It was a rather cloudy day, with the fog in and out, but we had to get out and explore this outport a bit. Below is an image, taken from the stern of our boat, of the fish plant and the downtown area behind it.
Looking east along the shore you see more of the town. In the distance you see the back side of the boat hauling area which is a large wooden ramp with a couple of huge windlasses in small buildings at the top of the ramp.
We were told that the local boats have an agreement that half the boats go fishing every other day so that the fish plant stays busy and does not become overloaded on any one day. Currently it is lobster season, and the crabbers are just finishing up their quotas.
We saw that many of the boats were loading nets that had been in storage but we don't know what they were going to fish.
In an outport, there are no tradition vehicles and everyone rides four-wheelers. This is the parking area for the fish plant.
In the winter snowmobiles (called "skidos" in Canada) replace the four-wheelers.
It is spring in this area and everyone is getting their gardens going. Since it is still rather cold improvised greenhouses are often constructed.
Nearly everyone has a skiff.
Surprisingly "big brother" even has a presence here, as evidenced by the rather deluxe boat they keep in one of the sheltered coves.
Unless constantly maintained the wooden buildings deteriorate rapidly in the harsh environment.
Harrington Harbour with the wharf and "Evergreen" in the distance:
The schooner "Morning Star" awaits good weather for some finishing touches before being relaunched:
In many outports heating oil is used, but at Harrington wood seems to be available enough to satisfy most of the heating needs:
In the time of dog teams, sleds were called "Komatikes" and I believe the name has carried over to the sleds now pulled by snowmobiles:
Signs of spring everywhere:
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