Captain Clarke Drive heads southwest at Epworth. This journey is opened up to centuries of marine heritage. Museums, monuments and displays preserve and uphold the satisfying and breathtaking history of the region.

Captain Clarke Drive is named for the 16th century English mariner, explorer and privateer Richard Clarke. As navigator, he sailed with Sir Humphrey Gilbert on the 1583 voyage to Newfoundland, where Gilbert's vessel Delight was wrecked, claiming the captain's life. Clarke and 14-crew managed to sail the ship's boat with one oar, landing at Little St. Lawrence after a week at sea.

Shaped by vigor and hard conditions, the quality of St. Lawrence was created by kindness and unselfishness in hard times. However, St. Lawrence today is an active community with a prosperous Heritage Society, and offering a multitude of attractions.

This town is a great location for photographers who want to capture all the history St. Lawrence, and the coastline at Blue Beach and Cape Chapeau Rouge, has to offer.

The hiking trails are well developed and expansive including the heritage walk to Calapouse Head, and the nature hike to Middle Point Lighthouse. Nature has performed a miracle with the Umbrella Tree at scenic Herring Cove.

Visiting the attractions becomes even more moving and momentous in light of the shipwrecks at Chamber's Cove and Lawn Point. Two American vessels, the USS Truxtun and the USS Pollox ran aground in a storm on route to the US naval base at Argentia on February 8, 1942. One hundred-eighty six servicemen were rescued and cared for in local homes until they made a full recovery. The stories of these legendary shipwrecks can be relived at both the Miners' Museum and at the U.S. Memorial Health Center. A tribute to these brave servicemen and this event has been erected and bears the name "The Echoes of Valor Monument". It stands proud at the front of the Town Hall in St. Lawrence. The St. Lawrence Heritage Society is the recipient of the Heritage Canada Achievement Award and the Manning Award of Excellence.

St. Lawrence is also the site of North America's largest flourspar deposit and is a prospector's paradise. The Miners' Museum tells another attention-grabbing story of the St. Lawrence miners who ventured underground to mine fluorspar. It's a tale of danger and tragedy of deadly dust and gas and of the men and families who endured and were victorious.

St. Lawrence is also known as the "Soccer Capital of Canada". The rivalries between the Laurentians and other communities around the peninsula are unique. This soccer team has kicked their way to more championships than any other community of its size in Canada.

Lawn is a relatively lush area compared to the rugged pioneer standards of the Heritage Run. Due to Lawn's involvement in the Inshore cod, bank salmon, capelin, lobster, herring, and seal fisheries it has become one of the better harbours. Lawn offers much for visitors; such as a hike to the abandoned communities of Webber, & Roundabout or to find out more history of lawn make a visit to the Lawn Heritage Museum.

Captain Clarke Drive can take visitors into the most Atlantic of the Heritage Run's Communities, These communities are located on the barrens facing the Grand Banks overlook the Rolling waves that roll in over the vast stretch of beaches. The Communities of Lord's Cove, Taylor's Bay, Point au Gaul, Lamaline, and Point may are directly bound to the fishery. Middle Lawn Island is home to the first known colony of the Manx Shearwater in North America.

In Point au Gaul Visitors can walk on the sandy beach or take in the beauty of Frenchman's Scenic Park.

One of the oldest Communities in the area is Lamaline, which was settled in the late 1700's. This area is known for the dangerous game of smuggling liquor from St' Pierre. On Allan's Island there stands a Statue of the Virgin Mary seemingly watching over those at sea.

The Greater Lamaline Area Development Association Building, with it's twin A-Frame now houses an Interpretive Tidal Wave Exhibit dedicated to the lives, Homes, And Livelihoods lost during the 1929 Tidal Wave.

The infamous Titanic Disaster of April 14,1912, which claimed the lives of more than 1500 of the 2250 passengers aboard; which struck an iceberg and sank off the Grand Banks. The Grand Banks is the closest point of land to the disaster.

Point May is your last stop on Captain Clark Drive; it is the closest point of land to the French Island of St. Pierre ET Miquelon on the peninsula. Point may is comprised of several older and much smaller communities, and host to the Point Crewe Heritage Park which offers a view of St. Pierre. This area is well known for its marsh berries and the ornamental Bake apple.

Attractions

Lawn: Lawn Heritage Museum; hikes to Webbers roundabout

Little St. Lawrence: Cap6tain Richard Clarke Landing Site

Lord's Cove: Manx Shear Water

Point au Gaul: Frenchman's Pond Scenic Park

Point May: Point Crewe Heritage park - Closest Point to St. Pierre ET Miquelon

St. Lawrence: St. Lawrence Miners' Museum; Echoes of Valor Monument Hikes to Blue Beach, Cape Chapeau Rouge, Calapouse Head, Middle Point Lighthouse, Umbrella Tree.

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