Prince Edward Island

Canada's smallest province is also its most densely populated. The influence of human activity is always visible: either farmers working their rolling red loam soils or fishers sailing the bays and coasts. The visual result is a rolling patchwork of fields and woodlots bordered by red sandstone shores and the blue waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Charlottetown, the capital, is the site of historic Province House where the Fathers of Confederation met for their first meeting, which led to the formation of the Dominion of Canada. You may reach the Island by ferry from Nova Scotia or cross the Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to begin your visit to "the Garden of the Gulf."