Prince Edward Island

The Confederation Bridge stretching from the New Brunswick province of Canada to Border-Carleton joins the province with the island. The bridge has meant a change in the way of life for residents of the island. Many more people are venturing across to take in the peaceful, fresh, pastoral hills and sparkling harbors of prince Edward Island. For such a s mall place the province is well known for much of its character including the delicious lobster, the potato, the distinctive red soil and a world famous red head which is called Anne of green Gables.

Lucy Maud Montgomery who is the author of the novel Anne of Green Gables, was born in New London located in Prince Edward Island. Her novel is set in Cavendish where Green Gables House and the surrounding lands also described in the novel can be visited today. The entire island seems to have an Anne theme for visitors to enjoy. Much of the island is still as green and enchanting as Montgomery described it almost a century ago.

The capital city of Charlottetown while modern for the most part, retains its small town look and feel. Province House which is a neoclassical sandstone building, is a National Historic Site in downtown Charlottetown. It was there that the fathers of Confederation met in a room on the second floor in 1864. The room remains as it would have been during the work on creating the Dominion of Canada. The beautiful structure which is originally a courthouse is also a current Provincial Legislature. The Confederation Center for the Arts adds drastic contrasts tot eh downtown with a large modern exterior. Inside there are a museum, art gallery, library and theater.