Grand Falls-Windsor

Grand Falls -Windsor is a Canadian town on the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The city, by merging the two communities of Windsor (north of the TransCanada Highway ) ( south of the TransCanada Highway ) was created and Grand Falls in 1991, is located on the Exploits River. Most important economic activities are forestry and paper industry. The city is surrounded by a wilderness with moose, caribou, black bears and foxes. The living in the exploits River salmon attract people from all over the world.

Attractions

The museum Mary March Provincial Museum Grand Falls, 24 Catherine St., discusses among with the geology, history and industrialization of the region. However, it is known primarily for its exhibits, illustrate the culture of the Beothuk. Named after the museum is one of the last members of this tribe, whose name was Demasduit and was called by the white settlers Mary March. Outside the museum, a locomotive in 1898 and completed in 1988 disused railway line Newfoundland Railway was established. Also worth a visit is the Salmonid Interpretation Centre at the waterfalls of Exploit Rivers, where the place of Grand Falls takes its name. Here are the habits of the salmon, which can be observed from here very well explained.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Gordon Pinsent, actor ( b. 1930 )
• Dave Pichette, ice hockey player ( b. 1960 )