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'''[http://www.exploresummerside.com Summerside]''' is the second-largest city on [[Prince Edward Island]]. The Summerside area was at one time home to the world's largest concentration of Tame Silver Fox farms. This is highlighted at the International Fox Museum. |
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'''[http://www.exploresummerside.com Summerside]''' is the second-largest city on [[Prince Edward Island]]. |
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==Understand== |
==Understand== |
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[[Image:Summerside |
[[Image:Summerside City Hall 2.jpg|thumb|Summerside City Hall]] |
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This article covers a large rural area comprising most of western PEI, centred on Summerside (pop 14,750) as the second-largest community on the island. |
This article covers a large rural area comprising most of western PEI, centred on Summerside (pop 14,750) as the second-largest community on the island. |
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Summerside was host to a Royal Canadian Air Force base from 1942-1991; the land is now an industrial park and the airfield used only for general aviation. |
Summerside was host to a Royal Canadian Air Force base from 1942-1991; the land is now an industrial park and the airfield used only for general aviation. |
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==Get in== |
==Get in== |
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* From the [[Trans-Canada Highway]], take PEI route 10 for {{km|25}} north-northwest from the Confederation Bridge (at Borden) to Route 11 and Summerside. |
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===By car=== |
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* From the [[Trans-Canada Highway]], take PEI Route 1A (near Borden-Carleton) for {{km|22}} north-northwest to Route 11 and Summerside. |
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* From [[Charlottetown]], Summerside is {{km|60}} west on Route 2. |
* From [[Charlottetown]], Summerside is {{km|60}} west on Route 2. |
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===By bus=== |
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| name=Maritime Bus | alt= | url=http://www.maritimebus.com/en/ | [email protected] |
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| phone= | tollfree=+1-800-575-1807 |
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| wikipedia=Maritime Bus | wikidata=Q6765789 |
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| content=Operates an inter-regional bus service between destinations in [[Nova Scotia]], [[New Brunswick]], and [[Prince Edward Island]]. <!-- A route enters [[Quebec]], but is suspended as of June 2022.--> |
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}} Operates a bus route between Summerside and [[Borden-Carleton|Borden]]. Travel time to Summerside from Borden is 30 minutes. |
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** Travel to Summerside from the following destinations involving same day transfers is as follows: |
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*** From [[Amherst (Nova Scotia)|Amherst]] and [[Charlottetown]] with a transfer in Borden. |
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*** From [[Moncton]] and [[Halifax]], with a transfers in Amherst and Borden. |
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*** From [[Bathurst (New Brunswick)|Bathurst]], [[Campbellton]], [[Edmundston]], [[Fredericton]], [[Miramichi]], and [[Saint John]] with transfers in Moncton, Amherst, and Borden |
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*** From [[Antigonish]], [[North Sydney (Nova Scotia)|North Sydney]], [[Sydney (Nova Scotia)|Sydney]] with transfers in Amherst, and Borden |
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==Get around== |
==Get around== |
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* {{listing |
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| name=Courtesy Cab | alt= | url= | email= |
| name=Courtesy Cab | alt= | url= | email= |
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==See== |
==See== |
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| name=Eptek Art and Culture Centre | alt= | url=http://www.peimuseum.com | email= |
| name=Eptek Art and Culture Centre | alt= | url=http://www.peimuseum.com | email= |
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| address=130 Heather Moyse Dr | lat= | long= | directions= |
| address=130 Heather Moyse Dr | lat=46.389478 | long=-63.786124 | directions= |
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| phone=+1 902 888-8373 | tollfree= | fax=+1 902 888-8375 |
| phone=+1 902 888-8373 | tollfree= | fax=+1 902 888-8375 |
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| hours=Tu-F 10AM-4PM, Su noon-4PM; Jul-Aug: open until 5PM | price= |
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| content=Regional history and art gallery, including permanent collection of paintings by late Island artist Georgie Read Barton. |
| content=Regional history and art gallery, including permanent collection of paintings by late Island artist Georgie Read Barton. |
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| name=International Fox Museum | alt= | url=http://culturesummerside.com/international-fox-museum/ | email= |
