Norman Bay is in an extension of Martin Bay. The community is reliant on the postal, air, and medical services in Charlottetown. Norman Bay was a winter settlement for the fishing stations of Snug Harbour and Venison Tickle. At the time when southeast Labrador fishing stations were being encouraged to resettle in the 1960's, the Ward family at Snug Harbour resisted pressures to move to Charlottetown or another larger community and instead made Norman Bay their permanent home.

Grocery store, passenger/freight service