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Two new homes built to feel centuries old, in the historic town of Trinity, Newfoundland.
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A two-minute introduction to Trinity, through the people who carry its stories.
The Property
Warblers at Trinity is two beachfront homes — First Flight and English Sunrise — in the historic town of Trinity, on the northeast coast of Newfoundland. New builds, designed and crafted so completely in the local tradition that they feel as though they have always stood on the bay.
That is the heart of the place. The homes were drawn in the saltbox vernacular, sited to the hill and the light, and finished with the craft of builders whose families have worked this coast for generations. The result rewards a guest who travels for design and a guest who travels for place equally — private and secluded on its own waterfront, and within easy reach of a town to wander at any hour. Listed on Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Michelin Guide and Tablet Hotels.
Travellers across Canada, US, and Europe are seeking trips that feel personal and rooted in place. Warblers enters its second season offering exactly that — a deeply local Newfoundland experience, shaped by the people who know it best.
Story Angles
Whatever your beat — design, travel, natural heritage, or human interest — there’s a way in here.
Designed by a nationally collected artist and realized by a master heritage builder, the homes are drawn in Trinity’s saltbox vernacular — built with such craft and proportion that they belong on the bay as though they always have.
Warblers connects travellers to the knowledge-keepers of Trinity — the makers, guides, and storytellers — so a stay becomes a genuine immersion in the life of the place.
How the rocks of this coast shaped where people settled and how they lived — told through tours that pair a working boat captain with a geologist, against icebergs, whales, and seabirds.
An Ontario couple, Amanda (originally from North Vancouver) and Bill, who ran a lakeside property in Haliburton, visited Trinity in 2020, and built two homes on the bay — designed to belong to a town they came to love.
The People
Part of what makes Warblers distinct is the circle of Trinity locals whose work and knowledge run through a guest’s stay — encountered through tours, activities, and the homes themselves. Their stories are inseparable from the place.
Architect & artist
Work held in the National Gallery of Canada, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery; recipient of a Southcott Lifetime Achievement Award from the Newfoundland and Labrador Historic Trust. He designed both Warblers homes by hand, on paper, working the golden mean into their proportions so they sit in the saltbox vernacular as though they have always belonged.
Heritage builder
His company, Sweet Lumber Enterprises, carried out the award-winning restoration of Mallard Cottage. His family were boat builders before they built houses — a lineage visible in First Flight, where the exposed living-room ceiling beams read like the ribs of an upside-down boat.
Geologist
Former Executive Director of the Johnson GEO CENTRE, and coordinator of the Geologist-in-Residence program for the Shorefast Foundation on Fogo Island. In the Trinity area he has joined boat tours that turn a coastal outing into a reading of the rocks — how the landscape formed, why communities settled where they did, and how the geology still shapes life here.
Boat captain
Owner of Discovery Sea Adventures and a lifelong waterman, whose tours take in whales, seabirds, seasonal icebergs, and the coastline — and, with a geologist aboard, become a step back through the region’s natural history.
Heritage guide
Leads heritage walking tours of Trinity with an encyclopedic knowledge of its merchant families, resettlement, and preservation. A walk with him is the quickest way to understand why Trinity feels, as visitors say, like a place where you know where you are but not quite when.
Amanda is available to interview. Time with others can be explored case by case.
Photography
Free for editorial use with credit. The set includes the homes (exterior and interior), the boat-frame ceiling and craft details, and the waterfront and town of Trinity. Verticals are included for covers and mobile.
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Facts & Boilerplate
Warblers at Trinity is a pair of beachfront homes in the historic town of Trinity, Newfoundland, designed by artist and architect Frank LaPointe and built by heritage builder Glen Vokey. New construction built in the local saltbox vernacular, the homes are designed to feel as though they have always stood on the bay. Owned by Amanda Mitchell and Bill Stoikos, who came from Ontario in 2020, Warblers is listed on Mr. and Mrs. Smith and built around genuine connection to Trinity — its people, its stories, and the rhythm of the place.
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Visit & Contact
We’re glad to welcome journalists and photographers to Trinity. We can offer a complimentary hosted stay and help coordinate a full Trinity experience during a visit. Amanda and Bill are available for interviews.
Amanda Mitchell
Co-owner, Warblers at Trinity