Forteau includes the small communities of English Point and
Buckles Point. Its name is derived from the French words meaning
"Strong Waters".
A Jersey merchant , De Quettville, started a
fishing business there in 1774 and in 1818, it was reported that
Forteau was the largest British establishment in the Straits.
Guernsey men settled in Forteau on the western side of the bay
at Buckle's Point, while a group from Devonshire, England
settled at English Point on the eastern side of the bay.
When Bishop Field of the Anglican Church was appointed to
Newfoundland in 1845, he was surprised to learn that Labrador
was within his jurisdiction. He visited Forteau in 1848 and in
1849 the first church was built there.
In 1909 the International
Grenfell Association built a nursing station here and the
Grenfell Regional Health Services continues to give medical
service in this region although from new facilities.
The parking area at the end of the branch road along the west
side of Forteau Bay is the beginning of the Overfalls Brook
Hiking Trail. This trail provides an excellent lookout over
Forteau Bay with
Point Amour Lighthouse visible in the distance.
And the reward at trails end is a pure Labrador stream cascading
over rocky cliffs on its way to the ocean.
The Forteau River is a scheduled salmon river. The mouth of the
river is a good place to go bird watching.
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