Country Canada Local time Thursday 5:25 AM Area code 709 | Population 245 (2001) Province Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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Time zone Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30) Weather 2°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 100% Humidity | ||
Happy Adventure (48°38′10″N 53°45′35″W NST) is an outport village on the Eastport Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2001, the population was 245.
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Map of Happy Adventure, NL, Canada
Geography
Happy Adventure consists of three well-defined inlets known locally as of Upper Cove, Little Sandy Cove, and Lower Cove (which also contains a smaller attached cove known as Powell's Cove).
Economy
Work in the region traditionally focused on the abundant natural resources. Inshore fishing, farming, and logging were still the chief source of employment for most of the inhabitants well into the 20th century. The lumber industry, however, faded away with the development of Terra Nova National Park in the 1950s. Happy Adventure is still home to one operational fishplant (2009) that processes crab, capelin and other marine species.
Being adjacent to Terra Nova National Park and the beautiful sandy beaches of Eastport, increasingly inhabitants have found work in the tourism industry.
Etymology
The origin of the village name is a matter of some controversy. According to local lore, the name, which was first referenced in 1817, could have had any one of three origins. Some speculate it is a reflection of the joyful experience of the first settlers in finding such a welcoming environs. Alternatively, it has been postulated that the community was named to commemorate a ship belonging to 17th-century pirate Peter Easton. Still others suggest the community was named by George Holbrook, a British Admiralty hydrographer. Holbrook surveyed Newman Sound in 1817 and sheltered in one of Happy Adventure's coves during a storm.