawley Glover Sir John Hawley Glover (24 February 1829 – 30 September 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Governor of Lagos Colony, Governor of Newfoundland, and Governor of British Leeward Islands. Naval career He entered the service in 1841 ...

, who served as the

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in 1876–1881 and again in 1883–1885. Joseph Martin (Glovers Harbour)

Early years

According to local tradition, Glovers Harbour was founded by Joseph Martin, originally of

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, who settled there sometime in the late 1800s. Martin's daughter married the son of George Marsh, the first permanent settler of nearby Winter House Cove, and the two families remained the main inhabitants of Glovers Harbour until the arrival of Alex Boone, previously of Cottrell's Cove. Glovers Harbour first appeared in the Canadian national census of 1901, under the name ''Glover Harbor'', when its population was recorded as 67, though this included the inhabitants of

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and Lock's Harbour (later Lockesport(e) or Lockport). In the 1911 census, it was listed as ''Glover's Harbor'', with a population of 28 Newfoundland-born residents, predominantly followers of the

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, though one

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was also recorded. The population fell to a low of 11 at the time of the 1921 census but rebounded to 29 in 1935 and 38 in 1945.

Resettlement period

From its founding, small-scale inshore cod fishing was the mainstay of the local economy, supplemented by seasonal work such as

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as well as

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and

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. By the middle of the 20th century, however, a lack of transport infrastructure left the isolated residents of Glovers Harbour with few other job opportunities. The 1962 construction of a road connecting Glovers Harbour to Route 350 was transformative, as it opened access to the commercially important town of

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and to the nearby fish markets of

and

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. Movement of people from more isolated nearby communities to Glovers Harbour soon followed, largely motivated by a Newfoundland-wide government resettlement program, though some early moves occurred without government assistance. Despite being larger at the time, the neighbouring communities of Lockesporte and Winter House Cove (both located in Seal Bay) were never connected to the road network owing to the difficulty of the surrounding terrain, and this contributed to their rapid decline and eventual abandonment by the close of the 1960s. Smallwood, J.R., C.F. Poole & R.H. Cuff (eds.) (1991)
Lockesporte
. 355In: '' Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Volume 3: Hub–M.'' Harry Cuff Publications, St. John's. xvii + 687 pp. .Poole, C.F. & R.H. Cuff (eds.) (1994)
Winter House Cove, Seal Bay
. 590In: '' Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Volume 5: S–Z.'' Harry Cuff Publications, St. John's. xv + 706 pp. . As recorded in the 1971 census, eight families totalling 39 people (predominantly with the surname Haggett) had moved to Glovers Harbour from Lockesporte alone. At least four families (Burton, followed by Goudie, Haggett, and Rowsell) had similarly resettled from Winter House Cove by this point. As a result, the population of Glovers Harbour swelled almost threefold between 1966 and 1971, from 52 to 145. Salvation Army Sunday School, Lock's Harbour

Salvation Army Sunday School, Lock's Harbour

The concomitant demographic changes turned Glovers Harbour into "a predominantly

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community". The village's first Salvation Army citadel—which also served Lockesporte, Ward's Point, and Winter House Cove, and doubled up as a school—was erected on land belonging to Electra Martin. This was followed by a second citadel, originally constructed near Flag Pond around 1942, that was later moved close to Glovers Harbour Road. During resettlement, Winter House Cove's

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church—a school

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first recorded in the 1901 census—was floated (transported over water) to Glovers Harbour, where it found use as a school until the late 1960s. Both this school and another one that had been built in Glovers Harbour by the 1960s were later closed; thereafter, students attended

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and

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, which were reached by

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. The Anglican church was subsequently renovated and held fortnightly

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presided over by a visiting minister from

. From its peak following resettlement, the population of Glovers Harbour dropped to 136 by 1981 and continued to gradually contract over the next three decades.

Contemporary history

Over time, the fishery in Glovers Harbour has diversified to encompass

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, and queen crab (also known as snow crab).Socio-economic overview of Leading Tickles Area of Interest (AOI), Newfoundland: executive summary

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, May 2004. 16 pp. In 1997, a proposal was submitted to recognise the coastal area around

and Glovers Harbour as a

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(MPA).Power, A.S. & D. Mercer (2002). The role of fishers knowledge in implementing ocean act initiatives in Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 20–24In: N. Haggan, C. Brignall & L. Wood (eds.
Putting fishers' knowledge to work: conference proceedings August 27–30, 2001
''Fisheries Centre Research Reports'' 11(1): 1–504. On 8 June 2001, the area officially came under consideration to become an MPA when it was identified as an Area of Interest by

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for the

(DFO).

