My first visit to the ‘Colony of Avalon’ Interpretation Center at Baltimore’s Plantation in Ferryland, Newfoundland was a most confusing experience. While I had heard about George Calvert’s lavish expenditures and the painstaking attempts to establish every semblance of comfort for his family and those who would help him colonize 17th century Newfoundland – I wasREAD MORE

For years now I’ve been trying to make sense of the closing quote on the information ‘Flat Board’ located at Cape Spear, Newfoundland’s WW2 gun battery. I can only assume that it reads as a warning or perhaps consolation to visitors who might spend but a few moments at the site and could experience anyREAD MORE

If there was ever a time I’d love for our guides to contribute to the McCarthy’s Party Blog page it would probably be this month when the Christian world celebrates ‘Pancake Day, ‘Shrove Tuesday’, ‘Mardi Gras’, or ‘Carnival’. For all the unique and wonderful traditions exhibited throughout the world in the weeks leading up toREAD MORE

A post from Jim McCarthy: I spent the day updating the McCarthy’s Party phone directory with my son Andrew and it was a far more enjoyable experience than I would have ever thought imaginable. My wife Regina started this list over 30 years ago and while many names have since been added (there’s well over 250READ MORE

My six-year-old daughter made a most profound observation yesterday morning. Expecting more of the cold temperatures Newfoundland has delivered in abundance this winter, we had bundled up warm for our morning walk to school. But when we stepped through the front door we were greeted by an unseasonably warm waft of air. Without missing aREAD MORE

Our cousin Jacqui recently posted a photo on Facebook which depicted 4 of our Grandmother McCarthy’s cousins who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.     I had never heard of these young men and was intrigued enough to question my father and our Aunt Aggie about the relationship. Aggie hasREAD MORE

A post by Regina McCarthy: We are so pleased to share this story about our Mother and the many charitable works she performs in our community. Along with the many members of her quilting guild they have been creating these wonderful gifts for the Palliative Care Unit at Brother Jason’s hospital here in St. John’sREAD MORE

A post by Mark McCarthy: Perhaps my favorite story from this Christmas involves a bottle of Newfoundland ‘Screech’; an empty bottle at that. Last week we had more then a few people over to help celebrate the season and while I wasn’t surprised to see so many rum drinkers – I was rather taken abackREAD MORE

I recently hosted a media awareness program for Newfoundland’s department of tourism that included a sunrise tour of Cape Spear, a national park located at the most eastern point of land in all of North America. We captured beautiful photos and enjoyed a great start to a most promising day with one of the girlsREAD MORE

A post by Regina McCarthy: We embarked on another successful quilting tour in September of this year – completing the last of the British Isles with our trip to Ireland (Scotland -2014, Wales – 2013 and England in both 2010 & 2012) . Of course there are so many wonderful needlepoint displays in Ireland thatREAD MORE