The first European to visit Trinity Bay was the Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real.  In his search for the NorthWest Passage to Asia he landed here in 1501, named the place Trinity, captured some locals as slaves and then moved on into oblivion.

 

Later that century fishermen camped here in summer and in the 17th century Trinity became a permanent settlement. English merchants set up a successful cod trade and soon operated their own fleet.

 

From 1850 onwards the decline set in as much of the business moved to St Johns.

 

Tourism has become an important source of income, in summer you can go whale-watching or hire a kayak to peddle along an iceberg.

 

Trinity's culture and buildings from the haydays are activily preserved and a stroll through town feels like a walk into history. 

 

A must see is St. Paul's Anglican Church, a wooden construction from 1892.

 

We visited Trinity on a nice and sunny day in September 2017.