Corner Brook
A Pulp And Paper City On A Long Arm Of The Sea Under The Blomidon Mountains, The Largest City On The Island'S West Coast And The Base For Gros Morne, The Humber Valley, The Captain James Cook Monument And Marble Mountain Ski Hill. A Working City With A Good Heritage And Arts Scene And A Base For Exploring The Bay Of Islands · Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Corner Brook is the largest city on the west coast of Newfoundland, set at the head of the Humber Arm, a long inlet that leads to the Bay of Islands. Hills rise steeply behind the waterfront, and the Blomidon Mountains stand over the city to the south. It grew in the 1920s around a large pulp and paper mill, which still shapes the harbour and, on some wind directions, the smell of the town. The Captain James Cook Monument on a hill above the water honours the navigator who surveyed this coast in the 1760s, and its viewpoint overlooks the arm. The city has a small museum and archives, a pleasant waterfront trail, a ski hill at Marble Mountain, and a useful set of shops, restaurants and hotels. Most visitors use it as a base for Gros Morne National Park, roughly 75 km north, and the ferry from Port aux Basques feeds traffic through town. It is a working place, not a postcard, so confirm opening hours.
Corner Brook, the main city of western Newfoundland on the Humber Arm of the Bay of Islands, about 700 km west of St. John's by the Trans-Canada Highway; coordinates approximate, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The city is open all year, and viewpoints, the waterfront and Humber River walks are free at any hour. The museum and archives, galleries and some cafes keep regular business hours, commonly weekdays and some weekends, and shorter hours in winter, so confirm days and times before you go. Marble Mountain runs its main season roughly from December to March, with summer use of the hill limited, and the Captain James Cook Monument viewpoint is a roadside stop open whenever the road is clear. Shops and restaurants follow city hours, with fewer options on Sundays and holidays.