Musgrave Harbour Originally named Muddy Hole when first settled in 1834, was renamed to Musgrave Harbour in 1886 in honor of Governor Anthony Musgrave. Musgrave is known for its 7 km of fine white sandy beach that stretches along the coast line from the Fishermen's Museum to The Banting Memorial Municipal Park. Muddy Hole was a
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), downward movement of a structure's foundation
*Settlement (finance), where securities are delivered against payment of money
*Settlement (litigatio ...
in
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...
.
It is featured in the beginning of
Farley Mowat
Farley McGill Mowat, (May 12, 1921 – May 6, 2014) was a Canadian writer and environmentalist. His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Ca ...
's 1969 book ''The Boat Who Wouldn't Float''.
[Farley Mowat's 1969 book The Boat Who Wouldn't Float ] The exact location of this town is unknown, but the text places it somewhere along Newfoundland's easternmost end, south of
Ferryland
Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon Peninsula. According to the 2021 Statistics Canada census, its population is 371.
Seventeenth century settlement
Ferryland was originally established as a station for migratory fi ...
.
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Ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
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