Down to Sally's Cove: Newfoundland Stories by Ella Manuel

Down to Sally's Cove: Newfoundland Stories by Ella Manuel Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:56:17 -0500 http://www.breakwaterbooks.com/books/no-place-for-a-woman-the-life-and-newfoundland-stories-of-ella-manuel/ en-ca © 2026 Down to Sally's Cove: Newfoundland Stories by Ella Manuel yes 75dcca7c-234f-5826-a92d-2229ba775dd7 Antony Berger serial false “DOWN TO SALLY’S COVE” is a collection of stories about Newfoundland and Labrador by Ella Manuel (1911-1985) and read by me, Antony Berger. I’m the editor of my mother’s writings about the history and rich culture of the places she lived, and the people she knew and loved. New episodes will be uploaded every week until mid-January 2021.

In 1945, after years in England and the USA, Ella returned to Newfoundland to live, a single mother with two small boys. Using her maiden name, she began to write for newspapers and magazines and to read for radio stories about the places and people she met, recapturing some of the forgotten men and women of Newfoundland’s past. Over the next three decades, her voice became known across Canada through her many broadcasts on the CBC. When she died, she left behind a confused mass of undated manuscripts and notes, which I have now arranged and edited. Only a few recordings of her marvellous voice still exist, so I have decided to read her stories myself, notwithstanding the challenge of a male voice substituting for hers.

The stories are arranged in five groups. Season 1 is entitled Around Bonne Bay; Season 2 - Friends and Neighbours; Season 3 - Beyond the Bay; Season 4 - Medics, Missionaries and Military Men; Season 5 - Tough Times at Sea; Season 6 - Ghosts and Dirty Tricks

A biography of my mother, together with a selection of her writings and broadcasts, including many of these podcast episodes, has been published under the title “No Place for a Woman. The Life and Newfoundland Stories of Ella Manuel” (Breakwater Books, St. John’s NL, 2020). ]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Newfoundland, non-fiction, culture, history Antony Berger https://storage.buzzsprout.com/zvm5zoq9mvj45ibcii452huvto0w?.jpg Down to Sally's Cove: Newfoundland Stories by Ella Manuel http://www.breakwaterbooks.com/books/no-place-for-a-woman-the-life-and-newfoundland-stories-of-ella-manuel/ EPISODE 46 - SPARBLES, SAVELOYS AND SCROOPY BOOTS EPISODE 46 - SPARBLES, SAVELOYS AND SCROOPY BOOTS In this final episode of the "Down to Sally's Cove" podcast, Ella Manuel comments on some of the odd phrases and strange words she came across in her travels around Newfoundland. Most, but not all, are now clearly explained in the magisterial Dictionary of Newfoundland English.
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]]> In this final episode of the "Down to Sally's Cove" podcast, Ella Manuel comments on some of the odd phrases and strange words she came across in her travels around Newfoundland. Most, but not all, are now clearly explained in the magisterial Dictionary of Newfoundland English.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-6755497 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0330 587 sparbles, nothingness, similes, turns of phrase, scroopy boots, 6 46 full false EPISODE 45 - BOATS AND BEARS ON ICE EPISODE 45 - BOATS AND BEARS ON ICE In this episode Ella Manuel recalls ice-boating on Burnt Bay off Lewisporte in the 1920s, and how her friend Nancy met a "bear" while crossing the Bay on the winter ice.
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]]> In this episode Ella Manuel recalls ice-boating on Burnt Bay off Lewisporte in the 1920s, and how her friend Nancy met a "bear" while crossing the Bay on the winter ice.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-6755323 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0330 983 Burnt Bay, sparbles, ice-boats, policeman, Lewisporte 6 45 full false EPISODE 44 - THE LUMBER CAMP TRICKSTER EPISODE 44 - THE LUMBER CAMP TRICKSTER Ella Manuel tells a story about a young sleeveen from Baker's Brook who was forever causing trouble in the woods camp where he worked.
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]]> Ella Manuel tells a story about a young sleeveen from Baker's Brook who was forever causing trouble in the woods camp where he worked.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-6755197 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0330 867 woods camp, horses, snowshoes, dirty tricks, cooking 6 44 full false EPISODE 43 - GRANDFATHER'S FAMOUS GOAT EPISODE 43 - GRANDFATHER'S FAMOUS GOAT Many are the stories told around Newfoundland and Labrador about goats and rams possessed of special powers and inclined to mad antics. Here is one that Aunt Jenny, who lived in Bloomfield many years ago, told Ella Manuel about a hymn-singing goat.
