Fogo Island and Change Islands

File:Fogo Island banner Tilting - Tilting Fogo Island and Change Islands lie off the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland, Canada.

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Little Fogo Islands and adjacent islands to the southwest comprise about 100 islands strung out in a northeasterly direction. These are the islands that Captain Wadham, in his celebrated sailing directions called “a parcel of dammed rugged isles”.

Some 2700 people live on Fogo Island and 240 people live on Change Islands. Little Fogo Islands are no longer settled.

Communities

Fogo Island is home to 11 communities – each with its own distinctive flare and allure.

Barr'd Islands
Deep Bay
Fogo
Fogo Island Central
Island Harbour
Joe Batt's Arm
Little Seldom
Seldom
Shoal Bay
Stag Harbour
Tilting

The Change Islands have one small community and the Town of Change Islands.

Fogo Island and Change Islands Halal Travel Guide

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The isolation from the mainland; the intimate and profound entanglement with the sea and the forces of nature; lives lived at the very edge of a great ocean have created a place of many stories.

It is not surprising that the Flat Earth Society considers Fogo Island one of the four corners of a flat earth.

Endangered rural communities

Fogo Island and Change Islands were among the earliest European colonial settlements in Canada. They are populated by a people descended from immigrants from the west country of England and Ireland. They have always sustained themselves from the resources of the sea and have developed a vibrant culture based on deeply rooted connections to place and community. Located in the Labrador Current and the Northeast Coast of Newfoundland is the only place in the world where people live in moving ice – as the Arctic pack ice and icebergs are brought to their shores by the south flowing current. To live here is to have an indomitable spirit, a deep understanding of the full community of life, of the give and take of living with the sea and no small sense of humour.

People settled on Fogo Island and Change Islands, like most of Newfoundland, to fish for cod. Cod has sustained people in this place for centuries. In 1992 and the government imposed a moratorium and the cod fishery was closed. The upheaval throughout rural Newfoundland was devastating with hundreds of small rural communities – outports – losing their livelihoods almost overnight.

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Fogo Island and Change Islands have fared better than many other remote fishing communities that have not survived the 1992 moratorium on the cod fishery. Many of the fishermen of Fogo Island have adapted their fishery to other species such as crab and shrimp.

It is a sad reality that many fishing communities are ‘too far gone’ to save. Thit is not the case with Fogo Island and Change Islands. While the islands suffer from high unemployment and the out-migration of youth and the lack of many of the social and health facilities that most Canadians take for granted and there is no poverty of aspirations. Far from it.

Contemporary art

Fogo Island and Change Islands are known for world-class, cultural programming that attracts people from around the world. The Fogo Island Arts Corporation hosts internationally recognized artists and researchers working in a wide range of disciplines, including visual art, new media, design, fine craft, music, writing and film. It also brings artists and local community members together for workshops, seminars, exhibitions and other events. Arts Corporation activities have two intertwined strands – an international Residency Program and a Production Program. All activities focus on locally rooted and site-responsive themes inspired by Fogo Island’s and Change Islands’ unique geography and people, while reaching out to the international art scene at the same time.

Architecture

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The basis for the Fogo Island Artist Residency Program is the six artist studios designed by award-winning architect Todd Saunders. The studios are bold geometric structures that stand in contrast to the harsh, yet beautiful natural environment, while silently complementing it. The main concept behind the layout of each studio is to observe the surrounding environment during its transitions through the seasons. The studios are all oriented towards the sea and elevated above the ground to provide the resident artist with a feeling of being unobstructed and unbound. The materials and construction methods chosen reflect that of the local architecture of Fogo Island. The environment will leave its marks on the studios by weathering the structures over time. The structures are intended to touch the imagination and help maintain a connection between the past and the future.

Travel to Fogo Island and Change Islands

The closest airport for visiting Fogo Island and Change Islands is Gander International Airport. From Gander, take Route 235 and the Road to the Isles scenic driving route, to Farewell. A ferry crossing takes roughly 25 minutes from Farewell to Change Islands, or 50 minutes from Farewell to Fogo Island.

Get Around

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Fogo Island Taxi - ☎ +1 709 424-TAXI

What to See

Fogo Island and Change Islands offer stunning natural wildlife and scenery such as humpback whales, caribou herds, soaring seabirds, and towering icebergs.

Bleak House Museum | North Shore Road, Fogo 49.718, -54.285 - Home to some of the most powerful and influential people in the history of Fogo, Bleak House represents the differences between the merchant class and the fishing class in the community from a century ago.