| name=International Fox Museum | alt= | url=http://culturesummerside.com/international-fox-museum/ | email= |
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| address=33 Summer St | lat= | long= | directions= |
| address=33 Summer St | lat=46.392820 | long=-63.790703 | directions= |
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| phone= | tollfree |
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| hours=Jul-Aug: daily 10AM-4:45PM |
| hours=Jul-Aug: daily 10AM-4:45PM | price=By donation |
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| content=Prince Edward Island fox farming history museum on the first level of the former Summerside Armoury (1911-1992) describes the growth, decline and legacy of the rare Silver Black Fox, once farmed commercially; Gallery 33 seasonal exhibit space upstairs. |
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| content=Prince Edward Island fox farming history museum on the first level of the former Summerside Armoury (1911-1992) describes the growth, decline and legacy of the rare Silver Black Fox, once farmed commercially; Gallery 33 seasonal exhibit space upstairs. |
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| name=Wyatt Historic House Museum | alt= | url=http://culturesummerside.com/wyatt-historic-house-museum/ | email= |
| name=Wyatt Historic House Museum | alt= | url=http://culturesummerside.com/wyatt-historic-house-museum/ | email= |
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| address=75 Spring St | lat=46.394164 | long=-63.789007 | directions= |
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| phone=+1 902 432-1296 | tollfree= | fax=+1 902 432-1328 |
| phone=+1 902 432-1296 | tollfree= | fax=+1 902 432-1328 |
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| hours=Jul-Aug: open daily | price= |
| hours=Jul-Aug: open daily | price= |
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| content=1867 heritage house with thousands of artefacts collected and used by the Wyatt family. |
| content=1867 heritage house with thousands of artefacts collected and used by the Wyatt family. |
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| name=Acadian Museum of Prince Edward Island | alt=Le Musée acadien de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard | url=http://museeacadien.org/ | email= |
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| address=23 Main Drive East, Highway 2, Miscouche | lat=46.432490 | long=-63.865323 | directions=8 km west of Summerside |
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| phone=+1 902 432-2880 | tollfree= |
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| hours=Jul Aug: daily 9:30AM-5PM; Sep-Jun: M-F 9:30AM-5PM, Su 1PM-4PM | price=Adult $4.50, student $3.50, family $12.50 |
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| content=Photographs, storyboards and a 15-min film that explain the history of Acadians in PEI. |
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*The city has redeveloped several waterfront industrial sites, abandoned by the railway and marine terminal during the 1990s, into new parkland. A major reconstruction of the west end seawall has resulted in a new waterfront boardwalk for residents and visitors. |
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*The former '''post office''' on Summer Street was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1983. The former '''railway station''', designed by architect Charles Benjamin Chappell and built in 1927, was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007. |
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==Do== |
==Do== |
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*The '''Summerside Raceway''' is a standardbred harness racing track which is believed to be the oldest operating racing track in Canada, having opened in 1886. |
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* '''Credit Union Place''', the largest indoor sports facility in the province, has a large hockey arena seating 4000, a bowling alley, a 25-metre swimming pool and other fitness facilities. |
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===Events=== |
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| name=Summerside Lobster Carnival | alt= | url= |
| name=Summerside Lobster Carnival | alt= | url=https://www.summersidelobstercarnival.website/ | email= |
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| content=Parade and events, second week of July. |
| content=Parade and events, second week of July. |
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==Buy== |
==Buy== |
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[[Image:Spinnakers' Landing, Harbour Dr, Summerside (471202) (9447935719).jpg|thumb|Spinnakers' Landing, Harbour Dr]] |
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| name=Spinnakers' Landing | alt= | url=http://spinnakerslanding.com/ | email= |
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| address=150 Heather Moyse Dr at Harbour Dr | lat= | long= | directions= |
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| hours= Daily 10AM-9PM | price= |
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| lastedit=2021-01-17 |
