Cartwright is a tiny coastal village on Sandwich Bay in southern Labrador. It is not an easy place to reach, and that is most of the point: this is an end-of-the-road settlement where the Trans-Labrador Highway gives way to sea routes, gravel distances, fishing history, and wide empty country.
The village has a long Inuit and mixed Inuit history, later layered with the 18th-century trading post of George Cartwright and Hudson's Bay Company commerce. Today it is small and practical, with limited services, but it has a strong Labrador identity and a remarkable setting.
Cartwright clears the W66 bar because of what lies around it: Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve, the long sandy Wonderstrands, Eagle River salmon country, and the view back over Sandwich Bay from Flagstaff Hill. Do not come casually. Come prepared, with fuel, confirmed beds or camping, and a healthy respect for distance.