Marjorie’s Bridge & Thrombolite Walking Trail are just off the 430N Viking Trail as you approach Flower’s Cove from the south. The 2 attractions share the same trail head.
The bridge is named in honour of Marjorie Myers. She is the daughter and granddaughter of the 2 men that built the bridge. The original bridge, now restored, was built in the early 1900’s. It provided the only way to cross over Lawless Brook as you traveled up and down this coast line. At that time, transportation modes included horse and cart, dog team, snowmobiles and walking.
The Thrombolite Trail is a level half kilometer walk. Low tide will provide the best viewing. You can check tides for Flower’s Cove here. These fossils are 650 MILLION years old! The only other place in the world these have been found is Hamelin Pool in Shark Bay, Western Australia. The micro-organisms that built the thrombolites are some of the most primitive life forms on earth. From 3.5 billion to 650 million years ago, they were the only known life form. It is believed that the organisms grew in the tidal and subtidal areas of a warm, salty sea. Thrombolites are ancient microbial communities clotted together. The primary growth method of these clots was calcification.
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