Susan Nicol's Blog: Canadian Sagas

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All the Comforts of Home

When Leif Eiriksson and his family built a settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, they crafted many of their furnishings from what was available locally. The area offered several great advantages, not the least ...

Only Way to Visit Newfoundland

On Monday, May 4, the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador shut sea and air traffic to all but essential travellers due to COVID-19 precautions. So, sadly, one of the most attractive and engaging tourist destinations in...

You Can Still Visit L'Anse aux Meadows

Vacation plans have been cancelled around the world. Around the WHOLE WORLD.

World Book Day 2020

March 5, 2020, is World Book Day-a UNESCO initiative that aims to celebrate both books and reading. It's marked in over 100 countries across the globe on the first Thursday of March. In Britain, it falls on St. David's D...

When Vikings Barbeque

At Norstead Viking Village in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, you'll discover many recreations in this 11th century Viking port of trade. This outdoor fire pit is one of them.

Romance in Rocky Harbour

In Sagas & Sea Smoke, the protagonists, Audrey Vincent and Luc Laliberte, discover exquisite vistas, intriguing keepsakes, and love in the perfectly picturesque town of Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Viking Village Boardwalk

In the novel Sagas & Sea Smoke, the primary protagonist, Audrey Vincent, is approached twice on this boardwalk that leads to Norstead Village, a recreation of an eleventh-century Viking port of trade.

Site of Sagas & Sea Smoke Screech-in

Much of the action in Chapter One of Sagas & Sea Smoke takes place inside the Royal Canadian Legion hall in St. Anthony, Newfoundland.

Hogmanay, Yules, J��l, New Year's Eve

So my husband and I joined a rather large, intent band of Winnipeg revellers, who circled for parking spots, braved the cold, and trekked to a snowy knoll near the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to watch fireworks on N...