Come Home Year

Communities in Newfoundland designate a year as Come Home Year, a chance for family and friends who have moved away to come home for a visit. Port Blandford had a Come Home Year in 2012.

AppleFest is launched

A group of community leaders and volunteers came together in 2019 to create a festival for Port Blandford. Given the abundance of apple trees in the town, an apple theme was chosen. The festival date is the last weekend in September, which coincides with apple harvest...

St. Aidan’s Church celebrates 100 years

In the early days of St. Aidan’s, the services were held in the school chapel. The first lay reader, a teacher named Arthur Sharpe, officiated from 1900 and the first clergyman, Canon H.W. Facey, came to the Mission in 1910. The cornerstone for the church was laid on...

Eagle Creek Golf Course opens

Eagle Creek, a 9-hole course opened in July 2001, was designed by Robert Walsh, a native of Newfoundland and Labrador.  This 2593 yard, par 35 course was named after the Bald Eagles that are frequently seen over Clode Sound.