Unique is a tough adjective to live up to. Everybody claims to have a unique experience. Then you find out it is not so unique. After all what is unique about having tea or going fishing for lobster? Sometimes it is in the packaging: see that blogpost. Don’t get me wrong, There is not necessarily something
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The West Coast of Canada is known for crab. The east coast is famous for Lobster. Check the visitor’s guide for an extensive listing of seafood places. If you want to learn about lobster, there are many lobster related sites like lobster.ca where you can find recipes, and lobster facts. Now if you want seafood
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It’s all about the packaging. Frugal people love packages. It makes them feel like they are making a deal. Sometimes also it is the convenience of wrapping up and entire vacation with one call . . . sort of like dealing with a travel agent. If you like packaging, there is plenty of choice on Prince
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Small boats abound on the Northumberland Strait. That is the body of water between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. The Blue Heron Power Sail Squadron has good resources and warnings for boaters. If you are planning on coming to Charlottetown by boat, be aware that there will be major construction this year and that
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When I was a child I loved to play dressup. I’d put on a fancy dress and slip my little feet into mommy’s shoes. I’d clippety clop across the floor with my little tea set to organize the perfect table. I also had my singing teapot to keep me company. That feeling probably never goes away. That
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There is a connection between scrapbooking and Prince Edward Island. The Confederation Centre has a display of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Scrapbooks. Yes, she was a scrapbooker who collected various newspaper articles that helped showcase Canadian Heritage and culture the way she saw it. You can still find “Imagine Anne” in bookstores. The commemorative book was published
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J is a hard letter so today we talk about Just Crafts. There is quite a variety of crafts on Prince Edward Island. When you visit PEI and experience its scenery and culture, you will see that artisans have plenty of inspiration: From art, to pottery, woodworking, to local crafts, there is plenty from which
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In the summertime, there are many things to do on PEI. Pick your favourite activity from a wide selection on the government tourism website. Lateley, it seems the theme is to call things experiences. That brings about a different concept. Instead of just doing something, you can have an experience! For example, you can
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L.M. Montgomery kept scrapbooks all her life in addition to her letters, poems, short stories and journals. As I turn the pages and look at the style of scrapbooker that L.M. Montgomery my imagination is telling a story. I hear the thoughts in my mind as I see pieces of scrap fabric, splinters of wood,
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