The Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum

This past Monday myself and local journalist, Gary Hebbard, spent the afternoon scouring the property where, in 1946, a decorated military pilot crashed his plane into the Stack's family home in Outer Cove.  The light blue house in the forefront of this photograph is the Stack house in present day. Photograph by Gary Hebbard. It was a beautiful afternoon; sunny and warm, with a cool breeze coming from the ocean. The property is right on the waterfront, an absolutely perfect location overlooking the beach.  We used a metal detector to scan the premises for any signs of aluminium, and other metals.   For anyone who has even searched an area using a metal detector, you'll know what I mean when I say the process is both grueling and thrilling all at the same time. We sectioned off the area, working from the front to the back, as we thought if there were any remains of the plane, they would be around where the fence once stood. You see, the plane first hit the house, then

  This past Sunday marked a very special occasion for the Museum of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove. Having opened our doors for the very first time exactly 18 years before, we held an open-house in honour of all the hard-work and progress that this museum has seen over the years. We had a wonderful turn out, with seniors congregating for tea, coffee and cake, while children coloured nearby. There were many kind words said about the museum, as I spoke with visitors who were both amazed and nostalgic looking through our collection. We had visitors from both VOCM and The Northeast Avalon Times, who knew just how special the day was for us. VOCM described the museum as "a hidden gem." We hope to at least change the hidden part of that statement. I would like to thank everyone who came out to help us celebrate this wonderful occasion. And of course, I would like to thank the heritage committee for volunteering their time and putting this museum

Col. Carl Payne in the cockpit of his P-47 fighter plane on the island of Ie Shime in 1945. Photograph courtesy of The Telegram.  January 9, 1956 was a day that many residence of Outer Cove were unlikely to soon forget. A small military plane, piloted by Col. Carle Payne, came crashing down onto the house of Richard and Kitty Stack. The house quickly caught fire, and members of the community rushed out with buckets of water to douse the flame. Luckily, those who were inside the house at the time of the crash were able to emerge unharmed, although assuredly quite shaken-up.  Payne, unfortunately, was not as lucky. His body was recovered from the Outer Cove waters, as parts of the plane continued on and crashed into the ocean. Payne was said to have passed a complete physical only a few days prior to the crash, and the plane was relatively new with no mechanical problems. This begs the question, what went wrong on that faithful day of '56? Inclement weather may have play

On May 24, 1997 the Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum opened its doors for the very first time. A great deal of work went into the opening of this museum by a dedicated group of volunteers. We have grown substantially since that day in '97, having accumulated many artifacts from the community. We have since moved to a larger space, which is beautifully designed to represent all the elements of people's lives in LBMCOC; school, church, agriculture, sports, fishery, military and lifestyles.  Please join us on Sunday, May 24, 2015 to celebrate eighteen years of operation. The open-house will run from 2:00-4:30pm, and light refreshments will be served. Admission is free, and there is plenty of parking available. We are located at 744 Logy Bay Road, behind the Town Hall.  There are plenty of unique and peculiar things to see here. Below are a few examples of the artifacts we have on display. Blow torch, c. 1900s Premoette camara, c. 1920s We hope to s