Geography

Glovers Harbour is in

within Subdivision E of Division No. 8. A

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on the southern shore of Glovers Harbour is known as Glovers Point. Glovers Harbour also gives its name to the Glovers Harbour Formation, a

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s of the Wild Bight Group that lie to its west.MacLachlan, K., B.H. O'Brien & G.R Dunning (2001)
Redefinition of the Wild Bight Group, Newfoundland: implications for models of island-arc evolution in the Exploits Subzone
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'' 38(6): 889–907. Lockport Mine – Copper–Zinc
The Matty Mitchell Prospectors Resource Room, October 2010. Other geographical points of interest include an unmarked trail called Rowsell's Trail. Glovers Harbour is surrounded "by rolling green hillsides and

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s, making it incredibly picturesque for those who have never visited Newfoundland before".

Thimble Tickle

Glovers Harbour was formerly known as ''Thimble Tickle''(''s'').Dave Marsh interview, March 29, 1988
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.Marsh, B. (2016)
Resettlement in our backyard
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, a ''

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'' is a narrow

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(see List of tickles). The name ''Thimble Tickle'' (and variants thereof) has been applied to a number of related geographical features. The ''Gazetteer of Canada'' of 1968 lists Thimble Tickles (a series of

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), Thimble Head, and Thimble Tickle Head (both

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s) as features in the same general area. Other associated geographical names include Cumlins Cove and Cumlins Head, both listed by the ''Gazetteer'' as features of Thimble Tickle(s). According to the ''

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'', Thimble Tickles is a "scattered group of islands" in the vicinity of Glovers Harbour. It has also been described as "a passage between several islands south of

and a few kilometres north of Glovers Harbour". Thimble Tickle Prospect, also known as the Lockport Mine (after Lockport), was a

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and sulfur mine located "over the hill" and just west of Glovers Harbour. It operated intermittently in the 1880s and 1890s; the shafts were sealed around 1999. Glovers Harbour panorama

Demographics

As a

in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Glovers Harbour recorded a population of 55 living in 28 of its 39 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 92. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The 2016 census recorded a median value of dwellings of

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100,161 (equivalent to

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in ). The median total household income was CA$61,824 (equivalent to US$ in ).

Governance

Glovers Harbour is a

(LSD) that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. The chair of the LSD committee is Ida Haggett.

Giant squid

Thimble Tickle specimen

Glovers Harbour is best known for its association with the

(''Architeuthis dux''). On 2 November 1878, a live animal reportedly long, which came to be known as the "Thimble Tickle specimen", was found aground offshore. Verrill, A.E. (1880)
The cephalopods of the north-eastern coast of America. Part I.—The gigantic squids (''Architeuthis'') and their allies; with observations on similar large species from foreign localities
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'' 5(1) ec. 1879 – Mar. 1880 177–257. Verrill, A.E. (1880)
Synopsis of the Cephalopoda of the north-eastern coast of America
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'' (ser. 3)19(112) pr. 284–295. Ellis, R. (1998). ''

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''. Lyons Press, New York. ix + 322 pp. .Sweeney, M.J. & C.F.E. Roper (2001)
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and rope and died as the tide receded. No parts of the animal were saved and no photographs or exact measurements exist as the specimen was cut up for dog food soon after its discovery; practically all that is known of it comes from a second-hand account by Reverend Moses Harvey in a letter to the ''

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the following year:

On the 2d day of November last, Stephen Sherring, a fisherman residing in Thimble Tickle, not far from the locality where the other devil-fish [the "Three Arms specimen"], was cast ashore, was out in a boat with two other men; not far from the shore they observed some bulky object, and, supposing it might be part of a wreck, they rowed toward it, and, to their horror, found themselves close to a huge fish, having large glassy eyes, which was making desperate efforts to escape, and churning the water into foam by the motion of its immense arms and tail. It was aground and the tide was ebbing. From the funnel at the back of its head it was ejecting large volumes of water, this being its method of moving backward, the force of the stream, by the reaction of the surrounding medium, driving it in the required direction. At times the water from the siphon was black as ink. Finding the monster partially disabled, the fishermen plucked up courage and ventured near enough to throw the grapnel of their boat, the sharp flukes of which, having barbed points, sunk into the soft body. To the grapnel they had attached a stout rope which they had carried ashore and tied to a tree, so as to prevent the fish from going out with the tide. It was a happy thought, for the devil fish found himself effectually moored to the shore. His struggles were terrific as he flung his ten arms about in dying agony. The fishermen took care to keep a respectful distance from the long tentacles, which ever and anon darted out like great tongues from the central mass. At length it became exhausted, and as the water receded it expired. The fishermen, alas! knowing no better, proceeded to convert it into dog's meat. It was a splendid specimen—the largest yet taken— the body measuring 20 feet [] from Cephalopod beak, the beak to the extremity of the tail. It was thus exactly double the size of the New York specimen [better known as the List of giant squid specimens and sightings#42, "Catalina specimen"], and five feet [] longer than the one taken by [fisherman William] Budgell [the "Three Arms specimen"]. The circumference of the body is not stated, but one of the arms measured 35 feet []. This must have been Cephalopod limb, a tentacle.

