PO Box 85, Cupids, NL A0A 2B0
In August 1610, Bristol merchant John Guy arrived at Cupids Cove in Conception Bay with thirty-eight settlers. The colony they established was the first English settlement in what became Canada.
Open: June 1st – October 9th
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Updated · Mis à jour — Jun 16, 2026
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