The Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum

Also posted at planecrashgirl.ca Last week's post was about a helicopter rescue off Logy Bay where three men were lost on the ice. Two of the men were rescued, one by local fisherman and the other by the combined effort of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), United States Air Force (USAF), Canadian Coast Guard and the United States Navy. At the end of last week's post, William Dunn, was still missing. Dunn had gone out sealing with two others on the evening of March 28th, 1953. The two other sealers came back around 11pm, but Dunn went missing. His companions said he had become ill at some point. After the adventures of March 29th, Dunn was still missing, although his brother and another sealer, Frank Olsen, were safely off the ice. The USAF helicopter brought in from Harmon Field, Stephenville, had to call off the search when it got dark. Logy Bay, spring 2017. Photo by Lisa M. Daly. On March 30th, the search continued. The helicopter was piloted by Captain Lama

Also published at planecrashgirl.ca In the 1950s, helicopters were still a relatively new sight around Newfoundland and Labrador. The first helicopter rescue in Newfoundland was in 1946 with the rescue of the survivors from the crash of Sabena OOCBG near Gander. In 1953, helicopters were much more reliable and safer, but their use in any sort of rescue operation, like today, makes for an exciting and dramatic story. This past spring the island saw a lot of pack ice. Middle Cove and Outer Cove became popular destinations for folks who wanted to see the ice, and some who decided to go out on the ice. In 1953, William Dunn of Tunis Court in St. John's, took to the ice with two unnamed companions to hunt seals. When Dunn didn't return that evening, a search started. His brother, John Dunn, set off at 5am on Saturday, March 29 from Logy Bay, and within an hour was marooned by slob ice about 150 yards offshore. Ice at Middle Cove Beach this past spring. Picture from bitstop-n

Many of you have probably seen on the news, or in person, the whale that washed up on Outer Cove Beach. It may not seem like the sort of thing that a museum would be interested in, but it is part of our culture, and is certainly a historic event, so why not record it while it happens. The whale first washed up on Outer Cove Beach on May 22, 2017. Photo by Michelle Hickey, 2017. Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove is a community linked to the water and the land. There is a rich history of fishing and farming in this area, which continues on to today. If you live on the North-East Avalon, where do you first think to go when the capelin come in but Middle Cove Beach. Over the spring, many people flocked to Marine Drive to see the pack ice and the icebergs, and in the summer, whales can often be seen off the coast. Ice on Middle Cove Beach. Photo by Lisa M. Daly, 2017 This spring also brought an unusual sight to Outer Cove: a dead whale. According to experts, the whale had been d

In 2015, a new exhibit was opened in the Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum by then museum coordinator, Katie Harvey. It seems fitting that I find myself looking at our new exhibit about a plane crash everyday seeing as I have been researching Newfoundland and Labrador's aviation history for the past few years as PlaneCrashGirl . A lot of work went into creating the exhibit, including collecting stories from locals who remember the crash ( Mena and Charlie Power , and Mary Roche ), searching the field where the Stack House once stood, as well as putting the exhibit together . The 1956 Outer Cove Plane Crash Exhibit This post looks to focus on one object in that exhibit: a model of the aircraft. On a foggy 09 January 1956, Col. Carl Payne of the United States Air Force petitioned his superior officer to let him take off is poor conditions as he was due to be at a conference in St-Hubert, Quebec. The small aircraft took off, and subsequently crashed into the home