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| content=Summerside’s waterfront marketplace was designed on a fishing village theme. Its shops and artisanal studios feature souvenirs, clothing, antiques, jewellery, local art, and Celtic giftware. It has an ice cream shop, and restaurants featuring local seafood, pub fare, and barbecue. |
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| name=Summerside Farmers Market | alt= | url=http://summersidefarmersmarket.com | facebook=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Summerside-Farmers-Market/102797049756798 | email= |
| name=Summerside Farmers Market | alt= | url=http://summersidefarmersmarket.com | facebook=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Summerside-Farmers-Market/102797049756798 | email= |
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| name=FiveEleven West | alt= | url=http://fiveelevenwest.com |
| name=FiveEleven West | alt= | url=http://fiveelevenwest.com | email= |
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| address=511 Notre Dame St | lat= | long= | directions=Credit Union Place |
| address=511 Notre Dame St | lat= | long= | directions=Credit Union Place |
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| phone=+1 902-436-5551 | tollfree= | fax= |
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| name=OpenEats | alt= | url=http://www.OpenEats.ca | email= |
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| address=221 Water St | lat= | long= | directions= |
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| phone=+1 902-439-2698 | tollfree= | fax= |
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| name=PEI Lobster House | alt= | url=http://www.peilobsterhouse.ca | email= |
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| address=370 Water St | lat= | long= | directions= |
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| phone=+1 902-436-8439 | tollfree= | fax= |
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| hours= | price=$12-20 |
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| name=Skip's Fish n Chips | alt= | url=http://www.skipsfishnchips.com | facebook=https://www.facebook.com/Skips-fish-n-chips-259468236925/ | email= |
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| address=561 Notre Dame St | lat= | long= | directions= |
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| phone=+1 902-436-5151 | tollfree= | fax= |
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| hours= Tu-Sa 11:30AM–7PM, closed Su M | price= |
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| content=Seafood restaurant, table service. |
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| name=Feast Dinner Theatre | alt= | url=https://feastdinnertheatres.com | email= |
| name=Feast Dinner Theatre | alt= | url=https://feastdinnertheatres.com | email= |
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| address=618 Water St E | lat= | long= | directions= |
| address=618 Water St E | lat= | long= | directions= |
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| phone=+1 902-436-7674 |
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==Drink== |
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| name=The Big Mug | alt= | url=https://thebigmug.weebly.com | email= |
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| address=271 Water St | lat= | long= | directions= |
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| phone=+1 902-724-5055 | tollfree= | fax= |
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| hours=Open from noon; closes Su 8PM, M Tu midnight, W-Sa 2AM | price= |
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| content=Sports bar with pub food. |
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| name=Loyalist Country Inn and Conference Centre | alt=Lakeview Summerside Resort | url=https://loyalistcountryinn.com/ | email= |
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| address=195 |
| address=195 Heather Moyse Drive | lat= | long= | directions= |
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| content=Crown & Anchor Tavern on-site, restaurant, indoor pool, sauna. |
|lastedit=2019-05-02| content=Crown & Anchor Tavern on-site, restaurant, indoor pool, sauna. |
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| content= 24 rooms; housekeeping cottages and efficiency units available. Wi-fi in motel portion. CATV, A/C, phone, coffee makers and fridges in rooms; coin laundrette, pay phones, BBQs, trailer hook-ups and playground on-site. Bicycles available. |
| content= 24 rooms; housekeeping cottages and efficiency units available. Wi-fi in motel portion. CATV, A/C, phone, coffee makers and fridges in rooms; coin laundrette, pay phones, BBQs, trailer hook-ups and playground on-site. Bicycles available. |
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| name=Briarcliffe Inn | url=http://www.briarcliffeinn.com/ | email= |
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| address=274 Salutation Cove Rd | lat= | long= | directions= |
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| phone = +1 902 887-2333 | tollfree= | fax= |
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| hours= | price=$130-200 |
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| content=The Briarcliffe Inn is a bed and breakfast in Salutation Cove with a beautiful view overlooking the Confederation Bridge.}} |
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==Connect== |
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==Nearby== |
