MEDIA RELEASE: Cupids 400 Launches "Voyage" by Dennis Flynn
July 16, 2010
Cupids, NL – July 14, 2010
Cupids 400 Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a commissioned legacy book entitled “Voyage” by Newfoundland and Labrador photojournalist Dennis Flynn. The official launch is scheduled for Thursday, July 15, 2010 at the Cupids Legacy Centre, 2nd floor Legacy Hall at 7:30 pm. Reception to follow. (Invitation only)
The book was commissioned in 2009 when Dennis retraced the voyage of discovery by John Guy in 1612 around the shores of Conception and Trinity Bays in his 12 ton bark named the “Indeavour”. The “Indeavour” was the first ship ever built in Newfoundland and the purpose of Guy’s voyage was to establish friendly relations with the Beothuck. The complete story of the voyage is told in the state of the art Cupids Museum as part of the interpretation at the new Cupids Legacy Centre.
Dennis’s book is a combination of photo’s of his personal journey as he bicycled throughout the communities along the Avalon and Bonavista Peninsulas in August 2009, as well as, quotes from various journals of the times. Dennis will tell his story of the voyage as seen through his eyes and those of the people he encountered along the way, at the official launch on July 15th. “Voyage” is Dennis’s first book.
“Voyage” is a souvenir that visitors will definitely want to acquire”, says Roy Dawe, Chair of Cupids 400 Inc. It will be a lasting legacy to the story of John Guy and the communities he visited along our shores. The book is a magnificent piece of work”.
“Voyage” was published by Downhome Publishing and is available at the Museum Shop at the Cupids Legacy Centre.
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