Uncle Ran's Bear Paw

Excursion 

February - Late March

Explore how Newfoundland's winter shapes the character of it's people. Adventure on a snowshoe journey with our tour guide and learn how our traditional bear paw snowshoes are made by hand. Although Uncle Ran may tell a few tall and tangled tales, rest assured that his snowshoe craftsmanship and some small fraction of his tales are the truest you will ever see or hear. Warm up with a mug-up next to a cozy wood stove overlooking our home community of Cormack.

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Starting at

$99 per person

Includes your choice of Newfoundland beverage, a sample of local Cormack food and snowshoe equipment.

*Please wear appropriate outdoor clothing.

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Lard Thundering Gee, Lumber, Toutons and Tea

February - Late March

The traditional and sustainable harvesting of firewood and lumber is a deeply rooted cultural and lifestyle experience that Newfoundlanders have always, and to this day, still practice. It is an everyday opportunity to escape into the winter wilderness and find joy in simple pleasures, food and company. 

Adventure on a snowshoe journey with our tour guide and experience how the people provided for themselves during the harsh winters when snow drifts and storms disconnected them from nearby towns. Our experienced outdoorsman will meet us in the woods where he gathers winter firewood and cuts lumber logs. We will warm up next to a fire and fuel up with a Newfoundland boil-up before snowshoeing our way to a small mill to see how the logs are cut into lumber.

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Starting at

$125 per person

Includes your choice of a Newfoundland boil up meal option and snowshoe equipment.

*Please wear appropriate outdoor clothing.