Comments on: Margaret Bowater Park Trail & Captain James Cook Historical Site

By: Lori Henry

Lori Henry — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:17:34 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Ken. I really appreciate the pipe explanation! I couldn’t get a good answer from anyone while I was there.

Yes, I stayed out west for almost 2 weeks before heading off for a weekend in St. John’s (which I also loved), but the Corner Brook area is pretty special. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to Gros Morne, so that’s for next time

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:42:23 +0000

Hi, I stumbled on to your blog through Gary Kelly’s blog. I grew up in Pasadena, just a stone’s throw from Corner Brook… I’m looking forward now to reading more about your trip to Newfoundland – I’m not aware of too many travel writers who take the time to look west of St. John’s when they visit NL!

This pipe is a penstock for a small hydroelectric power station at the bottom of the hill which supplies a small percentage of the power required to run the Corner Brook paper mill. Just water in it, at higher and higher pressures as it gets further downhill…

By: Lori Henry

Lori Henry — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:48:07 +0000

The pipe is massively long and goes throughout the whole city and ends up at the pulp mill, I believe. I’m not sure exactly what it transports, but it’s huge, old and water spews out of it at many points.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:34:49 +0000

what is the “pipe trail” what is in the pipe ???