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===Miscouche=== |
===Miscouche=== |
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An Acadian village {{km|10}} west of Summerside on Route 2 or 11. |
An Acadian village {{km|10}} west of Summerside on Route 2 or 11. |
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| hours=Sep-Jun: M-Sa 9:30AM-5PM, Su 1PM-4PM; Jul-Aug: daily 9:30AM-7PM | price=$5.25 |
| hours=Sep-Jun: M-Sa 9:30AM-5PM, Su 1PM-4PM; Jul-Aug: daily 9:30AM-7PM | price=$5.25 |
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| content=Historical museum with a genealogical research/documentation centre retracing Acadian history after 1720; art gallery adjacent. |
| content=Historical museum with a genealogical research/documentation centre retracing Acadian history after 1720; art gallery adjacent. |
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About {{km|15}} northeast of Summerside on Route 2. |
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| name=Anne of Green Gables Museum at Silverbush | alt= | url=http://www.annemuseum.com/museum.php | email= |
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| address=4542 Route 20, Park Corner | lat= | long= | directions= |
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| phone=+1 902-886-2884 | tollfree= | fax= |
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| hours=Jul-Aug: 9AM-5PM; Victoria Day (late May)-Jun and Sep-Thanksgiving (mid-Oct): 11AM-4PM | price=$6, children $2 |
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| content=This historic house, the setting for Lucy Maud Montgomery novels Pat of Silver Bush and Mistress Pat, is a museum housing editions of the author's books, personal correspondence and family heirlooms. Wedding venue (her 1911 wedding was held in the drawing room), flower gardens, souvenir shop, playground, carriage rides. |
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| content=Interactive Potato Hall of Fame and an array of farming tools and equipment on display; canteen menu includes potato maple-butter tarts, potato fudge and even a potato hot dog. |
| content=Interactive Potato Hall of Fame and an array of farming tools and equipment on display; canteen menu includes potato maple-butter tarts, potato fudge and even a potato hot dog. |
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| name=West Point Lighthouse Museum | alt= | url=http://westpointharmony.ca | email= |
| name=West Point Lighthouse Museum | alt= | url=http://westpointharmony.ca | email= |
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| address=364 Cedar Dunes Park Rd, West Point | lat= | long= | directions= |
| address=364 Cedar Dunes Park Rd, West Point | lat=46.6201 | long=-64.38663 | directions= |
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| phone=+1 902-859-3605 | tollfree |
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| hours=Seasonal (Victoria Day-Thanksgiving) | price= |
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| wikidata=Q30575123 |
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| content=A formerly-manned light house (built in 1875, automated in 1963) serves as an observation platform, restaurant and inn at Cedar Dunes Provincial Park. |
| content=A formerly-manned light house (built in 1875, automated in 1963) serves as an observation platform, restaurant and inn at Cedar Dunes Provincial Park. |
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| content=Acadian brick church (1896) overlooking Northumberland Strait just east of Cap-Egmont. |
| content=Acadian brick church (1896) overlooking Northumberland Strait just east of Cap-Egmont. |
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===Cap-Egmont=== |
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| name=The Bottle Houses | alt= | url=https://bottlehouses.com/home | email= |
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| address=6891, Route 11, Cap-Egmont | lat=46.402222 | long=-64.101667 | directions=31 km west of Summerside on PE-11 |
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| phone=+1 902 854-2987 | tollfree=+1-866-671-2987 |
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| hours=Daily 10AM-6PM | price=Adult $8, student or senior 60+ $7.50, child 6 to 16 $3, under 6 years old free, family (max 2 adults) $20 |
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| content=A project of Édouard Arsenault and his daughter, Réjeanne Arsenault, three buildings constructed of glass bottles are surrounded by beautiful gardens. |
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==Go next== |
==Go next== |
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* [[Cavendish |
* [[Cavendish (Prince Edward Island)|Cavendish]] |
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* [[Charlottetown]] |
* [[Charlottetown]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:24, 12 July 2024
Summerside is the second-largest city on Prince Edward Island. The Summerside area was at one time home to the world's largest concentration of Tame Silver Fox farms. This is highlighted at the International Fox Museum.
Understand
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Summerside_City_Hall_2.jpg/220px-Summerside_City_Hall_2.jpg)
This article covers a large rural area comprising most of western PEI, centred on Summerside (pop 14,750) as the second-largest community on the island.
