Cupids Cove Chatter

The new Cupids Legacy Centre is state of the art facility offering an innovative and interactive museum experience.

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The Centre is a place “Where the Present Meets the Past” – a place where visitors are encouraged to explore the exotic nature of our landscapes, our waterscapes, our cultural heritage and our people – a place where visitors are encouraged to pause and reflect on their heritage…. our common heritage and perhaps…. in the process of reflection …discover something about themselves. Those who visit this place will be invited to explore the legacies left by their ancestors and will be motivated to ponder their own legacies.

Illuminating the rich tapestry of history and culture that has defined Cupids’ place at the nexus of Canadian history, the Cupids Legacy Centre represents a permanent home to a vast heritage that echoes in every field and cove of this remarkable place.

Jean-Daniel Lafond; Her Excellency The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean; Rowena Smith, and Sharon Jackson Archaeology Lab

(l-r) Lloyd Kane, vice-chair, Cupids 400; Mayor Ron Laracy, town of Cupids; Harold Akerman, Cupids Heritage Society; the Hon. Keith Ashfield, ACOA; the Hon.Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador; the Hon. Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, the Hon. Tom Hedderson, MHA; and Roy Dawe, Chair, Cupids 400.

As one of its Legacy Projects, Cupids 400 assisted the town of Bay Roberts with funding a series of 10 Legacy Signs in the town. On July 28th, John Guy and Cathy Kleinwort of the Cupids 400 Board of Directors assisted Bay Roberts Mayor Glen Littlejohn to unveil the first sign. When the series is complete, it will form an informal walking trail around the town.

The first legacy storyboard is located on the Klondyke Causeway which joins Bay Roberts to Coley’s Point (which is also part of the municipality.) It was built in 1898.

The storyboard details how and why it was built, as well as how it got its name with the interesting spelling.

John Guy in Bay Roberts