Labrador City Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
About Labrador City
Established at the end of the 1950s as "Carol Lake", a mining community, Labrador City is the largest town and the primary overland point of entry into Labrador, a vast and largely-unpopulated territory. (It's also possible to enter Labrador from a ferry crossing which runs from Newfoundland'sGreat Northern PeninsulatoBlanc Sablon, near Forteau; the road at that point dead-ends at Vieux-Fort, Quebec, instead of continuing westward toward Sept-Îles.) The town's fortunes have largely risen or fallen in lock-step with global demand for iron ore; reaching a peak in the 1970s, declining in the 1980s (an era when Schefferville, Quebec, at one point ceased all mining activity) and staging a comeback in the 21st century as demand fromChineseindustry pushed the world price of iron ore to US$190/ton
Top Attractions in Labrador City
Explore the best things to see and do in Labrador City:
- ★Arts and Culture Centre - Labrador West
- ★Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- ★Cain's Quest
- ★Carol Curling Club
- ★Gateway Labrador & Heritage Museum
- ★Labrador City Winter Carnival
- ★Menihek Nordic Ski Club
- ★Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) Exhibition
Where to Eat in Labrador City
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Baba Q's Smoke & Grill
- 🍴Fun Foods Restaurant
- 🍴Greco Pizza
- 🍴Mary Brown's Fried Chicken
- 🍴Pizza Delight
- 🍴Pizza Forno - Iron Ore Company
Where to Stay in Labrador City
- 🏨Bird Construction Camp
- 🏨Carol Inn
- 🏨Dexter Inn & Suites
- 🏨Labrador Juniper
- 🏨Northern Lights Fishing Lodge
- 🏨Peninsula de Labrador
Labrador City Travel Guide Sections
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