About PEI

………..our natural beauty

Throughout the year, nature displays an ever-changing array of colours. You may find our roadsides abloom with lupins & wild roses, while fields fill with fireweed, daisies, brown-eyed susan, Queen Anne's Lace and other wildflowers. Wooded areas are home to our provincial flower, the delicate “Lady Slipper”.
On a sunny day, sun and swim on one of our beautiful beaches, we a surrounded by them. Overcast or raining try beach comb for shells, driftwood and pieces of sea glass. Our region is dotted with trails and other opportunities to experience wildlife in it natural habitat.

…………our people

From community festivals to church lobster suppers, country auctions, to the '70 Mile Yard Sale', friendly faces abound on ‘the island'. We enjoy meeting people that “come from away” and sharing the island ways. During our “wee” chat you will find the best spots to go for music, a feast of lobster or a secluded picnic. PEI is considered a very friendly place and those who come to visit often come back or purchase homes.


…………..our Island flavors

The island is know around the world for our ‘Island Blue Mussels', which you'll see throughout the waterways. Most of our waterways is actually estuary's and have tides, which are needed for the mussel industry. The island is well known for its P.E.I. potatoes, we also have lobster, scallops, lamb, and strawberries, high and low bush blueberries, dairy products and fresh vegetables. Freshly served to you from the local wharf, family farms or restaurants, they are all served throughout PEI in our restaurants!

In the fall you can experience many island delights at our :Fall Flavor Festival, which is in the month of September. The festival is celebrated across the entire island and the island cuisine is bountiful.

 

……....our heritage roads

Our provincial government has ‘preserved the past' by designating select roads “Scenic Heritage Roads”. While enjoying these drives, along these red dirt roads, imagine the horse drawing carriages or sleigh and the horseback riders of days gone by. These clay dirt roads are excellent for biking and walking and very maintained.

 

……….our island history

The lighthouses that still guard our shores, architecture of older homes, churches, barns and commercial buildings whisper of times past. Our museum artifacts, photos, displays and exhibits will inform and entertain you with yarns of our past. The names of many villages and towns tell of the former communities from which our earliest settlers came. Our churches range in style from simple country chapels, to island stone structures designed by William Critchlow Harris.

............ our island harbours

The harbours that are in the Points East Coastal Drive area are excellent for those of you who love to travel by water. You can travel the eastern end of the island visiting all the fishing villages by the water and drop anchor at beautiful wharfs. There are many of our harbours that can accommodate sailboats.

Continue surfing our web site and learn more about what the Points East Coastal Drive area has to offer you when you come and explore southeastern Prince Edward Island.