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]]> Many are the stories told around Newfoundland and Labrador about goats and rams possessed of special powers and inclined to mad antics. Here is one that Aunt Jenny, who lived in Bloomfield many years ago, told Ella Manuel about a hymn-singing goat.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-6755026 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0330 575 Bloomfield, goat, Sankey hymns, spring cleaning 6 43 full false EPISODE 42 - THE GHOST OF DORMAN'S COVE EPISODE 42 - THE GHOST OF DORMAN'S COVE Uncle John tells the young Ella Manuel a spooky story from the Bay of Exploits.
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]]> Uncle John tells the young Ella Manuel a spooky story from the Bay of Exploits.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-6754966 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0330 800 Thwart Island, Bay of Exploits, ghost, murder 6 42 full false EPISODE 41 - BONFIRE NIGHT IN BURNT BAY EPISODE 41 - BONFIRE NIGHT IN BURNT BAY In this first episode of the final season (“Ghosts and Dirty Tricks") ,Ella Manuel recalls a memorable Guy Fawkes night when she was a young girl in Lewisporte in the 1920 s.
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]]> In this first episode of the final season (“Ghosts and Dirty Tricks") ,Ella Manuel recalls a memorable Guy Fawkes night when she was a young girl in Lewisporte in the 1920 s.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-6605728 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0330 953 Lewisporte, Guy Fawkes, bonfire, punt, lunger 6 41 full false EPISODE 40 - YANKEES IN THE KINGDOM OF COD EPISODE 40 - YANKEES IN THE KINGDOM OF COD Here Ella Manuel recalls a visit to Newfoundland 170 years ago of an American ship loaded with dignitaries come to see what should have been the laying of the first telegraph cable to Nova Scotia.
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]]> Here Ella Manuel recalls a visit to Newfoundland 170 years ago of an American ship loaded with dignitaries come to see what should have been the laying of the first telegraph cable to Nova Scotia.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-6464248 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0330 778 telegraph cable, Port-aux-Basques, Adele de Ste. Maur, St. John's, Newfoundland dogs 5 40 full false EPISODE 39 - WHEN SHIPS WERE SHIPS AND NOT TIN POTS EPISODE 39 - WHEN SHIPS WERE SHIPS AND NOT TIN POTS Here Ella recalls an old salt named Will Barnes. Though she never met him in life, his memoir of wild exploits at sea delighted her.
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]]> Here Ella recalls an old salt named Will Barnes. Though she never met him in life, his memoir of wild exploits at sea delighted her.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-6462697 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0330 885 sailing ships, shipwrecks, Trepassey, Mutton Bay, naval decoy 5 39 full false Episode 38 - SIX MONTHS ADRIFT ON THE ICE Episode 38 - SIX MONTHS ADRIFT ON THE ICE During the long history of Arctic exploration, of expeditions that disappeared and of the many attempts to find them, one in particular stands out for its connection with Captain Isaac Bartlett of Brigus. Here is Ella Manuel's re-telling of the rescue of shipwreck survivors from southward-drifting Greenland ice floes.
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]]> During the long history of Arctic exploration, of expeditions that disappeared and of the many attempts to find them, one in particular stands out for its connection with Captain Isaac Bartlett of Brigus. Here is Ella Manuel's re-telling of the rescue of shipwreck survivors from southward-drifting Greenland ice floes.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-5805556 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0330 822 Hall, Greenland, Polaris, Inuit, Brigus, Bartlett 5 38 full false Episode 37 - THE SUFFERING OF NEIL DEWAR Episode 37 - THE SUFFERING OF NEIL DEWAR This story was first told by Neil Dewar himself, and has been repeated in several recent books. Dewar's experiences remind us of the terrible conditions that faced those who two centuries ago survived shipwreck on the empty coast of northern Newfoundland. It is a tale of horror, suffering and courage, of compassion and survival.

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]]> This story was first told by Neil Dewar himself, and has been repeated in several recent books. Dewar's experiences remind us of the terrible conditions that faced those who two centuries ago survived shipwreck on the empty coast of northern Newfoundland. It is a tale of horror, suffering and courage, of compassion and survival.

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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-5784535 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0330 912 Cape Norman, Cape St. Charles, shipwreck, winter 5 37 full false Episode 36- MURDER AT SEA - OR WAS IT? Episode 36- MURDER AT SEA - OR WAS IT? Around 1900, John Pittman of Rocky Harbour disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Here Ella Manuel tells a story of what might have happened to him.
