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Labrador
Locals say The Big Land · “The Big Land”, “The Land of the Midnight Sun”
The Big Land, where the wild is home.
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Welcome to the Big Land! Whether you're here for the fishing, the snowmobiling, or just to soak in the vast quiet, you'll find a community that knows how to make you feel at home. Grab a bannock and a cup of Labrador tea, and join the conversation.
Clubs for Labrador
No clubs for Labrador yet.
The room
One room for everyone around Labrador. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
AllA good plumber, the best tacos, a lost cat: nobody has asked yet. Be the first.
Coming up
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Labrador. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Churchill Falls Massive waterfall and one of the world's largest underground powerhouses.
- Torngat Mountains National Park Canada's most easterly national park, rugged peaks and polar bears.
- Mealy Mountains National Park Newer park with boreal forest and Atlantic salmon rivers.
- Moravian Mission in Nain 18th-century mission, a centre of Inuit heritage.
- Labrador Interpretation Centre Museum in North West River telling the story of Labrador's peoples and cultures.
- Point Amour Lighthouse Historic lighthouse on the southern coast, open for tours.
- Outdoors Hiking in Torngat Mountains
- Outdoors Fishing for Arctic char
- With kids Visit the Labrador Interpretation Centre
- With kids Go ice fishing with the kids
- Evenings Community dances
- Evenings Pub nights in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
- Locals love Wilderness cabins
- Locals love Ice fishing huts
Through the year
- Labrador Winter Games February Multi-sport competition among Labrador communities, held every two years.
- Labrador Folk Festival July Three days of music, dance and storytelling in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
- Labrador Creative Arts Festival November Showcase of youth theatre, visual arts and writing from across the region.
- Nain Moravian Christmas December Community celebration with carols, crafts and Inuit traditions.
- Labrador City Festival of the Arts August Exhibits, workshops and performances celebrating local artists.
Subarctic climate with long, harsh winters and short, cool summers. The best time to be outside is July and August for hiking and fishing, but winter offers prime snowmobiling and aurora viewing. Best: July and August offer the warmest, most comfortable weather for hiking and fishing.
Talk like a local
- “Skidoo”
- Snowmobile
- “Bakeapple”
- Cloudberry (a golden berry)
- “Partridgeberry”
- Lingonberry
- “The Big Land”
- The region itself
Getaways
- Great Northern Peninsula Take the ferry from St. Barbe to Blanc-Sablon and drive to Gros Morne.
- Humber Valley Drive the Trans-Labrador Highway and ferry to Newfoundland for river valleys and hiking.
- Corner Brook Visit the city's arts scene and Marble Mountain for skiing.
Local flavour
Rooting for Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Raptors, Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL)
Eat and drink
- Bakeapple jam Made from cloudberries, a prized local delicacy.
- Partridgeberry pie Using lingonberries, a traditional dessert.
- Moose stew A hearty wild game dish, often with root vegetables.
- Arctic char Fresh from cold northern waters, often grilled or smoked.
- Bannock Fried or baked bread, a staple in many households.
- Labrador tea A herbal tea brewed from wild Labrador plant leaves.
Where people go
- Remote fly-in communities Innu and Inuit settlements like Nain and Natuashish, accessible only by air or sea.
- Hydroelectric megaprojects Churchill Falls, one of the world's largest underground powerhouses.
- Iron ore mining towns Labrador City and Wabush, built around open-pit mines.
- Torngat Mountains National Park Rugged peaks, fjords, and polar bear habitat.
- Ice fishing huts and snowmobile trails Winter life on frozen lakes and groomed trails.
- Moravian mission sites Historic churches and settlements from the 18th century, especially in Nain.
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Every areaRural Division No. 10 and Division No. 11, NL. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.