2006, Volume 98 Number 3

On The Cover ...

Ephraim Kelloway's Red Door, 1985, Oil on Panel 70" x 48"
"Ephraim Kelloway was a passing shadow on the land and sea of Bonavista North but his door remains and the exploration continues."
- David Blackwood, 1990

In this issue:

Feature Articles ...

David Blackwood:

Memory & Light by Lisa Moore
In David Blackwood's Newfoundland, light breaks by glimmering over the tops of cliffs. It radiates from behind houses or bursts from church spires in the form of flame; it glows inside clouds and ice. It is a transformative force... [ read online ]

Memorial Presents: Rebuilding the Grand Banks Fisheries by Art May
Cod has been the mainstay of the Grand Banks fisheries for centuries. However, in the half century since World War II, the stocks have generally collapsed and the fisheries now occur at a much lower level on a greatly reduced fish stock biomass. The main issue has been conservation of groundfish stocks.

The Voyage of the Eagle into Antarctica: Excerpt from the private journal of Captain R.C. Sheppard, MBE with an introduction by Anthony Dickinson
By the morning of March 16th, most of Eagle's work had been accomplished and her crew, though tired and weary after their hazardous and arduous labours of the past two months were, nevertheless, feeling in the best of spirits.Soon, with a modicum of luck and a few more days of reasonable weather, the old vessel would complete her mission and be on her way back to Port Stanley, southern outpost of civilization.

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