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]]> Around 1900, John Pittman of Rocky Harbour disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Here Ella Manuel tells a story of what might have happened to him.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-5459035 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0330 714 Rocky Harbour, kedge anchor, Uncle "Red", murder 5 36 full false Episode 35 - SHIPWRECKED OFF GREEN GARDENS Episode 35 - SHIPWRECKED OFF GREEN GARDENS Among the early 19th century seamen who wrote of their voyages to Newfoundland and Labrador was British Lieutenant Edward Chappell. In 1818 he published an account of the cruise five years earlier of H.M.S. Rosamond to Newfoundland and Labrador “of which countries no account has been published by any British traveller since the reign of Queen Elizabeth.” While visiting southern Labrador, he wrote that “We were much surprised, on visiting our good friend Mr. Pinson, to find a handsome female seated at the head of his table. The sight of a white woman was now a real gratification to us all; and our officers were anxiously desirous to discover by what means she had been thrown upon the savage territory of Labrador.” Chappell recorded the strange tale told by “Mrs. E” as he called her. In the following, Ella Manuel, in the voice of the young woman herself, re-tells with some artistic license, the story of Mrs. E.
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]]> Among the early 19th century seamen who wrote of their voyages to Newfoundland and Labrador was British Lieutenant Edward Chappell. In 1818 he published an account of the cruise five years earlier of H.M.S. Rosamond to Newfoundland and Labrador “of which countries no account has been published by any British traveller since the reign of Queen Elizabeth.” While visiting southern Labrador, he wrote that “We were much surprised, on visiting our good friend Mr. Pinson, to find a handsome female seated at the head of his table. The sight of a white woman was now a real gratification to us all; and our officers were anxiously desirous to discover by what means she had been thrown upon the savage territory of Labrador.” Chappell recorded the strange tale told by “Mrs. E” as he called her. In the following, Ella Manuel, in the voice of the young woman herself, re-tells with some artistic license, the story of Mrs. E.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-5452636 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0230 1086 Green Gardens, Jersey Rooms, Quebec, surviving winter 5 35 full false Episode 34 - MacDERMOTT OF FORTUNE BAY Episode 34 - MacDERMOTT OF FORTUNE BAY Another missionary of sorts, this one with a medical wife, was the Rev. Hugh MacDermott who arrived in 1904 not far from where Dr. “Fitz” was working, though the one seems to have written little about the other. Ella Manuel’s story of the man once described as “to Newfoundland what Grenfell has been to Labrador” is based on his 1938 memoir “MacDermott of Fortune Bay Told by Himself”
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]]> Another missionary of sorts, this one with a medical wife, was the Rev. Hugh MacDermott who arrived in 1904 not far from where Dr. “Fitz” was working, though the one seems to have written little about the other. Ella Manuel’s story of the man once described as “to Newfoundland what Grenfell has been to Labrador” is based on his 1938 memoir “MacDermott of Fortune Bay Told by Himself”
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-5409778 Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:00:00 -0230 695 Fortune Bay, Nonia, weaving, stinkers, typhoid, knitting, rum-running 4 34 full false Episode 33 - DR. FITZ OF "THE ALBATROSS" Episode 33 - DR. FITZ OF "THE ALBATROSS" About the same time that James Lumsden arrived in Newfoundland, young doctor Conrad Fitz-Gerald landed in Harbour Breton to attend to people who worked along the southeast coast for a company of fish and wine merchants. As Ella Manuel relates, there were few medical men as tough and indestructible, and as self-effacing.
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]]> About the same time that James Lumsden arrived in Newfoundland, young doctor Conrad Fitz-Gerald landed in Harbour Breton to attend to people who worked along the southeast coast for a company of fish and wine merchants. As Ella Manuel relates, there were few medical men as tough and indestructible, and as self-effacing.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-5512432 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0230 730 Fortune Bay, lip cancer, wedding party, sailing 4 33 full false Episode 32 - JAMES LUMSDEN, THE "SKIPPER-PARSON" Episode 32 - JAMES LUMSDEN, THE "SKIPPER-PARSON" Twenty-five years after Anglican missionary Julian Moreton, the subject of the previous episode, left Newfoundland, along came to the northeastern coast another preacher, whose parishes overlapped Moreton’s. James Lumsden’s assignment was to minister to Wesleyans, later known as Methodists. Here, Ella Manuel tells of his nine years in eastern and northern Newfoundland.
