Red Bay Basque Whaling Station

WHAT IS A WHALING STATION?

• A dock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed,
• and where whale hunters sometimes live

Red Bay started as a place to go cod fishing, and turned in to a whale hunting hot spot.

Between 1520's and the 1600's whalers sent out 15 whaling ships with about 600 men a season! During this time over 20,000 whales where killed. Then all of the whales migrated to the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine

THIS TURNED FROM A PLACE OF SADNESSAND WHALE'S DEATH

TO A HISTORICAL SITE!

RED BAY HARBOR TODAY

• Visitors come here to experience what is the largest and most complete early whaling station in the world!
• The story of this site is now told for the whole world to see
• I think its important to keep this historical place,
• so more people know about the important event that happened here
• I think we should keep this place because it is a gorgeous harbor, and then many people can experiance God's creation

MAYBE ONE DAY.......

• maybe one day the whales will return
• And maybe we'll experience the beauty as it once was

IT IS NOW A PART OF CANADA'S HERRITIGE