Robert Hunt shares his father’s firsthand account of being aboard the SS Kitty’s Brook when it was attacked during WWII. My father, Edward Hunt, an able seaman, was one many thousands of merchant marines who left St. John’s between 1939 and 1945 to battle the Germans on the Atlantic Ocean in the Second World War. On May…
A student of naval architecture was surprised to learn he was the latest in an esteemed boat-building lineage. By Nicola Ryan Hoist the sails and steer your imagination back in time to New Harbour, Trinity Bay, 220 years ago. Boats of all sizes crowd the shoreline and Charles Newhook, master shipbuilder, and his crew are…
Downhome’s gardening expert, Kim Thistle, answers common questions for fall gardeners.Do you have a question for Kim? email [email protected] What happens if you plant your fall bulbs (tulip, daffodils, crocus, etc) upside down? It is often difficult to know which side is up when it comes to fall bulbs. Crocus are one of the more…
Wendy Rose chats with the musician about his new album Shantyman – A Servant to the Song “My life in music has taught me that a song has the power to change the world… one mind at a time.” Séan McCann delivered this impressive line to an interview with Memorial University in 2014, and in…
