Lodge Bay: After travelling away from the coast, one comes to the communities of Cape St. Charles and Lodge Bay. Cape St. Chades is often "grouped" with Lodge Bay and listed as "Cape St. Charles-Lodge Bay'.

The explanation for this is given, as follows, in the ENL: As they are separated by only a few miles these two Labrador communities are actually one; the same residents use Cape St. Charles as a summer fishing station and the more sheltered Lodge Bay as their winter habitation.

This pattern of seasonal movement began early in the history of the area, when George Cartwright, in 1770, established a fur-trading and fishing post at Cape St. Charles and built his home, "Ranger Lodge," farther up the river. He succeeded Nicholas Darby whose whaling venture of 1767 had failed, and, by winning a land-claim suit against Noble and Pinson c.1773, Cartwright was recognized as the first permanent settler of the area.

Cape St. Charles's "claim to fame" isthat it is the most easterly point of land in continental North America. There is both a cape and a community with the same name.

In terms of the community of Lodge Bay, local lore suggests that "Ranger Lodge" was named by Cartwright after his first ship "The Ranger" and that "The Lodge" was the name of his home in England. In 2016, the population of Lodge Bay was 65, a 16.7% decrease from the 78 recorded in 2011.

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

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