Islands' Villa - Lewisporte Newfoundland

10/08/2026

Check out the rules in the caption, and enter to win!

10/06/2026

The bay is quiet now and the planning season has started. Small group kayak tours run June to September along the coves of the Bay of Exploits. Email [email protected] to hold a 2027 date.

10/01/2026

⚓ WIN A PORTSIDE HOODIE! ⚓

We’re celebrating the announcement of our OPENING DATE with something special at Portside Clothing Co. with a hoodie giveaway! 💙

To enter, share this post and comment below and tell us your favourite Notre Dame Bay community!

📅 Enter by: October 8th
🎉 One winner will be randomly selected and announced on this page on end of day October 8th.

Thank you for supporting our small-town business. We can’t wait to see you wearing Portside! ⚓

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09/28/2026

🍂Fall is in the air.. and it’s a great time to visit Lewisporte! Take a stroll around Woolfreys’ Pond Boardwalk, explore the trails and T’railway on ATV, and visit Kinden’s Bakery & Café for a sweet treat!..plus so much more to do around here! Come for a visit and see for yourself!

09/14/2026

Coming soon.... The Portside Collection ⛵

Made for people from here, and for everyone who's from here and living away. Our name. Our designs. A little bit of Notre Dame Bay.️

We’re not quite ready to sell yet, but you can join the list for the First Hull: shopportside.com

First look & a shout when the doors open. That's all it's for.

09/11/2026

09/10/2026

THE FLIGHT THAT LEFT NEWFOUNDLAND BUT NEVER REALLY WENT HOME ‼️

When Delta Flight 15 finally climbed out of Gander in September 2001, the passengers were supposed to continue on to Atlanta and get back to their lives.

Instead, they began passing a sheet of paper around the cabin.

The flight from Frankfurt had been diverted after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Its passengers eventually found themselves in Lewisporte, where complete strangers handed over bedding, clothing, meals, medication and anything else they needed. When the visitors tried to pay, the answer was no. The people helping them never viewed it as anything extraordinary. Somebody was in trouble, so they helped.

One passenger, an Ohio woman named Shirley Brooks-Jones, could not accept that the story would simply end with everyone going home. Once Flight 15 was back in the air, she suggested creating a scholarship for students in the community that had cared for them.

Pledge sheets began moving through the plane. By the time it landed, roughly $15,000 had been promised. The following year, 14 graduating students from Lewisporte Collegiate received the first scholarships.

That collection aboard an airplane became the Lewisporte Area Flight 15 Scholarship Fund. It eventually grew beyond $1 million and has helped hundreds of Newfoundland students continue their education. The fund still exists today.

Most people know what Gander and the surrounding communities did during those terrible days. Far fewer know that the kindness kept travelling long after the airport emptied.

Newfoundland never sent those passengers a bill. They sent them home with a debt that could only be repaid by helping somebody else.

If an entire town opened every door it had for you during the worst week of your life, how would you ever say thank you?

09/10/2026

09/10/2026

Cooler air makes for perfect hiking. Lace up your boots and explore the historic paths of Exploits Island. Email to plan your trip.