Eastern Mennonite University students
A rock called The Devil’s Heart
Liza gets ready for bed…
Maggie doesn’t
Archive for June, 2008
Jun
29
2008
On the Road – Arches Provincial Park, Newfoundland, June 28, 2008
Maggie, wrapped in a blanket, explores the rocky landscape at Arches provinical park.
Jun
28
2008
On the Road – A Morning in Raleigh, Newfoundland, June 28, 2008
Waking up in the tiny bunkhouse
Our guide, Noah Smith, shows us the old root cellar.
Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve is home to numerous rare plants and Big Oven Cave.
A student looks over the water at the Raleigh Historical Fishing Premises.
Dressed in historical garb, the women of the Raleigh Historical Corporation bid us farewell.
Jun
27
2008
On the Road – An Evening in Raleigh, Newfoundland, June 27, 2008
An evening at Raleigh Historical Corporation, a restored historical fishing village on the Northern Peninsula.
A hearty meal of caribou stew and fish ‘n’ brewis.
A lamplit night in the bunkhouse
Jun
27
2008
On the Road – Last stop on the Northern Ranger, June 27, 2008
The Northern Ranger docked in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut en route to Goose Bay, Labrador
The deck of the Northern Ranger
Resting on deck before the flight to Newfoundland
We met Bertha last summer in Rigolet. She showed us amazing hospitality when we were complete strangers. We had the good fortune to meet up with her again on the ferry from Rigolet to Goose Bay.
Jun
26
2008
On the Road – James Andersen, Photographer, June 26, 2008
James Andersen (known affectionately as Uncle Jim) has been documenting the isolated town of Makkovik for more than 30 years. Recently, The Rooms Provincial Museum in St. John’s sponsored a retrospective of his work. We had the honor of meeting Jim last summer, and we had a chance to reconnect briefly on our ferry stop in Makkovik.
Jun
26
2008
On the Road – Lena's Family in Makkovik, Nunatsiavut, June 26, 2008
Three generations: When the Northern Ranger stopped in Makkovik, Lena invited us to meet her family.
As a child, Lena’s grandmother came from northern Quebec to Labrador via dog sled.
Lena’s mother
Lena
Lena’s grandparents were Inuit folk singers
Lena’s sister Juliette
Jun
26
2008
On the Road – The Northern Ranger to Postville, June 26, 2008
Departing Hopedale aboard the Northern Ranger
We met Lena aboard the Ranger. She is the first Inuit archaelogist in Nunatsiavut. This is her son second son.
Icebergs dot the ocean.
Docking at Postville, Nunatsiavut
A boat in Postville, Nunatsiavut
Jun
25
2008
On the Road – an Evening with Augusta, Hopedale, June 25, 2008
Augusta grew up in Hebron and came to Hopedale as a child. She spent an evening with us sharing her life story.
Jun
25
2008
On the Road – Singing at the Moravian Church, June 24, 2008
A community choir sings at the Moravian Church.
Jun
24
2008
On the Road – Sled Dogs in Hopedale, June 25, 2008
Sled dogs in Hopdale: To put it mildly, the adult versions are not nearly so cuddly.
Photo by Anna Maria Johnson
Jun
24
2008
On the Road – An Evening in Hopedale, June 24, 2008
A polar bear skin dries on a rack in Hopedale.
Nunatsiavut has a strictly limited polar bear hunt. I believe only one resident in the community was allowed to shoot a bear.
Splitting Arctic char
Caribou antlers
A view of the Amaguk Inn in Hopedale
Anna Maria draws the scene outside our window.
Jun
24
2008
On the Road – Islands and Icebergs near Hopedale, June 24, 2008
A boat trip out to the icebergs
Seagulls and Eider ducks maintain nests on nearby islands.
A fish net yields an arctic char.
Eddie prepares a delicious meal featuring arctic char after a cold ride back to Hopedale.
