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Prince Edward Island
a popular summer destination
BY
KRYSTYNA POTTIER
In spits of the annual tourist invasion of
Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward
Island, it is still possible to find tranquil spots
for a restful holiday.
Most Islanders take life easy, and by
visiting some of the out-of-the-way attract-
ions, you can do the same.
Even at the height of the tourist season,
Prince County, at the western end of the
Island isn't overcrowded. At Miscouche, just
west of Summerside visit the Island Acadian
Museum and Monument. This museum
illustrates the history of the Island's Acadian
population. Artifacts dating from the
early -1800s; include farm implements and
domestic articles used in the Acadian homes
of the area.
From here, the Lady Slipper Drive winds
along beautiful Malpeque Bay, famous for its
tasty oysters, and Cascumpec Bay, all the
way to North Cape, the westernmost point on
the Island.
Stop at the Cabot Park Museum in
Malpeque and Green Park Provincial Historic
Park in Port Hill. At Green Park you can see
the story of shipbuilding told through
artifacts and displays.
The town of Alberton has a number of
attractions. These include the Alberton
Museum and Sea Rescue Park in nearby
Northport. You can learn much of the history
of Alberton at. the museum. Younger visitors
will enjoy seeing the Indian relics on display.
At the Sea Rescue Park you will find a
restored sea rescue station, as well as the
lifeboat used by men from the area in a rescue
of the sailing vessel McKean during a raging
storm in November 1906. Stop for a picnic at
the edge of Alberton Harbour.
Parents, as well as children, will enjoy a
visit to The Leavitts Maple Tree Craft in
Alberton. Here, Herb Leavitt and his skilled
craftsmen turn out beautiful articles ranging
from wall plaques to lazy susans, made from
Birds Eye Maple,. Visitors can see a block of
maple wood go through all the steps from the
moment it enters the shop until it comes out
as a pair of beautiful candle holders or a
butter dish.
If camping and swimming are what you had
in mind, Prince County is just the place with
camping facilities at •Jacques Cartier
Provincial Park, about four miles west of
Alberton, and Anglo Provincial Park, located
six miles north of Tignish. But you don't have
to wait until you get to a park to take a dip.
Beautiful beaches- run the length of the
Island, with many a quiet cove just made for a
secluded swim.
If you are in the Tignish area, be sure to
drive to North Cape, a distance of about 12
miles. Here you can stand at the very tip of
the Island and watch as the waves of the
Northumberland Strait crash against the
breakers of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Prince County is dotted with provincial
parks and picnic areas most of which are less
crowded than Prince Edward Island National
Park and Cavendish Beach.
Woodleigh Replicas is a trip through
history. Here large scale models of famous
cathedrals and castles, as well as historical
buildings such as Anne Hathaway's cottage,
take the visitor back through the ages. Most
of the replicas are too small to enter, but the
Tower of London and Dunvegan Castle are
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