A Beautiful Sight: Stories from the Port of St. John's
By Allan Byrne
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In the fifty years since its incorporation as a federal government port, the Port of St. John’s has undergone remarkable change. Within the past three decades, the port has reinvented itself as a base for the oil industry and a major cargo terminal, a remarkable transformation for a port that credited its existence to the salt fish trade for five centuries. For years the port had hosted the arrival and departure of the spring seal fishery, which brought men from all over the island to the harbourfront in hopes of securing a berth at sea. Fishermen from all over the world relied upon the Port of St. John’s as the only safe haven in the North Atlantic, and many foreign sailors became intimately acquainted with the people and geography of St. John’s. In particular, the annual visit of the Portuguese White Fleet helped strengthen a special cultural relationship that is still nurtured today. For centuries of seamen who worked on these frigid waters, the port was their St. John’s.
Stories collected from:
Robert Innes
David Fox
John Crosbie
Miller Ayre
Captain Sid Hynes
Ches Sweetapple
Glenn Critch
Len Kenny
J. P. Andrieux
Ed Anthony
Albert Burgess
Bill Rompkey
Rob Strong
Allan Byrne
Born in St. John’s, Allan Byrne is a historian, archivist, and folksinger. He completed an M.A. in history at Memorial University, focusing his studies on the development of tourism in Newfoundland. For the past ten years, he has worked at a number of archival institutions in St. John’s including The Rooms, and his research interests have introduced him to archival collections throughout the province. He is currently president of the Newfoundland Historical Society.
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