Formerly known as "Lord Nelson Orange Lodge #149", the building we now occupy was constructed around 1908 in the very scenic West Coast community of Woody Point. Woody Point lies in the heart of beautiful Gros Morne National Park.

Until the late 1970's it was the center for almost all social events on the south side of Bonne Bay such as weddings, fairs, suppers, and times. Traditionally, on Easter Monday people would walk from as far away as Bellburns on the Northern Peninsula, about 30 miles, for the annual Orangeman's time.

Every older person from the area has his or her own special memories of the Lodge. They remember it as being the place where they got married or engaged or where they had their first dance. One story even tells of the night that it was so stormy outside that when the dance was over, people couldn't get home so the stayed until the next day when the storm had passed.

The building was sold in 1985, and used by  local fisherman to be used as a place to mend nets and fishing gear. A few years later, it was used as a snowmobile repair shop, and later in 1998 it was obtained by its current owner, Charlie Payne, a long time member of "Uncle Harry's Bar Band". Since its acquisition, it has been restored as closely as possible to its original form, leaving all moldings, windows and facings firmly intact, and been designated a Newfoundland & Labrador Heritage Structure by Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador.

 







 

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