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PRINCE Orwell Corner
Historic Village
EDWARD ⌂ Old Uigg Rd, Orwell
# Jun–Oct: 8:30am–4:30pm
Mon–Fri (Jul–Aug: daily)
∑ peimuseum.ca
ISLAND Just outside of the small
hamlet of Orwell, this historic
village re-creates the day-
k Charlottetown @ 4 Wood Islands, Borden-Carleton, to-day life of a small, rural
Souris n 6 Prince St, Charlottetown; www.tourism 19th-century crossroads
pei.com community. Orwell Corner
was thriving well into the
Beautiful and pastoral, Prince Edward Island is famous 20th century, before changes
for its lush landscapes and small historic towns. The in transportation and 0 km 20 N
island’s emerald farmlands, red-clay roads, and sapphire commerce lessened the 0 miles 20
ocean dazzle at every turn, while rounds of golf, picnics importance of the settlement. Tignish
at the beach, and freshly caught lobster dinner await. This charming village was Gulf o f
then restored and opened S t L a wr enc e
as a cultural sight in 1973. Alberton
1 built Prince Edward Island’s Among its buildings are a
blacksmith’s, church, school-
first permanent settle ment in
The South Coast 1720. The British captured it house, and Clarke’s store, Portage East Point
Enchanting vistas are found in 1758, and built Fort Amherst the social center of the village. Malpeque Lighthouse
along the roads of the south to protect the entrance to At Orwell Corner is the PEI Bay Cavendish Prince
shore, between Charlottetown Charlottetown Harbour. While Agricultural Museum, which Edward Island St. Peter’s Red
National Park
and the Confederation Bridge. the fort is long gone, the tells the story of PEI from the Kensington Rustico Souris Point
North
Beach
Visitors will also find Victoria- earthworks can still be seen mid-1700s to the 1950s.
by-the-Sea, a small village in the parklike surrounds. Just half a mile (1 km) away Summerside Charlottetown Brudenell River Magdalen
River
housing some of the island’s is the Sir Andrew Macphail Airport Hillsborough Provincial Park Islands
most interesting craft shops. Fort Amherst-Port-la- Homestead. This Victorian Borden-Carleton Charlottetown Georgetown
En route to Charlottetown is Joye National Historic Site house and its surroundings Confederation Victoria Fort Amherst- Stratford Montague Panmure Island
Bridge
Fort Amherst-Port-la-Joye of Canada were the much-loved home The South Port-la-Joye Orwell Corner
National Historic Site of " ⌂ Rocky Point # Jul– of Macphail (1864–1938), Shemogue Coast Historic Village
Canada where the French Sep 2: daily ∑ pc.gc.ca a local doctor, journalist, NEW
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