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]]> Twenty-five years after Anglican missionary Julian Moreton, the subject of the previous episode, left Newfoundland, along came to the northeastern coast another preacher, whose parishes overlapped Moreton’s. James Lumsden’s assignment was to minister to Wesleyans, later known as Methodists. Here, Ella Manuel tells of his nine years in eastern and northern Newfoundland.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-5262259 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0230 827 Green Bay, Bonavista Bay, Notre Dame Bay, St. Jones Without, Lewisporte, hamburg bread 4 32 full false Episode 31 - OUT FROM GREENSPOND WITH JULIAN MORETON Episode 31 - OUT FROM GREENSPOND WITH JULIAN MORETON Over the years, Newfoundland and Labrador benefitted from the efforts of dedicated men and women who were sent here to promote one Christian denomination or another. One who fascinated Ella Manuel was Julian Moreton, who pitched up on the shores of northern Bonavista Bay as a Church of England missionary. His 1863 memoir “Life and Work in Newfoundland: Reminiscences of Thirteen Years Spent There” tells of his travels and adventures in the scattered and thinly populated northeastern corner of Newfoundland.
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]]> Over the years, Newfoundland and Labrador benefitted from the efforts of dedicated men and women who were sent here to promote one Christian denomination or another. One who fascinated Ella Manuel was Julian Moreton, who pitched up on the shores of northern Bonavista Bay as a Church of England missionary. His 1863 memoir “Life and Work in Newfoundland: Reminiscences of Thirteen Years Spent There” tells of his travels and adventures in the scattered and thinly populated northeastern corner of Newfoundland.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3045892 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0230 786 Julian Moreton, Greenspond, Church of England, missionary, Bonavista Bay 4 31 full false Episode 30 - McCREA IN FISH-AND-FOG LAND Episode 30 - McCREA IN FISH-AND-FOG LAND Throughout the long and complex history of relations with the United States, there came a time when an American invasion was thought to be imminent. In this story, Ella Manuel tells how an officer sent from England to defend Newfoundland discovers the ups and downs of life in St. John’s and recounts one of the last duels fought there.
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]]> Throughout the long and complex history of relations with the United States, there came a time when an American invasion was thought to be imminent. In this story, Ella Manuel tells how an officer sent from England to defend Newfoundland discovers the ups and downs of life in St. John’s and recounts one of the last duels fought there.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-5186746 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0230 1338 St. John's, Trent 'shine', last duel 4 30 full false Episode 29 - THE 1905 GUIDE TO NEWFOUNDLAND Episode 29 - THE 1905 GUIDE TO NEWFOUNDLAND Here Ella Manuel describes a charming old guide book to Newfoundland, full of information that the tourist and sportsman of the day would need.
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]]> Here Ella Manuel describes a charming old guide book to Newfoundland, full of information that the tourist and sportsman of the day would need.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-5174947 Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0230 827 St. John's, hunting, fishing, coastal steamers, tourist attractions 3 29 full false Episode 28 - BACK TO EXPLOITS Episode 28 - BACK TO EXPLOITS As a young girl, Ella Manuel often went by boat to visit the lovely island of Exploits in Notre Dame Bay, where her father and his grew up. Many years later she returned, sharing a boat ride with Gail and Gerry Squires, who had made a seasonal home there. It was here that Gerry began to develop his artistic vision of Newfoundland landscape and spiritual heritage. In this story, Ella also tells of three old brothers who once lived on Exploits.
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]]> As a young girl, Ella Manuel often went by boat to visit the lovely island of Exploits in Notre Dame Bay, where her father and his grew up. Many years later she returned, sharing a boat ride with Gail and Gerry Squires, who had made a seasonal home there. It was here that Gerry began to develop his artistic vision of Newfoundland landscape and spiritual heritage. In this story, Ella also tells of three old brothers who once lived on Exploits.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3038605 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0230 772 Exploits, Gerry Squires, Manuels 3 28 full false Episode 27 - THE SKIPPER ON THE BAIE VERTE RUN Episode 27 - THE SKIPPER ON THE BAIE VERTE RUN In the early 1960s, Ella journeyed around the Northern Peninsula by coastal steamer, then the only public means of moving people and goods from one isolated outport to another. In this account of one trip she made around western Notre Dame Bay, she tells of her conversations with the captain.

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]]> In the early 1960s, Ella journeyed around the Northern Peninsula by coastal steamer, then the only public means of moving people and goods from one isolated outport to another. In this account of one trip she made around western Notre Dame Bay, she tells of her conversations with the captain.

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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3038557 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0230 1103 Notre Dame Bay, Baie Verte peninsula, coastal steamer 3 27 full false Episode 26 - AROUND THE ISLAND FOR 75 CENTS Episode 26 - AROUND THE ISLAND FOR 75 CENTS Here Ella Manuel explains how an old friend from Labrador took a long and completely unwanted voyage in the late 1950s - an unintended prisoner on a coastal steamer.
