The scenic Humber Valley Trail east of the city of Corner Brook, Newfoundland has been rebranded with a James Cook theme. Cook explored the river in September 1767, penetrating approximately 40 kilometers up the river into Deer Lake. It was the first serious attempt to map the inland topography of Newfoundland.
On November 28, 2016, the 4th general meeting of Cabox Aspiring Geopark was held at the Atrium of Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland in Corner Brook. In addition to updates on the past year’s developments and a preview of next year’s Cook 250 commemoration, Grenfell History Professor Olaf Janzen gave a presentation on James Cook in Newfoundland.
On September 27-30, 2016, IAT / Cabox Aspiring Geopark Chairperson Paul Wylezol attended the 7th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks at Torquay, England, where he learned more about the UNESCO Global Geopark programme and gave a presentation on the 250th Anniversary of James Cook’s completing his surveys of Eastern Canada.
A fascinating talk at James Cook Birthplace Museum on Saturday celebrated Marton born explorer, James Cook’s early naval career in Eastern Canada but also offered a maple leaf to bring both sides of the Atlantic together in celebration of the great man’s achievements.
On September 16 & 17, 2016, IAT / Cabox Aspiring Geopark Chairperson Paul Wylezol was in Yorkshire, England visiting the Captain Cook Memorial Museum in Whitby and Captain Cook Birthplace Museum in Marton where he gave a presentation on the 250th Anniversary of James Cook completing his surveys of Eastern Canada.
On August 12, 2016 Royal Museums Greenwich received a grant of £4,677,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards a £12.6M project to develop four new permanent galleries, including Pacific Encounters which will allow the Museum to take a lead role in Cook 250 – the commemoration of Lieutenant James Cook’s 1768 departure down the Thames in HM Bark Endeavour on the first of his three voyages of exploration to the Pacific.