Welcome To Gander Rod and Gun Club
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About Gander Newfoundland is an island province off the Atlantic (east) coast of Canada, discovered by the Vikings in 986. It was inhabited by peaceful nomadic people from the sub arctic. In the 1400s explorer John Cabot returned to England with reports of cod so thick you could scoop them from the sea by the basketful. This led to a rush of fishermen from England, Spain, France and Portugal. The first European settlement was in Conception Bay in 1610. Within ten years there were settlements at Cambriol, Ferryland and Renews. Gander, named after the abundant wild geese, was settled in 1936 when civil engineer T A Hall arrived on the shores of Gander Lake and decided the flat terrain was ideal for an international airport. Construction began in 1937, employing 900 men. Gander's strategic position played a major role in WW II. The thriving town now has a population of 12,000. |
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