Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland Island, Canada, with a population of 3,312. It is situated in Burnt Bay which opens on to the Bay of Exploits. Lewisporte has a deep water port and related facilities that serve many communities in the region. Gander and its international airport are thirty minutes east on the Trans Canada Highway. Grand Falls-Windsor is a 45-minute drive west. Twillingate is a 75-minute drive north of Lewisporte on Route 340.HistorySettlers first arrived in Lewisporte, previously named Burnt Bay and then Marshallville, in 1887 and engaged in the prosperous fishing, logging, and ship building industries. Lewisporte is named for Lewis Miller, an enterprising Scotsman who operated a logging company in central Newfoundland. Millertown, another community in this region is also named for him. The first European settlers were attracted to the area by the huge stands of birch, spruce and pine, which graced the shores.During the war years, Lewisporte was an important base of operations for the Canadian Forces. Gander's strategic location as a ‘jumping off’ point for flights going to Europe brought a larger population to Lewisporte. Approximately three army sites were constructed in Lewisporte to protect the oil supply lines to Gander. By the end of the war there were 150 families and a population of 821. Rapid commercial and residential growth after the war has converted and swallowed nearly all evidence of military presence.