Description

Prince Edward Island, with its
gentle blend of green and red,
seems almost out of place in a Gulf
dominated by wild cliffs and granite
coastlines. Jacques Cartier was the
first European to record his impressions
of its tame, almost Old World
beauty. Over the three and a half centuries
that followed, many more travellers,
adventurers, promoters, and
settlers added their thoughts to a growing
body of descriptive literature. From
their observations, we can get a glimpse,
if not of reality, at least of what Prince
Edward Island was perceived to be and
could become.