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Lighthouses and Lemonade in St Anthony

Itinerary, Menus, When & Where and Entertainers

We didn’t have any special plans for St Anthony. There are some walking trails and the Grenfell Museum and House. Grenfell was one of the first Physicians in this area.

Once again, the weather was perfect as we headed ashore around 12:30 pm.

A two-story gift shop, tourist information center, and museum are adjacent to the tender pier. They have a nice selection of T-shirts and key chains. Some quilting fabric was available in the back along with a few yarn kits.

A visitor information counter is on the second floor along with the entrance to the Grenfell Museum.

The gift shop is in this building near the tender landing. There is a visitor information booth on the second floor

Outside the second floor of the Tourist Information center and Grenfell Museum

We wanted to go to the lighthouse at Fox Point on the eastern side of St Anthony Harbor, which was a 1.5-mile walk, up and down and few hills, to the end of Fishing Point Road. I learned that the town has one taxi and he may be busy with tours but I tried calling and left a message. His phone number is 709-454-3500.

The weather was pleasant so we started to walk toward the lighthouse, figuring it may take us 30 to 40 minutes and with an all-aboard time of 3:30 we wouldn’t have much time to spare.

Along the way was a Canso PBY-5A Amphibious plane that was flown by a local pilot.

This Canso PBY-5A saw service in WW II and was later used to fight fires. It was restored in 2016 with a lot of help from St Anthony residents. It is located about half way to the lighthouse on Fishing Point Rd

I kept trying the taxi cab number and finally connected. He said he would try and swing by as we continued our hike toward the lighthouse. We kept walking.

About 10 minutes later, an unmarked car slowed and asked if we were looking for a ride. At first, we thought it may have been a local citizen wanting to help out, but the driver, Neta, said that she knew the taxi driver and he asked her to come by and pick us up.

Neta was helping out the single taxi driver today – cash only

We hopped in and were on our way to the lighthouse. We asked her to come back in about 40 minutes to take us back downtown. We agreed on $30 CDN for the roundtrip and waiting time.

The lighthouse at Fox Point with the Nieuw Statendam in the background

The Lightkeeper’s Seafood Restaurant is near the lighthouse with some great views and a nice menu. A souvenir shop with a large stuffed polar bear is across the street.

This polar bear is in the giftshop across the street from the lighthouse

Neta picked us up as scheduled and took us back to the wharf area. We picked up a few snacks at the Colemans grocery store before heading back to the ship. We couldn’t resist sampling some local lemonade and cookies from some young entrepreneurs near the Visitors Center.

Colemans is a nice grocery store near the Tender Landing

$1.50 CDN will get you a cookie and a glass of lemonade

Greg Rodman, a Spanish guitar player was on the Main Stage this evening. Some of his tunes included: Tico Tico, Liber Tango, Besa Me Mucho, and Guantanamera.