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]]> Here Ella Manuel explains how an old friend from Labrador took a long and completely unwanted voyage in the late 1950s - an unintended prisoner on a coastal steamer.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3038458 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0230 857 Labrador, coastal boat, Grenfell, winter ice 3 26 full false Episode 25 - THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR PILOT Episode 25 - THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR PILOT In this episode Ella Manuel takes a bemused browse through an old copy of the guide to sailors in Newfoundland waters.
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]]> In this episode Ella Manuel takes a bemused browse through an old copy of the guide to sailors in Newfoundland waters.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3038338 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0230 547 pilot, sailors, British Admiralty 3 25 full false Episode 24 - CENTENNIAL ON THE UPPER HUMBER Episode 24 - CENTENNIAL ON THE UPPER HUMBER In the summer of 1967, Ella spends a few days celebrating Canada’s 100th birthday on one of her favourite rivers. And she looks ahead to the world her grandchildren will inherit.
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]]> In the summer of 1967, Ella spends a few days celebrating Canada’s 100th birthday on one of her favourite rivers. And she looks ahead to the world her grandchildren will inherit.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-4645787 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0230 657 Centennial, Upper Humber, moose, trout, environmental stewardship 3 24 full false Episode 23 - CHASING THE HERRING Episode 23 - CHASING THE HERRING As the Second World War ended, and life began to return to normal, Ella Manuel was keen to learn more about the commercial fishery. Here she tells of her experience on a purse seiner cruising Port-au-Port Bay for herring.
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]]> As the Second World War ended, and life began to return to normal, Ella Manuel was keen to learn more about the commercial fishery. Here she tells of her experience on a purse seiner cruising Port-au-Port Bay for herring.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-4644704 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0230 879 herring, purse seiner, Port-au-Port 3 23 full false Episode 22 - AMONG THE SCOTS OF THE CODROY Episode 22 - AMONG THE SCOTS OF THE CODROY In the mid-1940s, Ella Manuel travelled by train to the Codroy Valley of southwestern Newfoundland. Here she met people whose forefathers had years before settled there, some from Nova Scotia. Their traditional music so fascinated her that she helped to organize a ceilidh for them in Corner Brook. Some of the older residents told her why the Scots came to the Codroy and about the fierce fights that sometimes occurred. Though much has since been written – and recorded – about the history and the music of the Codroy, her first-hand impressions provide a fresh view for those unfamiliar with the history of this part of Newfoundland.
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]]> In the mid-1940s, Ella Manuel travelled by train to the Codroy Valley of southwestern Newfoundland. Here she met people whose forefathers had years before settled there, some from Nova Scotia. Their traditional music so fascinated her that she helped to organize a ceilidh for them in Corner Brook. Some of the older residents told her why the Scots came to the Codroy and about the fierce fights that sometimes occurred. Though much has since been written – and recorded – about the history and the music of the Codroy, her first-hand impressions provide a fresh view for those unfamiliar with the history of this part of Newfoundland.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-4625150 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:00:00 -0230 1611 Codroy Vally, Scots, traditional music, fights with the French 3 22 full false Episode 21 - THE WOODS CAMP IN WINTER Episode 21 - THE WOODS CAMP IN WINTER Here Ella Manuel discovers life in a typical woods camp in winter. She revels in the wintry landscape and sees how the contractor and his wife live while his men are cutting trees for the paper mill in Corner Brook.
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]]> Here Ella Manuel discovers life in a typical woods camp in winter. She revels in the wintry landscape and sees how the contractor and his wife live while his men are cutting trees for the paper mill in Corner Brook.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-4290689 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0230 1032 woods camp, winter, scaler, harness for horses, phone connections 3 21 full false Episode 20 - CRUISING DOWN SHORE WITH EMMA AND UNCLE ELI Episode 20 - CRUISING DOWN SHORE WITH EMMA AND UNCLE ELI With Uncle Eli and Em Tapper, Ella Manuel heads north on Orangeman’s Day, fishes Western Brook, visits Sally's Cove and Portland Creek, and watches Hib repair an airplane.
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]]> With Uncle Eli and Em Tapper, Ella Manuel heads north on Orangeman’s Day, fishes Western Brook, visits Sally's Cove and Portland Creek, and watches Hib repair an airplane.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3858782 Tue, 14 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0230 986 Portland Creek, Sally's Cove, Western Brook, travelling movies, Orangeman's Day, Emma Tapper 3 20 full false Episode 19 - THE NEW ROAD NORTHWARD Episode 19 - THE NEW ROAD NORTHWARD ORIGINAL BROADCAST

In this rare recording, originally broadcast on the CBC on September 24, 1964, Ella Manuel tells her listeners of the changes, both good and not so, that the newly built road down (up) the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland have brought to the people who live along it.
