Prince Edward Island has more than 50 lighthouses! (No, we didn't see them all)
Fort Borden Rear-Range Lighthouse     Fort Borden Front-Range Lighthouse        Borden Pier Lighthouse
                      
One of the homes nearby even built a lighthouse room onto their house!

Potatoes grow almost everywhere here.....
Yukon Gold, Shepody, Kennebec, Goldrush, Chiefton, Atlantic, Red Pontiac, Russet Burbank, Superior & Century Russet
  
A semi loaded with potatoes heading for maybe the Humpty Dumpty potato chip factory?

Years ago, Summerside (on the south coast) became famous for it's red fox furs.
This mural is on one of the buildings on the main street and the ropes & buoys are part of the ports landscaping.

        
Covehead Harbour Lighthouse, the Summerside Pier and Summerside Range Lighthouse 
      

 North Cape Coastal Drive
Hay fields grow right up to the Atlantic Ocean.


Harvesting "Irish Moss"
Did you know?
It's used in large quantities by the food industry as a stabilizer for Ice cream, yogurt & whipped cream and
to make jellies or aspic and as a smooth binder. Also used in cosmetics as a skin softener
and valuable remedy for the treatment of digestive conditions. In Therapeutics and Pharmacology,
it's main use is in respiratory problems such as bronchitis, and it has been used in the past to treat tuberculosis.

The island has horse ranches that raise & work these large animals even today.
They also harvest onto fishing boats as you see below.
        

West Point Lighthouse (with matching birdhouse)    North Cape Lighthouse     Tignish Lighthouse
          
On the North Cape is Atlantic Canada's 1st wind farm as well as the longest natural rock reef in North America.
The reef is under water but you can see the line where it is. That's Dan walking on the rocks.
And, yes, the rocks, sand and dirt really are that red!

     
 No way did we see everything on PEI, but hopefully we'll return and stay longer someday.

	pg1 Maine		pg 2 New Brunswick
	pg 3 Prince Edward Island		pg 4 Nova Scotia

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