Makinsons is an attractive community located
about 5 km. south of
Clarke's Beach. The Registered Heritage Structure Drogheda
illustrates an important part of its history.
Drogheda was built in the early 1800s by the
Coveyduck family. Some say settlers named it for
a mountain in Wales and that means "Valley of
Hope" in Welsh. Others say it is Gaelic
referring to a bridge or a stream, ford, or
pond. First built as a traditional inland
"winter home," it later became the centre for a
number of booming businesses, which sold lumber
and built boats for the Labrador fishery.
The Crout's Way Trail begins from Drogheda and
ends in Hopeall, Trinity Bay. The Trail is a
challenging adventure that at least one
overnight stop to complete.
The Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation
developed the trail in 1998. The Journals of
John Guy and Henry Crout were used as references
and those working on the trail looked for
landmarks and scenes described in the journals.
The wilderness trail retraces the path of John
Guy's colonists when they cut a path from
Cupids to Trinity Bay in 1612 as part of an attempt to
make contact with the Beothuk Indians to
establish trade.
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