The addition of sidewalks and the opening up of Church Street to two way traffic is another recent change.
Many of the older houses in Bonavista have been restored to their original appearance.
Not only does O'Dea's Pond have a new Boardwalk around it, but during the last few years it has become the summer home to dozens of wild ducks.
Despite the changes that are taking place in the town, a drive or walk down toward the cape will still result in a familar seascape and landscape.
The scenery around the cape is ceratinly a painters or photographers paradise.