Prince Edward Island is known as the "Garden of the Gulf" and "Birthplace of the Confederation." It is the 104th largest island in the world, the 23rd largest in Canada. It's original name (given it by its earliest inhabitants, the Mi'kmaq people) was "Epekwitk," which means "Land Cradled on the Waves." I like that.
It was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534. I came across it significantly later...some time in the late 1970s to early 1980s when I read L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables.
Anne of Green Gables HouseIt was a fashionable retreat spot in the 19th century, particularly because of its rolling pastoral scenes and slow pace. Agriculture has been and remains its dominant industry (they are a major producer of seed potatoes), but tourism and fishing play major roles as well.
People come from the world over to experience the world of Anne Shirley, to enjoy the beautiful vistas of farmland, and to walk on some pretty spectacular shoreline.
The only down side to visiting is that P.E.I. has the highest provincial sales tax rate in all of Canada (10% sales tax). So let's go, but let's buy our souveniers in a different province. :)
i think i own every LM Montgomery book in print. i love Anne, and Emily, and Marigold, Pat, Kilmeny, and especially Valancy.
ReplyDeleteMan, if only you could get money out of being a place where people can take pictures that make great puzzles. Seriously, I think I've pieced together one or two of those pictures in jigsaw form.
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