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]]> ORIGINAL BROADCAST

In this rare recording, originally broadcast on the CBC on September 24, 1964, Ella Manuel tells her listeners of the changes, both good and not so, that the newly built road down (up) the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland have brought to the people who live along it.
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]]> Ella Manuel Buzzsprout-2649436 Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0230 669 Ella Manuel's voice, Northern Peninsula, highway, 1 37 full false Episode 18 - DOWN TO SALLY'S COVE Episode 18 - DOWN TO SALLY'S COVE As the road north from Rocky Harbour was being built in 1953, Ella Manuel walked the old coastal trail from Baker's Brook. In Sally's Cove she met three old Roberts brothers, all born in Bonne Bay in the 19th century. Here is the scene as she picked her way north.
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]]> As the road north from Rocky Harbour was being built in 1953, Ella Manuel walked the old coastal trail from Baker's Brook. In Sally's Cove she met three old Roberts brothers, all born in Bonne Bay in the 19th century. Here is the scene as she picked her way north.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3858527 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0230 695 Sally's Cove, Roberts brothers, Bakers Brook 3 18 full false Episode 17 - JINNY DOWN-BY-THE-BOW Episode 17 - JINNY DOWN-BY-THE-BOW In Woody Point, Ella acquired her first cats. She was drawn into the feline world through her friends, the Campbells of Black Duck. Here is the tale of her first two cats, and their remarkable ancestor.
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]]> In Woody Point, Ella acquired her first cats. She was drawn into the feline world through her friends, the Campbells of Black Duck. Here is the tale of her first two cats, and their remarkable ancestor.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3015328 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0230 685 cats, Victor Campbell, Samson, Delilah, Black Duck 2 17 full false Episode 16 - MORE OF MY FAVOURITE UNCLES Episode 16 - MORE OF MY FAVOURITE UNCLES Brief vignettes of some of the colourful older men around Bonne Bay, whom Ella Manuel called her uncles.
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]]> Brief vignettes of some of the colourful older men around Bonne Bay, whom Ella Manuel called her uncles.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3015130 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:00:00 -0230 980 colourful characters, Trout River, Rocky Harbour, Woody Point 2 16 full false Episode 15 - JIM SHEARS OF ROCKY HARBOUR Episode 15 - JIM SHEARS OF ROCKY HARBOUR Among the first to settle in the outer part of Bonne Bay in Rocky Harbour was the Shears family, well-known for their amazing ingenuity, as Ella Manuel describes in this story.
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]]> Among the first to settle in the outer part of Bonne Bay in Rocky Harbour was the Shears family, well-known for their amazing ingenuity, as Ella Manuel describes in this story.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2765509 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0230 700 Rocky Harbour, water wheel, electricity off grid, John Fox, scow 2 15 full false Episode 14 - CANTANKEROUS UNCLE GEORGE Episode 14 - CANTANKEROUS UNCLE GEORGE Here Ella Manuel talks about one of the splendid older men she came to know in Bonne Bay. This was “Uncle” George, well-known in Woody Point many years ago, an argumentative old man who made life difficult for his son by insisting on doing what he wanted to and not what he should.
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]]> Here Ella Manuel talks about one of the splendid older men she came to know in Bonne Bay. This was “Uncle” George, well-known in Woody Point many years ago, an argumentative old man who made life difficult for his son by insisting on doing what he wanted to and not what he should.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2743600 Tue, 02 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0230 875 in-shore fishery, catching logs, Woody Point cafe, shipwrecks, marmalade 2 14 full false Episode 13 - NAN HARDING REMEMBERS Episode 13 - NAN HARDING REMEMBERS Ella Manuel learns about a well-known Norris Point family and their connections with the late 19th century history of Bonne Bay, including the British naval fleet and that "muscular Christian", the Rev. Joseph Curling..
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]]> Ella Manuel learns about a well-known Norris Point family and their connections with the late 19th century history of Bonne Bay, including the British naval fleet and that "muscular Christian", the Rev. Joseph Curling..
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2743492 Tue, 26 May 2020 18:00:00 -0230 965 Harding, British Navy, Rev Curling, Norris Point 2 13 full false Episode 12 - HUGH McKENZIE'S GRAND-DAUGHTER Episode 12 - HUGH McKENZIE'S GRAND-DAUGHTER Here Ella Manuel visits an old lady from a long-established family down in the bottom of the South Arm of Bonne Bay, who tells about her life in days of old. A girl's duties - curing the fish, rug hooking, making sealskin boots, spinning and knitting, preparing Christmas dinners, and enjoying life in general.
