Mockbeggar Plantation Provincial Historic Site — Attraction in Bonavista

We visited late-May. A former fish plantation since the early 1700s, the oldest wooden house in Newfoundland is located at this site. The house was also the property of Senator F. Gordon Bradley, the leader of the Newfoundland Confederation movement in the late 1940s. It's interesting to walk through and see how people used to live back in the day. It was also interesting to learn of how fishermen lived, such as using the truck system to obtain supplies as opposed to buying supplies...

A wonderful exploration of a site important to the history and heritage of Bonavista in particular, and Newfoundland in general. Our onsite guide Amanda was friendly and knowledgeable. She even shared some extra content upon request, stories related to more unusual things I heard about Mockbeggar: its alleged hauntings and mysterious graves. Recommended for anyone...

Had a lovely visit today! The interpreters did and excellent job telling us about the site and talking about its importance to Newfoundland. We'll be going back for a walk tonight when it's dark to see if there's any truth to the...