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Introduction
Part I
The Setting Subarctic Newfoundland and Labrador
Part II
The Journey
Northward Bound
Train Wreck on the Newfoundland Railway
Part III
The Destination
St. Anthony, Newfoundland, At Last
Piggery Barn On Fire!
The Maraval to the Rescue
Sports Day: Dog Team Race
Operating Room Nurse—and More
Dog Team Trip to Flower’s Cove
Flu Epidemic in the North
And Yes, There Were Fun Times, Too
Potpourri of Embarrassing Moments
Thanksgiving Day, November 20, 1952 — or is it?
Which Way to St. Anthony?
Part IV
The Greatest Adventure of All: Voyage on the Northern Messenger
Preface: How It All Started
Day 1: July 22, 1953, Wednesday, Anchors Aweigh — St. Anthony, Newfoundland
Day 2: July 23, 1953, Thursday, at Anchor — L’Anse-au-Loup, Labrador
Day 3: July 24, 1953, Friday, at Anchor — Forteau, Labrador
Day 4: July 25, 1953, Saturday, at Anchor — Forteau, Labrador
Day 5: July 26, 1953, Sunday, at Sea — Crossing the Strait of Belle Isle
Day 6: July 27, 1953, Monday, at Anchor — Current Island, Newfoundland
Day 7: July 28, 1953, Tuesday, at Anchor — Current Island, Newfoundland
Day 8: July 29, 1953, Wednesday, at Anchor —Current Island, Newfoundland
Day 9: July 30, 1953, Thursday, at Anchor — Current Island, Newfoundland
Day 10: July 31, 1953, Friday, at Anchor — Current Island, Newfoundland
Day 11: August 1, 1953, Saturday, Anchors Aweigh — Current Island, Newfoundland
Day 12: August 2, 1953, Sunday, at Anchor — Cow Head, Newfoundland
Day 13: August 3, 1953, Monday, Butt’s Wharf — Woody Point, Newfoundland
Day 14: August 4, 1953, Tuesday, Butt’s Wharf — Woody Point, Newfoundland
Day 15: August 5, 1953, Wednesday, Western Terminal Wharf — Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Day 16: August 6, 1953, Thursday, Tied to Schooner — Lark Harbour, Newfoundland
Day 17: August 7, 1953, Friday, at Sea — Red Island to St. George’s Bay, Newfoundland
Day 18: August 8, 1953, Saturday, Government Wharf — Flat Island, Newfoundland
Day 19: August 9, 1953, Sunday, Government Wharf — Flat Island, Newfoundland
Day 20: August 10, 1953, Monday, Government Wharf — Flat Island, Newfoundland
Day 21: August 11, 1953, Tuesday — Adrift Near Gull’s Nest Rock, Newfoundland
Day 22: August 12, 1953, Wednesday, at Anchor — Codroy Island, Newfoundland
Day 23: August 13, 1953, Thursday, CNR Dock — Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Day 24: August 14, 1953, Friday, CNR Dock — Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Day 25: August 15, 1953, Saturday, at Sea — Crossing the Cabot Strait
Day 26: August 16, 1953, Sunday, Tied to Dredge — Dingwall, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Day 27: August 17, 1953, Monday, Tied to Dredge — Dingwall, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Day 28: August 18, 1953, Tuesday, Moored — Ingonish, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Day 29: August 19, 1953, Wednesday, Moored — Ingonish, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
August 20–24, 1953: Return Trip from North Sydney, Nova Scotia, to St. Anthony, Newfoundland
Epilogue
Afterthoughts—2016
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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