In vroegere tijden was dit een van de grootste steden van Newfoundland. Men leefde van de visserij en het bouwen van schoeners. ###>For the first time since departure we lit the heater! Hot chocolate with a shot of rum did the rest of the warming up. Exploits once was one of the larger towns of Newfoundland, with around 600 people working in the shipbuilding and fishing industry.