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The community of Ming's Bight is located on the northeast side of the Baie Verte Peninsula, approximately 64 km from the Trans Canada Highway, off Highway 414 onto Highway 418.
Local History
The community of Ming's Bight is said to have been settled around 1857.
Fishing is said to have been the reason for the settlement of the community. It is believed that the French hired people to tend to their nets and such during the winter months these people decided to settle there and so the community began.
In 1902, fine grained gold was discovered from the surface of the Goldenville Claim, located between Ming's Bight and Baie Verte .
In 1906, the mine was responsible for the first gold brick ever produced in Newfoundland, however it closed shortly after this. In the mid- 1980's, Nova Gold carried out some exploration in the area.
There is an excellent book available entitled "A Brief History of Ming's Bight" which was written through the collaborative effort of a Teacher D. Vaughn Harbin and four students. This is a detailed look at the history of the community and general area, including the way of life experienced by some of the earliest settlers like Monsieur Jean Marie Le Mee of Binic, France, who had lived at Ming's Bight during the 1880's.
Tourism, Recreation & Crafts
Ming's has much to offer for those who like to explore the past. Small canon balls which have been found, would lead one to think that some type of fighting took place around this community in the past.
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