Summerside was host to a Royal Canadian Air Force base from 1942-1991; the land is now an industrial park and the airfield used only for general aviation.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]- From the Trans-Canada Highway, take PEI Route 1A (near Borden-Carleton) for 22 km (14 mi) north-northwest to Route 11 and Summerside.
- From Charlottetown, Summerside is 60 km (37 mi) west on Route 2.
By bus
[edit]- Maritime Bus, toll-free: +1-800-575-1807, [email protected]. Operates an inter-regional bus service between destinations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Operates a bus route between Summerside and Borden. Travel time to Summerside from Borden is 30 minutes.
- Travel to Summerside from the following destinations involving same day transfers is as follows:
- From Amherst and Charlottetown with a transfer in Borden.
- From Moncton and Halifax, with a transfers in Amherst and Borden.
- From Bathurst, Campbellton, Edmundston, Fredericton, Miramichi, and Saint John with transfers in Moncton, Amherst, and Borden
- From Antigonish, North Sydney, Sydney with transfers in Amherst, and Borden
- Travel to Summerside from the following destinations involving same day transfers is as follows:
Get around
[edit]- Courtesy Cab, 15 Spring St, ☏ +1 902 436-4232.
- Old Town Taxi, 89 Water St, ☏ +1 902 436-4947.
See
[edit]- 1 Eptek Art and Culture Centre, 130 Heather Moyse Dr, ☏ +1 902 888-8373, fax: +1 902 888-8375. Tu-F 10AM-4PM, Su noon-4PM; Jul-Aug: open until 5PM. Regional history and art gallery, including permanent collection of paintings by late Island artist Georgie Read Barton.
- 2 International Fox Museum, 33 Summer St. Jul-Aug: daily 10AM-4:45PM. Prince Edward Island fox farming history museum on the first level of the former Summerside Armoury (1911-1992) describes the growth, decline and legacy of the rare Silver Black Fox, once farmed commercially; Gallery 33 seasonal exhibit space upstairs. By donation.
- 3 Wyatt Historic House Museum, 75 Spring St, ☏ +1 902 432-1296, fax: +1 902 432-1328. Jul-Aug: open daily. 1867 heritage house with thousands of artefacts collected and used by the Wyatt family.
- 4 Acadian Museum of Prince Edward Island (Le Musée acadien de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard), 23 Main Drive East, Highway 2, Miscouche (8 km west of Summerside), ☏ +1 902 432-2880. Jul Aug: daily 9:30AM-5PM; Sep-Jun: M-F 9:30AM-5PM, Su 1PM-4PM. Photographs, storyboards and a 15-min film that explain the history of Acadians in PEI. Adult $4.50, student $3.50, family $12.50.
- The city has redeveloped several waterfront industrial sites, abandoned by the railway and marine terminal during the 1990s, into new parkland. A major reconstruction of the west end seawall has resulted in a new waterfront boardwalk for residents and visitors.
- The former post office on Summer Street was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1983. The former railway station, designed by architect Charles Benjamin Chappell and built in 1927, was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.
Do
[edit]- The Summerside Raceway is a standardbred harness racing track which is believed to be the oldest operating racing track in Canada, having opened in 1886.
- Credit Union Place, the largest indoor sports facility in the province, has a large hockey arena seating 4000, a bowling alley, a 25-metre swimming pool and other fitness facilities.
Events
[edit]- Summerside Lobster Carnival. Parade and events, second week of July.
Buy
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Spinnakers%27_Landing%2C_Harbour_Dr%2C_Summerside_%28471202%29_%289447935719%29.jpg/220px-Spinnakers%27_Landing%2C_Harbour_Dr%2C_Summerside_%28471202%29_%289447935719%29.jpg)
- Spinnakers' Landing, 150 Heather Moyse Dr at Harbour Dr. Daily 10AM-9PM. Summerside’s waterfront marketplace was designed on a fishing village theme. Its shops and artisanal studios feature souvenirs, clothing, antiques, jewellery, local art, and Celtic giftware. It has an ice cream shop, and restaurants featuring local seafood, pub fare, and barbecue.
