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Line 85: The neighbourhood is named for both Quidi Vidi Lake (where the [[Royal St. John's Regatta]] is held the first Wednesday in August, weather permitting) and Quidi Vidi Harbour - known locally as "The Gut". Located in Quidi Vidi is the Quidi Vidi Battery Provincial Historic Site, which had significance as a [[Artillery battery\|battery]] during the [[War of 1812]]. The village is also home to Newfoundland's largest microbrewery, the [[Quidi Vidi Brewing Company]]. It has many different types of plants and animals. There are numerous scenic places to visit. ==1930 filming== In 1930, [[Varick Frissell]] filmed most of ''[[The Viking (1931 film)\|The Viking]]'' (named for a sealing ship) in Quidi Vidi. For realistic footage, Frissell then took his crew to the [[Grand Banks]] and [[Labrador]] to collect exciting action sequences. The film debuted at the [[Nickel Theatre]] at [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador\|St. John's]] on March 5, 1931, where Frissell decided that his movie needed more real scenes from the Labrador ice floes. Within days, Frissell with his crew had joined the [[SS Viking\|SS ''Viking'']] for its annual seal hunt. The got trapped in ice near the [[Horse Islands (Newfoundland and Labrador)\|Horse Islands]]. On March 15, an explosion on the ship killed Frissell and 26 others. ==Famous residents== Prominent [[Canadians]] from Quidi Vidi include theatre director [[Walter Learning]]. ~~{{clear}}~~ ==See also==