Brett House Museum | Brown's Point Road, Joe Batt's Arm 49.7296, -54.1721 - The Brett House and Outbuildings were beautifully constructed, and are exceptionally impeccably maintained. They were designated as Registered Heritage Structures on October 2, 2003, by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Experience Fogo Site | North Shore Road, Fogo 49.7168, -54.2895 - Built on the old hospital grounds, view collections of old tools and see how Fogo Islanders grew their own vegetables, raised their livestock, mended their nets, and dried their fish.
Marconi Wireless Interpretation Centre | Pickett's Road Extension, Fogo 49.7196, -54.2631 - Perched high on the hill above the community of Fogo, get a great view of the community and learn about the early communications history of Fogo Island.

Marine Interpretation Centre | Harbour Drive, Seldom 49.61, -54.185 - Restored Fisherman's Protective Union Trading Company building, cod liver oil factory, Funk Island display, interpretation of the Fogo process & Fogo Island Co-op. Touch tank with local sea life. Craft shop, marina, public shower & coin laundry.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Fogo Island and Change Islands

Fogo Walking Trails | Fogo ☎ +1 709 266-3543 - Walking trails lead to resettled villages of Lion's Den, Shoal Tickle, Eastern Tickle and Locke's Cove. Also and there are trails to scenic Brimstone Head, Fogo Head and Waterman's Brook.

Halal Restaurants

Growlers Ice Cream | 125 Main Road, Joe Batt's Arm ☎ +1 709 266-7982
Kwang Tung Restaurant | Main Street, Fogo 49.7134, -54.2752 ☎ +1 709 266-2267
Nicole's Café - 159 Main Road, Joe Batt's Arm 49.7257, -54.1715 ☎ +1 709 658-3663 Using local ingredients in a creative mix of modern and traditional recipes.

Beaches Grill | 42 Main St, Fogo ☎ +1 709 266-7330

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Fogo Island and Change Islands

Fogo Island and Change Islands - eHalal Travel Group, a leading provider of innovative Halal travel solutions for Muslim travelers to Fogo Island and Change Islands, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its comprehensive Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Fogo Island and Change Islands. This groundbreaking initiative aims to cater to the diverse needs of Muslim travelers, offering them a seamless and enriching travel experience in Fogo Island and Change Islands and its surrounding regions.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

Hotels and motels

Fogo Island Inn - Joe Batt's Arm 49.731, -54.177 ☎ +1 709 658-3444 +1-855-268-9277 $875-2475 (room only), plus $200/person full board A cultural destination with 29 guest rooms, each unique, and an art gallery, legacy library, cinema and rooftop sauna. Every detail chosen with purpose and handcrafted by local residents.

Quiet Cannon Hotel quietcannonhotel.com - Man O' War Cove, Fogo Island 49.574, -54.300 near ferry dock ☎ +1 709 627-3477 +1 709 627-3382$109 - 164 Seasonal restaurant (May-Sep), patio, wi-fi, continental breakfast. Non-smoking, pet-friendly, 13 rooms (incl. 2 efficiency units with kitchens) open year-round.

Bed and breakfast

Foley's Place Bed & Breakfast Kelly's Island Road, Tilting 49.7074, -54.0647 ☎ +1 709 658-7244 +1-866-658-7244 +1 709 658-7244$85/night Four rooms with en-suite bath in century-old home, non-smoking, patio/BBQ, wi-fi. Year-round.

Peg's Bed & Breakfast - 60 Main Street, Fogo 49.714619, -54.279743 ☎ +1 709 266-2392 $80-102/night Checkout: 11am Six rooms, harbour view, wi-fi, full (+$7) or continental breakfast (included). Seasonal (May-Oct).

Guest houses

Jigloft - 133 Southside Road, Joe Batt's Arm 49.7310, -54.1573 ☎ +1 709 730-3700 Restored 150-year-old saltbox home offering clean, comfortable, private self-catering, three-bedroom lodging in a relaxed & friendly atmosphere.
The Old Salt Box Co. theoldsaltboxco.com - Various places in Fogo ☎ +1 709 658-7392 - Completely renovated, turn of the century, contemporary, ocean front ‘Salt Box Houses’ for rent.

Quintal House - 153 Main Road, Joe Batt's Arm 49.7253, -54.1718 ☎ +1 709 658-7829 Restored three-storey legacy guest home accented with antique and modern functional furnishings and local artisan and craft pieces. Three rooms, all with serene harbour front views.

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Short of building a ship to set sail for Ireland, Fogo is somewhat of a dead end as it's the northeasternmost point in the area, beyond which is ocean. The only option by vehicle is to get back onto the ferry, same way one came in, back to Twillingate or Lewisporte].