Newfoundland is known as “The Rock”. In stark contrast to the smiling faces and warm, welcoming nature of its people, there is a rocky etched surface. Stella Shea, the Mayor of Fogo, tells you that the rocks have character themselves, as in the “Heart in the Rock” and the “Devil’s Rocking Chair”.

Food, drink and music mark every gathering. This includes the traditional “Jigg’s Dinner” and tasty shrimp pizza. New visitors can expect to taste “traditional” rum and kiss a codfish in a ceremony called, “Being Screeched In”.

Tilting displays its Irish roots in houses, outbuildings and even its gardens and paddocks holding the rare Newfoundland pony. The Irish cross dominates the oldest cemetery.

Tilting was also recognized as an International Heritage Site at a celebration attended by both the Irish Ambassador and the Tourism Minister with Provincial Dignitaries.