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Slug: capelin-roll-newfoundland · Category: Fish & Sea · Tags: capelin, capelin roll, Newfoundland fishery, Mallotus villosus, marine ecology, Iceberg Alley For a week, sometimes two, in late June or early July, the beaches along Newfoundland’s east coast fill with people carrying buckets, dip nets, and sometimes even laundry baskets. They stand at the edge of the surf and watch the water until dark. Then the waves begin to move differently. ...

On the way to Torbay Beach, there is a small bakery called Torbakery. It is hard to miss: a bright, sky-blue house that seems to glow even from a distance. When visitors ask me, “Where’s a good local bakery around here?” I usually recommend this place and Georgetown Bakery. It is not that one is better than the other. It simply depends on where I am heading that day, and which one is closer along the way. ...

Newfoundland’s Banned Christmas Tradition That Came Back to Life Walk through the arrivals hall at St. John’s International Airport sometime in late December and you may see a small group of figures standing near the Christmas trees. They are wearing pyjamas, with bras pulled on over winter coats and pillowcases on their heads. They are carrying decorated sticks that rattle when they move. If you are a Come From Away, you assume something has gone wrong. ...