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You'll drive right past Daniel's Harbour going north from Gros Morne on the Viking Trail (Highway 430). Daniel's Harbour is just north of Portland Creek.
Daniel's Harbour was home to Nurse Myra Bennett, one of the Northern Peninsula's most famous residents. She was once dubbed 'The Florence Nightingale of Newfoundland'. She was the only medical assistance for people living in the outport communities on the west coast for more than 50 years. Nurse Bennett's house is now a museum featuring period furniture and medical instruments.
We learned the story of Nurse Bennett from the Theatre Newfoundland play 'Tempting Providence', which travelled around the world, and played at the Gros Morne Theatre in Cow Head.
If you are looking for lunch in Daniel's Harbour, you can drop into Bennett Lodge. It's on the Viking Trail (Route 430) at the south end of town. They have window seats with a beautiful view of The Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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