Though the original account mentions only Stephen Sherring and two other (unnamed) fishermen, later sources identify Glovers Harbour's founder, Joseph Martin, as one of the fishermen involved in the squid's capture.Hynes, B. (2012). The kraken's spawn. p. 1–27In: ''Here Be Dragons: Strange Creatures of Newfoundland and Labrador''. Breakwater Books, St. John's. xiii + 210 + nbsp;pp. . George Marsh and Henry Rowsell—the founders of Winter House Cove and Lock's Harbour (Lockesporte), respectively—have also been suggested as participants. The fishermen may have learned of Moses Harvey's interest in the giant squid when the latter visited

only a couple of months earlier, in August 1878, as part of a

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report broadcast in 2004 features Maurice Martin, great-great-grandson of Joseph Martin, recounting the story of the squid's capture as told to him by his grandfather. The "Thimble Tickle specimen" has long been recognised by

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and its prior incarnations as the largest giant squid ever recorded.Wood, G.L. (1982). ''The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats''. hird editionGuinness Superlatives, London. 252 pp. . However, the reported measurements—particularly the length of the "body .from the beak to the extremity of the tail" (i.e. mantle plus head) at , but also the total length of —greatly exceed all modern, scientifically verified records, which encompass several hundred specimens. O'Shea, S. & K. Bolstad (2008)
Giant squid and colossal squid fact sheet
''The Octopus News Magazine Online'', 6 April 2008. Roper, C.F.E. & E.K. Shea (2013)
Unanswered questions about the giant squid ''Architeuthis'' (Architeuthidae) illustrate our incomplete knowledge of coleoid cephalopods
''American Malacological Bulletin'' 31(1): 109–122. Yukhov, V.L. (2014)
Гигантские кальмары рода ''Architeuthis'' в Южном океане / Giant calmaries ''Аrchiteuthis'' in the Southern ocean
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'' 3: e715. Such lengths are now generally regarded as exaggerations and often attributed to artificial lengthening of the two long feeding tentacles (analogous to stretching elastic bands) or to inadequate measurement methods such as pacing. Over time, various other superlative measurements have been attributed to the specimen, including a mass of Ganeri, A. (1990)
''The Usborne Book of Ocean Facts''
Usborne Publishing, London. 48 pp. . or exactly ; an eye diameter of , ,The undeniable Kraken
''American Oceanography''

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1, 7. or ; and suckers across. Additionally, a number of extreme mass estimates have been published for the specimen.

Giant Squid Interpretation Site

Today, a small heritage centre and a "life-sized", 55-foot giant squid sculpture—collectively known as the Giant Squid Interpretation Site—stand near the site of the specimen's captureHarvey, K. (reporter) (2004)
Sizable squid in Glovers Harbour, N.L.

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'' CBC Here & Now'', 23 January 2004.Hickey, S. (2009)
Super squid: Museum set to open next month
''Advertiser'' (Grand Falls), 25 May 2009. and are the community's main tourist attractions.''2018 Traveller's Guide: Lost and Found''
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, St. John's. 460 pp. The sculpture was completed in 2001 following a

100,000 government contribution (equivalent to

in ); ten thousand visitors were expected in the first year. It weighs four tonnes and was constructed from a combination of steel, wire mesh, and concrete.Life-Size Statue of Monster Squid
RoadsideAmerica.com. The sculpture was designed by fine arts teacher Don Foulds of

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and built by him and his students, with help from Jason Hussey, Niel McLellan, and Edward O'Neill. It has been described as "a beautiful reproduction" by Spanish giant squid experts. The sculpture featured on a

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stamp issued in 2011 as part of the "Roadside Attractions" series, with a print run of 1,045,000.The Giant Squid - Glover's Harbour
Postage Stamp Guide.Hickey, S. (2010)
Canada Post celebrates the giant squid
''Advertiser'' (Grand Falls), 17 June 2010. [Reprinted in
''The Packet'' (Clarenville), 24 June 2010, p. 32
and ''The Beacon'' (Gander), 30 June 2010, p. A8.] The heritage centre opened in 2009 and includes a small museum, a gift shop, and a picnic area. The museum details the capture of the Thimble Tickle specimen—including among its collections the "official records of the encounter" and a "life-sized" replica of the squid's eyeball—but also the history of the local area and particularly its fishing heritage.

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