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Mary March Provincial Museum (Beothuk Interpretation Centre), Grand Falls-Windsor

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  1. YQX → King's Point →

    A short way off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor. It tells the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior, and breaks up the highway before the road turns north for Green Bay.

    Stopping here adds about 1.1 km to that drive (207 km door to door).

  2. YDF → Grand Falls-Windsor →

    In the centre of town, barely a detour from the highway, this museum tells the story of the Beothuk and of the Exploits Valley's more recent settlement.

    Stopping here adds about 1.4 km to that drive (213 km door to door).

  3. YQX → Pilley's Island →

    In Grand Falls-Windsor, near the drive's midpoint, telling the history of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. An easy pull-off the Trans-Canada before the turn north.

    Stopping here adds about 1.1 km to that drive (220 km door to door).

  4. YQX → Triton →

    A short detour off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor, telling the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. It sits about 40% of the way along this drive, before the highway turns north onto Route 380.

    Stopping here adds about 1.1 km to that drive (224 km door to door).

  5. YDF → Botwood →

    A few hundred metres off the Trans-Canada in the middle of Grand Falls-Windsor, telling the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. It comes near the end of the drive and makes a good break.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (244 km door to door).

  6. YDF → Lewisporte →

    About three-quarters of the way along this drive, a few hundred metres off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor. It tells the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. A natural break on a long cross-island run.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (276 km door to door).

  7. YDF → Comfort Cove-Newstead →

    A few hundred metres off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor. It tells the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. A natural break on a long cross-island run.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (303 km door to door).

  8. YDF → Twillingate →

    In the centre of town, barely a detour from the highway, this museum tells the story of the Beothuk and of the Exploits Valley's later settlement.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (360 km door to door).

  9. Port aux Basques → Lewisporte →

    A few hundred metres off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor. It tells the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. A natural break on a long cross-island run.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (542 km door to door).

  10. Port aux Basques → Comfort Cove-Newstead →

    A few hundred metres off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor. It tells the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. A natural break on a long cross-island run.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (570 km door to door).

  11. Port aux Basques → Twillingate →

    A few hundred metres off the Trans-Canada in Grand Falls-Windsor. It tells the story of the Beothuk and of central Newfoundland's interior. A natural break on a long cross-island run.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (627 km door to door).

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While you're stopped here: Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium (1.2 km away) · Corduroy Brook Nature Reserve (3 km away) · Loggers' Life Provincial Museum (3.4 km away)

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Mary March Provincial Museum (Beothuk Interpretation Centre), Grand Falls-Windsor on the YQX → King's Point drive, 207 km from Gander door to door.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

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