With Grenfell on the Labrador

A portrait of a physician and missionary who established medical and social services across Labrador and Newfoundland fishing settlements. It recounts medical rounds and emergency surgeries, long coastal travels and icebound voyages, and practical experiments such as reindeer introduction and a seamen’s institute. The narrative outlines organizational work in founding hospitals, orphanages, and relief efforts, and profiles local helpers, patients, and the region’s dogs and reindeer. Through episodic anecdotes the account emphasizes hardship, resourcefulness, and communal care across a wide, sparsely settled parish.