St. Lewis: The third community in the area is St. Lewis, which is on the northern side of the St. Lewis inlet, in the opening of St. Lewis Bay, across the bay from Battle Harbour.

Originally known as Fox Harbour (one would presume based on the availability of foxes for hunting), the bay is said, according to material presented in the ENL, to have been depicted on maps that date back to 1502-1503 as Ilha de Frey Luis, that were drawn by the Portuguese explorer, Miguel Corte Real, who was in the area "as he searched the Labrador coast for his brother Gaspar, who was lost in 1501."

St. Lewis is the most easterly permanent community on the North American mainland and has a long history in terms of the fishing industry.

According to the Southern Labrador website, "its recorded history begins in the early 18th Century when its sheltered location, proximity to good fishing grounds and seal migration routes made it a desired location for the English based migratory fishery.

Not only was it a favorite place for fishing, but it was also good place to construct small boats and early establishments left crews to winter there for this purpose." With the 2016 Census, the community consists of 194 residents, a 6.3% decrease from the 208 recorded in 2011.

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