Newfoundland is the small red island island.
We wanted to visit Quidi Vidi, a fishing village in St. Johns, Newfoundland. After several failed attempts to locate Quidi Vidi (my GPS couldn’t find the area) we had to ask for directions. The fall colors were beautiful! The fog added charm to the village softening and saturating the colors of tje buildings and trees. The Artisan’s shops and local businesses were closed for the season. The local grocery/liquor store was open. She shared the history of the village while I enjoyed the most delicious soft serve ice cream cone! This is what we found!
That’s Frank in the image talking to a local!
Quidi Vidi is a neighborhood in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Quidi Vidi’s harbor is known as “The Gut”. It is the oldest fishing village on the Atlantic coast.
From around 1600, fishermen arrived “each spring on the fishing ships from South Devon (Dartmouth, Teignmouth, Totnes, Dawlish, Torbay)” and “made their way” to Quidi Vidi, where they established fishing rooms. They then went home each fall. However, a few overwintered “to take care of the rooms and procure timber for construction and fuel”.
Around the middle of that century, some began staying permanently and houses were built, and these fishermen married and had families. However, “even as late as 1835, migratory men from southwest England and southeast Ireland were still engaged in the cod fishery at Quidi Vidi”.[1]
No one knows for sure how Quidi Vidi got its name or where it came from! Lots of different folklore stories.
I love these types of vignettes. Everything has a meaning.
Quidi Vidi is Newfoundland & Labrador’s largest craft brewery.
Lots of things to do in this fishing village.
Those are big moose antlers!
What’s Cod Jigging?
Love the colors!
Fish bone sculpture.
Lenny Hanlon’s place.
Quidi Vidi is pronounced “Kiddy Viddy”.
Dry docked! I am sure she has had an interesting life!
Creek running into the harbor.
True coastal decor!
Golden leaves!
In order to get better shots I wanted to walk on this dock but it needed lots of work.
See The Epic Fall Road Trip 2025-Part 4 here: The Epic Fall Road Trip-Part 4: Boston, MA
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