The BEST ABANDONED GHOST TOWN in NEWFOUNDLAND
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2018
- Newfoundland (Canada) is known for it's abandoned ghost villages or ghost towns. In this video, I explore Round Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada which is a DREAM location in the Summertime. That being said, it is pretty much an abandoned Newfoundland ghost town, especially in the harsh Canadian winters.
This Newfoundland ghost town has a population of 3 at some points in the summer but attracts as many as 600 tourists over July & August.
I was lucky enough to spend a couple of nights there a few years ago. I stayed with an amazing, beautiful lady, Mrs. Ena Fudge, who recently passed away. I wish everyone could have met this lovely lady. I stayed at her home. In the evenings we sat in her kitchen and listened to the whales in the harbour over cups of tea and Mrs. Fudge’s endless supply of mouth-watering traditional food and spell-binding stories of days gone by. R.I.P, sweet lady.
Unlike many who might read this, I had an amazing experience in Newfoundland. I left NYC to do my medical internship in St.Johns for a yr 1975-6
Clarence looked like he didn't want to be bothered.
Hi there, it really isn't abandoned. I own a home there myself. It's a busy spot in the summer months, and for those of us who like to skidoo in. There's always someone looking out to the homes when others are away. Certainly some homes are no longer lived in but they are very much owned by people. It's a wonderful place to stay. Very peaceful and away from many of the distractions of the modern world.
The Island is always gorgeous...so much culture, every town has it's own embodiment of folklore, and rich history.
The abandoned communities on this island really are incredible. There's so many of them, and they're so fascinating to go back and visit. I'm still in high school, and am very used to a modern lifestyle, but over the summer, I visited the abandoned community that my grandparents once called home. A couple and their dog was staying in their own house there for the summer. My mother's old vacation house there was built on logs over the water and washed away around 5 years ago. The fishing wharf was actually quite intact and people were storing things inside (a smaller community that denied the opportunity to resettle can be walked to from there). In September, though, Hurricane Larry struck the island and the wharf was completely demolished. The walls and everything else just collapsed beneath the roof. The photos from the following day of the debris in the water and the roof floating atop of the sea was shocking, especially considering I was one of the last people to ever stand on the wharf. I would love to go back there and take another look at it now.
Thanks for lovely scenic video. I became your subscriber. Looking forward for more videos from Canada. And may your video little longer to enjoy.👍👍
Looks stunning. I'm from Northern Ontario and live in Winnipeg flatlands. I would love to visit the East coast one day, and one day I will.
Beautiful place. I'm from California and NL is my favorite destination, the out ports especially.
Oct 13th, 9:15 am 2023.Being born and raised in Newfoundland it's history for me. Left the province for Ontario in 1976 and returned to Hr. Grace in Aug, 2022. I have always loved Nl . The history takes me back. I didn't realize there were so many abandoned places. Loved your video.
Yea that's wild. So many places like that all over the island, it's crazy. Nice to visit but hard to live in a place like that if you're from a bigger place with lots happening.
My mother was born in Francois NL. I plan on someday sailing to the south coast of NL and having an extended stay on one of the old abandoned outports. thank you for such a wonderful video good sir.
Great video John!! Thanks so much.🇮🇪👍
Great video and a beautiful place for sure
The nicest people you will ever meet are located in Newfoundland Canada. I would live there for the people alone
My name is Nicholas. I was born and raised in Newfoundland, now living in Calgary. This is the exact same town where my mom and her relatives, with the surname Fudge, spent their childhood years. While living in Clarenville in the 90s, I've spent some time staying at my nan and pop's house up the hill, and how eerie this place was from the point of view of my 5 year old self. It used to feel so lonely and terrifying, especially at night. But now, when I'm talking to my friends in person and online, I often refer to it as "The Harbour". I was so scared of it, I always wanted to ask my family if we could get out of the place and drive hundreds of kilometres away from it. But it's such a neat surprise to see it featured on a CZcams video with thousands of views.
My wife & I had the pleasure of visiting Round Harbour in 2008. We met a visiting couple in a B&B who knew of the town and told us we had to see it. You won't find it in tourist guides. We wandered the quiet little town. Even visited the little church high on the hill above the “downtown” area. Nellie [?) Fudge lived in the dark green house at the end of the “boardwalk”. At that time she was a summer resident. So many memories of the beautiful town and the wonderful people we met in NL. A shame to see it all fade away.
Beautiful place...so much beautiful sights and wildlife here.
Well protected small harbour. When the fishery died so did all these small communities.
It was nice to see the town. Visited my self about 4-5 years ago, I am from Baie Verte which isn’t far from Round Harbour.