Prince Edward Island is the birthplace of Canada where the concept of Canada was born at the Charlottetown Conference of 1864. This Island or PEI as it is often referred to is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the East Coast of Canada.

The vistas rival the best coastlines and rural tapestry of the world. Our history encompasses the Mic'maq, Acadian, Loyalist, British, Scottish and Irish heritage that reveals the story of the creation of Canada in the midst of the conflicts of Britain, France and America. Each community name, each road, street and family name and each architectural detail tells the story of a forging of nations that spans over 400 years.

The Island is small, 140 miles by an average of 40 miles wide, but it has 1000 miles of sand-duned beaches, auburn cliffs and bays which inspired Impressionist-period painter Robert Harris (1849-1919) and many modern artists and photographers whose works can be viewed at local galleries.

Nothing is far away, but there is an expanse of things it has to offer. It is a sightseers' paradise. Each road you take is a scenic path and over each hill is a panoramic display. As you drive along the coastline in the early evening, a natural theatre of shorebirds and the hues of the setting sun will consume you until the last glimmer of light falls behind the horizon. In the interior of the Island, the evening sun illuminates the green and yellow farm fields, so you may find yourself being one of the slow drivers holding up traffic as you gawk out the window.

Lucy Maud Montgomery through her fictional character, Anne of Green Gables, made Prince Edward Island famous, but when you experience our scenery, gourmet cuisine and pampering at our Inns of Distinction, you will come to realize as many others have before you that truth can be more powerful and beautiful than fiction.