One of the most historic towns on the Baccalieu Trail of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Carbonear boasts proud people with a colourful past. Stories of Carbonear is filled with aspects of the most interesting historical events and the people who made them happen. Read about the legendary Sheila NaGueira, and fierce clashes between English settlers and French marauders. Read also about some of the interesting people who lived in the town, such as James Kemp, Philip Henry Gosse, Captain R.T. Pike, John Penney, and John Hogan.