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]]> Here Ella Manuel visits an old lady from a long-established family down in the bottom of the South Arm of Bonne Bay, who tells about her life in days of old. A girl's duties - curing the fish, rug hooking, making sealskin boots, spinning and knitting, preparing Christmas dinners, and enjoying life in general.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2743420 Tue, 19 May 2020 09:00:00 -0230 545 Glenburnie, McKenzie, drying cod, sealskin boots, pot liquor, Christmas dinners 2 12 full false Episode 11 - THE REMARKABLE EMMA TAPPER Episode 11 - THE REMARKABLE EMMA TAPPER Appearing in many of Ella Manuel’s stories, Em Tapper was one of her closest friends in Bonne Bay. At home in the woods, on the river or in a boat, she guided for Ella during the Killdevil days. Here is the story of how they first met, and something of Em’s upbringing.
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]]> Appearing in many of Ella Manuel’s stories, Em Tapper was one of her closest friends in Bonne Bay. At home in the woods, on the river or in a boat, she guided for Ella during the Killdevil days. Here is the story of how they first met, and something of Em’s upbringing.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2738905 Tue, 12 May 2020 09:00:00 -0230 559 fly-fishing, Emma Tapper, Killdevil Lodge, importance of country skills 2 11 full false Episode 10 - WINTER ON THE HILL Episode 10 - WINTER ON THE HILL With wind and snow every day, Ella Manuel crosses Bonne Bay on the ice, prepares for Christmas, and hosts a New Year’s Eve party.

By the way, all across Canada the community with the highest average annual snowfall is none other than Woody Point, where over six meters or nearly 21 feet can drop over a three-month period.
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]]> With wind and snow every day, Ella Manuel crosses Bonne Bay on the ice, prepares for Christmas, and hosts a New Year’s Eve party.

By the way, all across Canada the community with the highest average annual snowfall is none other than Woody Point, where over six meters or nearly 21 feet can drop over a three-month period.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2738851 Tue, 05 May 2020 09:00:00 -0230 1253 winter, ice, skiing, parties, mummering, Christmas, New Years Eve 1 10 full false Episode 9 - AUTUMN IN THE BAY Episode 9 - AUTUMN IN THE BAY Ella Manuel visits the Woody Point clinic, where she hears about jannying, the old yuletide tradition of visiting homes in disguise. She recounts the story of John Charles Roberts’ seed potatoes and their connection with the Scots of Cape Breton. As winter approaches, the weather turns rough.
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]]> Ella Manuel visits the Woody Point clinic, where she hears about jannying, the old yuletide tradition of visiting homes in disguise. She recounts the story of John Charles Roberts’ seed potatoes and their connection with the Scots of Cape Breton. As winter approaches, the weather turns rough.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2677504 Fri, 01 May 2020 09:00:00 -0230 1068 seed potatoes, jannying, medical clinic, rough seas 1 9 full false Episode 8 - A SUMMER OF WONDERS Episode 8 - A SUMMER OF WONDERS In this second episode of a typical year in mid-century Bonne Bay, Ella Manuel tells of watching a house being moved, launching her new rodney, entertaining the Rockefellers, and joining a grand party in the old Orange Lodge.
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]]> In this second episode of a typical year in mid-century Bonne Bay, Ella Manuel tells of watching a house being moved, launching her new rodney, entertaining the Rockefellers, and joining a grand party in the old Orange Lodge.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2677444 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0230 1221 rodney, Rockefellers, Orange Lodge, house-moving 1 8 full false Episode 7 - SPRING - HOME AGAIN Episode 7 - SPRING - HOME AGAIN In the next 4 episodes, Ella Manuel describes the goings on of a typical year in mid-twentieth century Bonne Bay, now the heart of Gros Morne National Park of western Newfoundland. The events she relates might well have taken place in many another outport, for they illustrate something of the traditions and culture of rural Newfoundland and Labrador.

This episode begins as Ella returns to Woody Point after a winter on the Mainland, rants about the protests over the seal fishery, meets old friends again, hears new stories, and samples funnel buns
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]]> In the next 4 episodes, Ella Manuel describes the goings on of a typical year in mid-twentieth century Bonne Bay, now the heart of Gros Morne National Park of western Newfoundland. The events she relates might well have taken place in many another outport, for they illustrate something of the traditions and culture of rural Newfoundland and Labrador.

