Returning home

One of the highlights of summer 2025 was a family trip back to my father’s birthplace- a tiny island off the southwest coast of NL called Ramea. Getting to this outport is no small feat… especially when you live in New Brunswick! This incredible road trip saw my father, Jim Kendall, and his grown adult…

Bys what a trip

Boyd Holloway & Laura Broderick, first vacation together April 2025 Newfoundlanders in Cuba, everyone loved reading the downhomer magazine in Cuba! you never know where the downhomer will show up!  Image Upload: Location, Place , Whereabouts: Cayo Coco, Cuba

Newfoundland Banana Split

A Newfoundland Banana Split Hello Downhome; My name is Anita Laramey and I have been enjoying your magazine now for over 25 years. I got my first issue to read from a customer of my husband who was from Newfoundland and was living in Toronto and wanted to build a new cottage/home up here in…

See You Later

This is not “good-bye”, this is “see you later!” Photo was taken as we sat in line to board the ferry to leave Newfoundland. For now. Image Upload: Location, Place , Whereabouts: Port Aux Basques Ferry Terminal

Tors cove

  Image Upload: Location, Place , Whereabouts: Tors cove reuniting with teaching friends

Chillin Out in Newfoundland

Arrived in Newfoundland on 5 June from Kingston Ontario, stayed overnight in Torbay and then heading up the eastern side of the island driving looking for icebergs. We managed to find a number of them in the Twillingate area. This shot shows one close to the coastline with some hikers walking and gives some perspective…

‘Old Car Buddy’ in Quebec

While visiting my daughter in Chateauguay,PQ this Spring I finally got to see my friend Bill’s  Grand Prix Pontiac. Each time my wife & I had visited before Bill’s baby was always in storage so this was the first time I had actually seen this Classic .We actually went to an old car event in…