North Boat Harbour - Wild Bight

Wild Bight was once named Larkin’s Bight. It currently has a population of approximately 22 people.
An interpretative opportunity, involved Leah Layden’s Paint Mine. This was located on Gull Cove Hill. The mine produced a substance that locals used to paint their houses with. The chemical constituents of the paint was mixed with cod or seal oil, subsequently making a spreadable kind of “pug”. The paint mine has since been lost due to it being buried in a landfill.

There are various fresh water streams located throughout the community and one has created a “Boiling Hole”. The swirling area of fresh water is warmer than salt water thereby producing an area that does not freeze during winter.
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