This morning it is raining and we are
being lazy. We waited till 11:30 to leave the campground. The
destination was to be Subway in Baie Verte, mainly to get access to
their free WiFi.
On the drive to Fleur de Lys we passed
this hugh open pit mine. Later we found out it was and asbestos mine.
It opened in 1983 and closed some time in the late 1990s. To us this
seem very recent for asbestos to be actively mined.
Fleur de Lys was the target for the
day. It turned out that it was a civic holiday and a funeral in town
and it appeared that was where everyone was. The chief attraction is
the Dorset Soapstoe Quarry Site and Museum. The Museum was closed but
we could hike the trail out back. The quarry is the only known
soapstone outcrop in the northern hemisphere that preserves evidence
of Paloeskimo vessel-quarring. You can see in the photos the shapes
where the carving had been done. The trail also went up to a good
vantage point to view the area.
The rain relented in the afternoon, so
everything worked out.
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