| Hant's Harbour, Trinity Bay
Annual Event
Hant's Harbour Crab Festival
Hant's Harbour Today
The municipality of Hant 's Harbour [incorporated in 1970] is located on Route 80 between Winterton and New Chelsea. The settlement is built around a harbour which is able to accommodate vessels up to 100 tons. The first crab plant in Newfoundland and Labrador was opened in Hant's Harbour in 1967. Today, the town has a large seafood processing plant that employs many people in town and in the surrounding communities. The town population is 401 according to the 2006 census.
P.Janes &Sons Ltd. Fish Plant
Photo: Lloyd Rees
Long History
Hant's
Harbour has been involved in the fishery since its beginnings in the early 17th century. In order to find out more about the past of the community, the Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation conducted a preliminary dig in the town. They found almost 500 artifacts in one day. In May of 2007, among the artifacts recovered were the bases of two German manufactured stoneware Bellarmine bottles.
Uncovering Bellarmine Bottle Bases
Photo: Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation
More information about the dig from the Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation >>
A museum,
which was officially opened in 2002, is a source of pride to the
residents. It is open to visitors from June 1 to October 16.
The Willow Tree Museum
There
are a number of sites of interest in the town, including: the Hant's
Harbour lighthouse, the Willow Tree Heritage site, and the Custard Head Fishing Premises .
Hant's Harbour Light House
Custard Head Fishing Premises
Hant' s Harbour Photos
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Tourism Association Members
The Point B & B  is located in scenic Hant's Harbour where you can enjoy the clean, crisp air and clear, blue Atlantic Ocean with all the comforts of a home away from home. Contact: norma@thepointbb.com PO Box 13 Hant's Harbour NL A0B 1Y0 Phone: (709) 586-2335 Fax(709) 586-2335 Web Site: www.thepointbb.com
LOCATION: Hant's Harbour
Willow Tree Heritage Society Inc. operates the Heritage Museum, the Willow Tree Cemetery, and the Registered Historical Fishing Premises in the town of Hant's Harbour, Trinity Bay. Hant's Harbour has a history that dates back to the migratory fishery in the early 17th century. Contact: Gertie Pelley, PO Box 202, Hant's Harbour, NL A0B 1Y0 Tel: (709) 586-2628 Fax: (709) 586-2680
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