This story is read by Jana King-Noonan and is an excerpt from Abbie Ellis-Whiffen’s Growing Up, Up in Cove. Abbie’s memories of Caplin Cove later became the heart of The Abbie Table project led by Andy Jones.  Abbie’s words were inscribed into the table and narrated the life of a Newfoundland family engaged in the salt fishery from the 1920’s to the 1950’s.

This story remembers Caplin Cove as a place of close-knit families, hard work, and childhood freedom shaped by land and sea. Through Abbie’s memories of swimming holes, starlit paths, and daily labour, the cove comes alive as a world that has changed yet remains deeply rooted in the lives of those who grew up there.

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Thanks to the many people who helped bring The Willow Tree Walk to life:

• ​Produced and recorded by Stéphane Dandeneau
• ​Story scripts written by Sharon King-Campbell
• ​Graphic design by Katie Hardy
• ​Original music by Brad Tuck
• ​Executive Producer Marlayne Hardy

Special thanks to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Cultural Economic Development Program, for their investment and the Town of Hant’s Harbour for their continual support.

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