Honouring the Fishery Industry
Area Development Association Grounds, McKay’s, NL
The Fishery and Settlement in Bay St. George South
Our vision continues.
It was with great pleasure that the second of five interpretative kiosks planned by your Historical Society for the grounds of the Area Development Association in McKay’s, was erected on September 17, 2019, with side one interpretative boards being installed and unveiled on Sept 27. 2019. Side two boards, having been delayed, were installed on August 09,2020.
The kiosk provides an overview of the importance of the abundance of primary fish species in the Bay and how this abundance propelled immigration. First it was cod in the sixteenth century, then salmon and herring through the eighteenth, and lobster in the nineteenth. Each effected in its own time by changes in treaties, catch rates, and markets.
Side one expresses the significance of the fishery in attracting settlers to Bay St. George South from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century. Expressed in historical order is the arrival of the Mi’kmaq from Cape Breton, the French, the English, and the Scotts from Europe, among whom, because of differing opinions as to the validity of their settlement claims, conflicts often arose.
Side two focuses on the period from the early twentieth century to the present day and brings the viewer an overview of the history of successful catch rates and market failures, of events that took fishers away, and to substantial harbour and facility developments that have resulted in a great resurgence in the importance of the fishery to Bay St George South. On side two, a photo of Crabbes Harbour taken in May of 2020, shows the Harbour as it is today.
Kiosks remembering the growth of our community, with the development of a strong farming base, through the harvesting and processing of timber, including the arrival of the Newfoundland Railway, Canadian National Railway, and then the Trans Canada Highway and how these developments are integral to our growth will be our next subjects.
Plan a visit to the site and enjoy the story.
Our vision continues.
It was with great pleasure that the second of five interpretative kiosks planned by your Historical Society for the grounds of the Area Development Association in McKay’s, was erected on September 17, 2019, with side one interpretative boards being installed and unveiled on Sept 27. 2019. Side two boards, having been delayed, were installed on August 09,2020.
The kiosk provides an overview of the importance of the abundance of primary fish species in the Bay and how this abundance propelled immigration. First it was cod in the sixteenth century, then salmon and herring through the eighteenth, and lobster in the nineteenth. Each effected in its own time by changes in treaties, catch rates, and markets.
Side one expresses the significance of the fishery in attracting settlers to Bay St. George South from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century. Expressed in historical order is the arrival of the Mi’kmaq from Cape Breton, the French, the English, and the Scotts from Europe, among whom, because of differing opinions as to the validity of their settlement claims, conflicts often arose.
Side two focuses on the period from the early twentieth century to the present day and brings the viewer an overview of the history of successful catch rates and market failures, of events that took fishers away, and to substantial harbour and facility developments that have resulted in a great resurgence in the importance of the fishery to Bay St George South. On side two, a photo of Crabbes Harbour taken in May of 2020, shows the Harbour as it is today.
Kiosks remembering the growth of our community, with the development of a strong farming base, through the harvesting and processing of timber, including the arrival of the Newfoundland Railway, Canadian National Railway, and then the Trans Canada Highway and how these developments are integral to our growth will be our next subjects.
Plan a visit to the site and enjoy the story.