Prince Edward Island Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
province of Canada
About Prince Edward Island
"The island", as locals call it, is well-known for its beautiful sandy beaches, dunes and potato fields. It is also the home of the gregarious Anne Shirley from Lucy Maud Montgomery's classicAnne of Green Gables. PEI has three counties: It was part of the traditional lands of the Mi'kmaq First Nation (Indigenous) people. They named the islandEpekwitk, meaning 'cradled on the waves'; Europeans represented the pronunciation as "Abegweit". The Mi'kmaq's legend is that the island was formed by the Great Spirit placing on the Blue Waters some dark red crescent-shaped clay. There are two Mi'kmaq First Nation communities on the island today. In 1604, France laid claim to the lands of the Maritimes, including the island they calledÎle Saint-Jean, establishing the French colony of Acadia. By the ea
Prince Edward Island Travel Guide Sections
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