Baie Verte vs Bay de Verde: It is easy to confuse these two place names.

Baie Verte is a bay of water at the tip of the Baie Verte Peninsula; to confuse the matter even more, Baie Verte also refers to a mining town that is on the Baie Verte Peninsula at the head of the Baie Verte.

Translated from the French, Baie Verte means "Green Bay" and the area was very popular with French fishermen, who would often go there to cut wood.

Part of the "French Shore, the Baie Verte area was controlled by the French, for many years, however, English families were known to be using the area as far back as the 1870s for fishing and farming.

Today it is a relatively large town by Newfoundland standards as a result of discovery of asbestos copper, lead, zinc and gold in the mid- 1950s when the town underwent a major expansion.

In 2016 the population was 1,313, a decrease of 4.2% over 2011 when there were 1,370 citizens. On the other hand, Bay de Verde is a fishing village in Conception Bay, though much further than East of Baie Verte.

For more information on Bay de Verde, please go to the section on the Northwest Avalon Peninsula.

FLATWATER POND PROVINCIAL PARK RESERVE:

Located approximately 23 km (14.3 mi) from the mining town of Baie Verte.

The site was a former logging camp, today it is an RV and day park and is neatly nestled around a large, beautiful lake, known for great fishing as well as great for boating of all kinds.

This park is strategically located at the beginning of the 21 towns on the Dorset Trail, described in the section on the Baie Verte Peninsula. Undoubtedly the park is named after the "flat water" found on this relatively large pond (aka lake).

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

Address of this page: http://nl.ruralroutes.com/BaieVerteNL