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Fisherman's Wharf Lobster Supper, North Rustico, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Camera manufacturer: Canon: Camera model: Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS: Author: Bob Linsdell: Exposure time: 1/30 sec (0.033333333333333) F-number: f/2.8: ISO speed rating: 125: Date and time of data generation: 16:56, 12 September 2011: Lens focal length: 4.3 mm: User ...
The Big Tignish Light is a lighthouse on Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was built in 1881 but then deactivated in 1997. It was built in 1881 but then deactivated in 1997. The unused lighthouse began to fall into disrepair, until it was relocated to the Fisherman's Haven Community Park in 2009, where it was renovated and repainted.
[1] [2] The first National Historic Site to be designated in Prince Edward Island was Jean-Pierre Roma at Three Rivers in 1933. Numerous National Historic Events also occurred in P.E.I., and are identified at places associated with them, using the same style of federal plaque which marks National Historic Sites.
From September 1 to 7, 1864, Prince Edward Island hosted the Charlottetown Conference, which was the first meeting in the process leading to the Quebec Resolutions and the creation of Canada in 1867. Prince Edward Island found the terms of union unfavourable and balked at joining in 1867, choosing to remain a colony of the United Kingdom.
Dougald MacKinnon (December 15, 1886 – August 21, 1970) was a farmer, fisherman and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1935 to 1959 as a Liberal. He was known for repeatedly working for his constituent.
Naufrage is a community in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, in the northeast section of the province in Lot 43. [1] "Naufrage" is the French word for shipwreck. The name stems from the numerous shipwrecks that occurred in the area, starting with the arrival of European settlers in 1719. [2]
Cardigan (2016 pop.: 269 [1]) was a municipality that held community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada. [2] It was a fishing community in eastern Kings County.. The community was named by Welsh farmers, [3] later it was thought to be named after James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan, later Duke of Montague.
Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst is a National Historic Site [1] located in Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island.. This location has the double distinction of hosting one of the first Acadian settlements in present-day Prince Edward Island, as well as the first military fortification on the island while under control of France as well as the first military fortification on the island while ...