Conception Bay

Conception Bay cuts deeply into Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, opening northeast towards the Atlantic. Bell Island lies within its broad waters, while coves along both shores offer places for fishing boats. In 1610 the Bristol merchant John Guy brought colonists to Cuper's Cove, later called Cupids, to establish an English settlement. Its sponsors hoped to secure the fishery as well as cultivate the land and make use of the island's timber. Fish and timber were sent back across the Atlantic from the new colony.