- Summerside Farmers Market, 250 Water St (Holman Building, lower level), ☏ +1 902-598-8082. Sa 9AM-1PM. Artisan and craft products, farm produce, bakery and prepared foods.
Eat
[edit]- Breakwater Bar & Grill, 110 Water St., ☏ +1 902-436-2153.
- FiveEleven West, 511 Notre Dame St (Credit Union Place), ☏ +1 902-436-5551. Full-service casual, catering, pub menu available for lunch & dinner. Bar with extensive wine, beer & custom cocktail menu.
- Michael's Pizzeria, 311 Market St, ☏ +1 902-436-2157, toll-free: +1-800-565-7829.
Dinner theatre
[edit]- Brothers 2 Restaurant, 618 Water St E. Dinner theatre.
- Feast Dinner Theatre, 618 Water St E, ☏ +1 902-436-7674.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Causeway Bay Hotel, 311 Market St, ☏ +1 902-436-2157, toll-free: +1-800-565-7829. $100.
- Loyalist Country Inn and Conference Centre (Lakeview Summerside Resort), 195 Heather Moyse Drive. Crown & Anchor Tavern on-site, restaurant, indoor pool, sauna.
- Summerside Inn, 98 Summer St, ☏ +1 902-620-4993. Historic B&B house; each room has A/C, ensuite bath, flatscreen IPTV, flat-rate long-distance phone. $120-140.
- Summerside Motel & Cottages, 500 Read Dr, ☏ +1 902-436-3865. 24 rooms; housekeeping cottages and efficiency units available. Wi-fi in motel portion. CATV, A/C, phone, coffee makers and fridges in rooms; coin laundrette, pay phones, BBQs, trailer hook-ups and playground on-site. Bicycles available.
- Briarcliffe Inn, 274 Salutation Cove Rd, ☏ +1 902 887-2333. The Briarcliffe Inn is a bed and breakfast in Salutation Cove with a beautiful view overlooking the Confederation Bridge. $130-200.
Connect
[edit]Nearby
[edit]Miscouche
[edit]An Acadian village 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Summerside on Route 2 or 11.
- Acadian Museum of Prince Edward Island, Route 2, Miscouche, ☏ +1 902-432-2880. Sep-Jun: M-Sa 9:30AM-5PM, Su 1PM-4PM; Jul-Aug: daily 9:30AM-7PM. Historical museum with a genealogical research/documentation centre retracing Acadian history after 1720; art gallery adjacent. $5.25.
O'Leary
[edit]About 60 km (37 mi) northwest on Route 2, in the westernmost part of the province.
- Canadian Potato Museum, 1 Heritage Lane, O’Leary, ☏ +1 902-859-2039. May 15-Oct 15: daily 09:30-17:30. Interactive Potato Hall of Fame and an array of farming tools and equipment on display; canteen menu includes potato maple-butter tarts, potato fudge and even a potato hot dog. $9.50.
- 5 West Point Lighthouse Museum, 364 Cedar Dunes Park Rd, West Point, ☏ +1 902-859-3605. Seasonal (Victoria Day-Thanksgiving). A formerly-manned light house (built in 1875, automated in 1963) serves as an observation platform, restaurant and inn at Cedar Dunes Provincial Park.
Wellington
[edit]About 20 km (12 mi) west on Route 2.
- Our Lady of Mont-Carmel church, Route 11, Wellington, ☏ +1 902-854-2208. Acadian brick church (1896) overlooking Northumberland Strait just east of Cap-Egmont.
Cap-Egmont
[edit]- 6 The Bottle Houses, 6891, Route 11, Cap-Egmont (31 km west of Summerside on PE-11), ☏ +1 902 854-2987, toll-free: +1-866-671-2987. Daily 10AM-6PM. A project of Édouard Arsenault and his daughter, Réjeanne Arsenault, three buildings constructed of glass bottles are surrounded by beautiful gardens. Adult $8, student or senior 60+ $7.50, child 6 to 16 $3, under 6 years old free, family (max 2 adults) $20.
Go next
[edit]Routes through Summerside |
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