This episode begins as Ella returns to Woody Point after a winter on the Mainland, rants about the protests over the seal fishery, meets old friends again, hears new stories, and samples funnel buns
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2669194 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0230 700 Zeppelin, Famish Gut, funnel buns, seal fishery, lobsters 1 7 full false Episode 6 - THE ELECTRICITY KERFUFFLE Episode 6 - THE ELECTRICITY KERFUFFLE Here Ella Manuel faces frustration as she challenges power company regulations, but finally succeeds in connecting her new house on the hill in Woody Point to electric power.
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]]> Here Ella Manuel faces frustration as she challenges power company regulations, but finally succeeds in connecting her new house on the hill in Woody Point to electric power.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2669152 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0230 765 kerosene heater, Power Commission, stringing wires, electricity 1 6 full false Episode 5 - BUILDING MY HOUSE ON THE HILL Episode 5 - BUILDING MY HOUSE ON THE HILL Having discovered the beauty of Woody Point and its friendly people, Ella Manuel decided to build a house for herself. Little did she know the challenges and frustrations that awaited her as she befuddled the builders with her plans.
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]]> Having discovered the beauty of Woody Point and its friendly people, Ella Manuel decided to build a house for herself. Little did she know the challenges and frustrations that awaited her as she befuddled the builders with her plans.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3400327 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:00:00 -0230 1266 Woody Point, longers, carpenters, house design 1 5 full true Episode 4 - GETTING MY BEARINGS AGAIN Episode 4 - GETTING MY BEARINGS AGAIN A few years after her Lomond venture, having sold Killdevil Lodge to the Anglican Church, Ella Manuel returned to Bonne Bay. She rented a house for the summer in Woody Point, made many new friends, and began to think of settling down.
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]]> A few years after her Lomond venture, having sold Killdevil Lodge to the Anglican Church, Ella Manuel returned to Bonne Bay. She rented a house for the summer in Woody Point, made many new friends, and began to think of settling down.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3384325 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:00:00 -0230 672 Woody Point, rescuing kids, post office 1 4 full false Episode 3 - MY KILLDEVIL DAYS Episode 3 - MY KILLDEVIL DAYS Ella Manuel returned in the mid-1940s to Newfoundland, a divorced mother of two small boys. Chatting with American sportsman Lee Wulff about the need for fly-fishing camps in north-western Newfoundland, she suddenly decided to start a sports-fishing venture. In Lomond, the once busy logging town in Bonne Bay, she set up a summer-time operation at Killdevil Lodge. Though it did not prosper, Ella gloried in the beauty of her surroundings.
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]]> Ella Manuel returned in the mid-1940s to Newfoundland, a divorced mother of two small boys. Chatting with American sportsman Lee Wulff about the need for fly-fishing camps in north-western Newfoundland, she suddenly decided to start a sports-fishing venture. In Lomond, the once busy logging town in Bonne Bay, she set up a summer-time operation at Killdevil Lodge. Though it did not prosper, Ella gloried in the beauty of her surroundings.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2667082 Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:00:00 -0230 871 Lee Wulff, Killdevil Lodge, eating bear, Lomond 1 3 full false Episode 2 - A CHANCE MEETING, A NEW IDEA Episode 2 - A CHANCE MEETING, A NEW IDEA In the 1940s, as Ella Manuel was thinking of how to earn a living in Western Newfoundland, she met some disgruntled fly-fishermen from the southern United States. This may have led to the sports-fishing venture she later developed at Killdevil Lodge.
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]]> In the 1940s, as Ella Manuel was thinking of how to earn a living in Western Newfoundland, she met some disgruntled fly-fishermen from the southern United States. This may have led to the sports-fishing venture she later developed at Killdevil Lodge.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-2667028 Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:00:00 -0230 469 American fishermen, Humber River, Nonia, Grenfell 1 2 full false Episode 1: NO PLACE FOR A WOMAN Episode 1: NO PLACE FOR A WOMAN Growing up in Lewisporte in northeastern Newfoundland, Ella Manuel acquired a love of fishing that stayed with her for the rest of her life. In this story she tells of days on the rivers of western Newfoundland and of her encounters with men who could not accept the idea of a woman fishing expertly. On the Lomond River she glories in the thrill of fly fishing, and first hears about the remarkable Emma Tapper, who was completely at home on any river.
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]]> Growing up in Lewisporte in northeastern Newfoundland, Ella Manuel acquired a love of fishing that stayed with her for the rest of her life. In this story she tells of days on the rivers of western Newfoundland and of her encounters with men who could not accept the idea of a woman fishing expertly. On the Lomond River she glories in the thrill of fly fishing, and first hears about the remarkable Emma Tapper, who was completely at home on any river.
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]]> Antony Berger Buzzsprout-3343543 Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0230 632 fly-fishing, Emma Tapper, Lomond River, Portland Creek 1 1 full false