Little Heart's Ease: Little Heart's Ease is one of two small enclosed rounded harbours (the other is known as Little Harbour) that are well protected from high winds and rough seas.

Interestingly, many sailors in the early times chose to live on more open coastline, closer to the entrance of the arm, places such as Clay Pitts and Batt's Cove (both abandoned now), where they could haul in their catch and dry it on the sandy beaches.

It is believed that Little Heart's Ease takes its name from a nearby fishing station, known as Heart's Ease.

So... you say... why Heart's Ease? Well, some suggest that Heart's Ease may have been the name of a fishing vessel in the area, which to me is quite plausible having spent a lot of time looking at the names of various fishing boats at various wharfs in Newfoundland:

Heart's East, Thelma's Song, Bella Rosa, L'Isle Misty Dawn... fishing boats always have such interesting names.

While the inlet of Heart's Ease was not "settled" until the late 1700s, it was known to English fishermen in the early 1600s.

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

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