Silver Fox Island

Located on the northwest side of Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland at the mouth of the Indian Bay inlet is a small island named Silver Fox Island that was once inhabited.

Silver Fox Island was not located near any major fishing grounds so they relied heavily on the Labrador fishery and woods work in Indian Bay during the winter.

At present, approximately two dozen cabins are on the island, and are in use in the spring and summer each year.

There are several original buildings left on the island, including a cabin and fishing stage owned by the Matthews family.

[1] Fishing boats and skippers in Silver Fox Island:[2] Ships skippered by the Feltham family of Silver Fox Island: - Mayflower - Grace - Self - Foam, 1885 - Paddy - Beatrice May - Ada - Sea Gull - Ivanhoe - Henerita Dawton - Lady Bird - Mabel - Clara Hallett - Lovell's Directory describes it asan island on the north side of Bonavista Bay, distant from Greenspond by 6 miles in boat, with a population of 45 in 1871.