Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove

Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove
Town
Some houses in Petty Harbour.
Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove Location of Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°27′56″N 52°42′41″W / 47.46556°N 52.71139°W / 47.46556; -52.71139Coordinates: 47°27′56″N 52°42′41″W / 47.46556°N 52.71139°W / 47.46556; -52.71139
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population (2011)
• Total	924[1]
Time zone	Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
• Summer (DST)	Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s)	709
Website	Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove official site

Summer Day in Petty Harbour.

Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove (47°27′56″N 52°42′41″W / 47.46556°N 52.71139°W / 47.46556; -52.71139 NST) is a town of approximately 950 people located on the eastern shore of the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is nestled deep in the heart of Motion Bay, just south (approximately 15 minutes away) of St. John's. The present town is approximately 200 years old, though the site has been continuously occupied since at least 1598, predating the arrival of the Mayflower and making it one of the oldest European settlements in North America. During King William's War, the village was raided by Canadiens in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign.

Traditionally, Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove was a thriving fishing village. In 1992 the Canadian government declared a moratorium on cod fishing in Newfoundland, which greatly hurt the economy of rural communities. Since the moratorium, Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove has become more reliant on the tourism industry. Many tourists visit the area for its beautiful scenery, icebergs, whales and hiking trails, the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium, the popular seafood restaurant Chafe's Landing, and several tourist accommodations, including ShoreLark by the Sea, Harbour House, Home Away From Home, and Caplin Cottage. It has also become a popular location for television series and films. Some features have included Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, Orca, A Whale for the Killing, Rare Birds and John and the Mrs. parts of The Terry Fox Story were also filmed in Petty Harbour. Petty Harbour is home to Alan Doyle, lead singer of Great Big Sea.

Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove was also the Tidy Towns population category winner for 2007. This award is based on natural beauty, community involvement, environmental awareness and Heritage preservation. It is the site of the Petty Harbour Generating Station, the first hydroelectric generating station in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Notable residents

• Alan Doyle, lead singer of the band Great Big Sea

See also

• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Petty Harbour Generating Station
• Great Big Sea

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Petty Harbour, Newfoundland.

• Great Big Sea Website
• Petty Harbour Bait Skiff folk song
• Chafe's Landing Restaurant

Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador (Avalon Peninsula)
Cities	Mount Pearl St. John's
Towns	Admirals Beach Aquaforte Arnold's Cove Avondale Bauline Bay Bulls Bay de Verde Bay Roberts Bishop's Cove Branch Brigus Bryant's Cove Cape Broyle Carbonear Chance Cove Chapel Arm Clarke's Beach Colinet Colliers Come By Chance Conception Bay South Conception Harbour Cupids Fermeuse Ferryland Flatrock Fox Harbour Gaskiers–Point La Haye Grey River Hant's Harbour Harbour Grace Harbour Main–Chapel's Cove–Lakeview Heart's Content Heart's Delight–Islington Heart's Desire Holyrood Logy Bay–Middle Cove–Outer Cove Long Harbour–Mount Arlington Heights Mount Carmel–Mitchells Brook–St. Catherines New Perlican Norman's Cove–Long Cove North River Old Perlican Paradise Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove Placentia Point Lance Port Kirwan Portugal Cove–St. Philip's Portugal Cove South Pouch Cove Renews–Cappahayden Riverhead St. Bride's St. Joseph's St. Mary's St. Shott's St. Vincent's–St. Stephen's–Peter's River Salmon Cove Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove South River Southern Harbour Spaniard's Bay Sunnyside Torbay Trepassey Upper Island Cove Victoria Wabana Whitbourne Whiteway Winterton Witless Bay
Unorganized subdivisions	Subdivision 1A Subdivision 1B Subdivision 1C Subdivision 1D Subdivision 1E Subdivision 1F Subdivision 1G Subdivision 1H Subdivision 1I Subdivision 1J Subdivision 1K Subdivision 1L Subdivision 1M Subdivision 1N Subdivision 1O Subdivision 1R Subdivision 1U Subdivision 1V Subdivision 1W Subdivision 1X Subdivision 1Y
Unincorporated communities	Admiral's Cove Arnold's Cove Station Baccalieu Island Bareneed Bellevue Black Duck Pond Blow Me Down Bradley's Cove Bristol's Hope Burnt Cove Burnt Point Caplin Cove Cuslett Daniel's Cove Dildo The Dock Fair Haven Flatrock Goobies Gooseberry Cove Gould's Road Grates Cove Great Barasway Green's Harbour Gull Island Hibb's Cove Hopeall Iona Job's Cove Kingston Lance Cove Little Barasway Lower Island Cove Low Point Mahers Marysvale New Chelsea–New Melbourne–Brownsdale–Sibley's Cove–Lead Cove New Harbour Northern Bay Ochre Pit Cove Patrick's Cove–Angels Cove Perry's Cove Point Verde Port de Grave Rantem Red Head Cove St. Michaels Ship Harbour Thornlea Trinny Cove Turks Cove Western Bay
See also: Municipalities of St. John's Metropolitan Area Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador