Newfoundland Island For Sale

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 9th 2006 at 5:03PM

We covered a gorgeous tropical island recently. A very different type of island has hit eBay. A Newfoundland island is up for sale for $6 million. The ten-acre island known as Greeps Head or Bald Eagles Head includes a 160-year-old house. The area of Grand Bruit, on the southwest coast of Newfoundland is accessible only by boat or airplane and the island is connected to the mainland by a 100-foot causeway. The area has no roads or major automobile traffic. The area has beautiful hiking and the chance to see a wide variety of wildlife. Grand Bruit has a museum and there is an annual summer festival held in August. After reading The Shipping News, I think I've been scared off Newfoundland but if you need a remote and chilly hideaway this is the place for you.

[via MSNBC]

Tags: grand bruit, GrandBruit, island for sale, newfoundland, real estate

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Anthony Graddy Feb 10th 2006 8:57AM

That island really does not look very attractive at all. I would imagine you could find much better islands for $6 million.

denigod Feb 10th 2006 12:53PM

i don't think anything built in the 19th century could be 1160 years old, do you mean 160 years old?

gerald farrell Feb 15th 2006 12:07PM

I think for that price they should build a road from the hwy to the town .

Kay Feb 23rd 2006 2:40PM

I think that it is a beautiful island. Our province is so full of such history that it's hard not to be attracted to this island and the home which is on it. I know the picture of the island itself is a little discouraging, but if you go to the ad on ebay, it shows pictures of the land around the house, as well as pictures of the house and the 100ft causeway which connects the island to Grand Bruit. As for the comment of the island being remote and "chilly": this is Newfoundland, not Iceland....we do not live in igloos and we do have a beautiful summer....warm, not chilly.

jane gwizdala Feb 25th 2006 12:54PM

I couldn't quite afford a whole island but I have just bought a house in Cupids! Can anyone advise where I can buy good quality pine furniture?

Christina Snow Mar 14th 2006 5:01PM

After reading The Shipping News you are scared off of Newfoundland? Don't you realize that the story is fiction? That's like saying - after seeing the movie Gangs of New York I'm scared off of New York City. It's a stupid comment.
When are people going to stop believing bigoted comments about Newfoundland and Newfoundlanders? The truth is that Newfoundland is a beautiful island in the middle of the north Atlantic (so yes, it is wet and cold there from time to time � but it can also be sunny and warm). The people of Newfoundland have all sorts of different personalities � funny enough � just like people from anywhere else!