Francois

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Francois-3.jpg (39342 bytes) Francois (pronounced  Franceway) is a real Newfoundland outport. There were once hundreds of such communities all existing on the cod fishery. The town has no roads and the only way in or out is by boat or helicopter. In winter it is also possible to go overland by snowmobile.

This is one of my favourite places in all of Newfoundland
Wharf space is limited and most of the bay is quite deep so the local fishermen set up a rafting system for flotilla boats with lines to the shore.

Here a dory is going to meet another boat to escort it to the raft.

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Francois-4.jpg (46020 bytes) The raft is taking shape.

The hills round the town are about 900ft high
The completed raft.

You can imagine the effect of 75 boats, say 250 people, on the town of Francois population 120.

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