Drive out to Point Prim for a visit to the majestic lighthouse!…read more If you're staying in Charlottetown it's only about a 45 minute drive. The lighthouse sits prominently awaiting visitors from afar. The location is beautiful for incredible views. For a small fee, you can climb the steep winding staircase to the top. Just warning you that it is really steep and may not be safe for some. Once you get to the top you can experience the beauty surrounding the area. A visitor like me from a desert area really appreciates the sites along the shore. It was definitely worth the short drive!

A really well maintained lighthouse. It is apparently the first and oldest in PEI. It was operating…read morewhen we got there keeping the ships away. It was in a nice space with grass surrounding it, which was great because it's been raining all day and we would have been in all the mud otherwise. It's a nice setting and if it were dry there is a red beach you could walk along surrounding the lighthouse. It's about 45 minutes outside of Charlotte town with a lot of nice farmland and quiet scenery. We came to it after going to visit the lighthouse in Murray Harbour which was being renovated when we got there. It was up high and had a view of great red cliffs.

Wow found this place because we did not want to pay a toll. We lucked out and had Theresa ,a…read moretrustee, gave us a quick tour. What an amazing story and so very powerful to be able to experience a place of profound history. Please take the time and also watch the YouTube documentary called - The Strangest Dream.

From the owner: Welcome to Thinkers Lodge! This National Historic Site on the Northumberland Coast at the mouth of…read morethe Pugwash River Estuary is a unique place for your next gathering. Open from May through October, Thinkers Lodge dates back to the first half of the 19th century. In 1929, it was expanded and upgraded by Andrew R. Cobb, one of Nova Scotia's most famous architects. Conferences, workshops, and educational events have been held here continuously since 1955. The most famous conference was the first Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs in 1957 that led to a Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 shared by the Conferences and by Joseph Rotblat, its spiritual leader. Rotblat's Nobel is on display at the Lodge as is the Lenin Peace Prize won by Cyrus Eaton in 1960.

We stopped at the Confederation Bridge Marketing office in Charlottetown to purchase a gift card…read more($41.50 CAD in 2008) for our return trip back to New Brunswick over the Confederation Bridge crossing in Borden-Carleton. The toll is $42.50 CAD in 2009. We wanted to speed up our trip for later in the day with a gift card, just in case there were lines at the bridge toll plaza.

After seeing a documentary about how those columns where engineered like cones to crack to constant…read moreflow of ice slabs in the river. $42bucks for a bridge, worth it if your going to Prince Edward Island [amazing by itself], amazing feeling stretching for 8 miles, connecting another slice of land to the world.

I saw this place while taking a walk from the cruise port and thought it was a very pretty building…read moresitting on lush green grass. The building is open for touring and there is no charge.

Came here on an open house day for a free tour…read more Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the house as well as the various paintings and artifacts. Tour took approximately 20 mins. Staff were nice and welcoming.

A beautiful memorial in a lovely, scenic place. The views are breath taking- it's sad, of course,…read morebut a lovely tribute to the people who lost their lives. We went by it on a tour bus and were appreciative to have the memorial pointed out and explained to us.

Beautiful memorial and a loving testament to the people who lost their lives in this area in 1998…read more In terms of access, there are a couple of small parking lots outside of the memorial and a winding path leading out to the memorial itself. The views of the natural landscape and ocean are completely breathtaking. The large stone memorial has information written on it outlining details of the crash, the recovery efforts, and also the aftermath of the accident on the local community. I learned more about the crash than I had known before my visit. We had visited just a few days after the 20th anniversary of the crash so there were lots of fresh flowers as well as loving hand written notes. Felt super sad but it is important to remember and honour those who lost their lives on that fateful day.

The Halifax War Memorial is located in the courtyard of Grand Parade square in downtown Halifax…read more This memorial which was unveiled on Remembrance day, 1929 was erected to honor and immortalize the memories of the Canadian forces who died during WWI, WWII and the Korean war. I attend the Remembrance day service held at The Cenotaph every year and every year I'm moved to tears by how beautiful it is. Having this towering memorial in the downtown area is a great reminder during all times of the year (not just one day in November) to be thankful.

True story: I've lived just around the corner from this place for five years and every summer I…read moretell myself, "This is the year that I'm going in." Well, after five summers, I finally went in. And... y'know, it's good. I know from observation that this isn't the busiest historical site in HRM. The staff members (high school students) were kind of excited to actually see someone. Even though my friend and I declined the guided tour, our greeter still enthusiastically relayed a ton of information. None of which I retained, of course. Still, for $2, it's a fascinating look into the history of Dartmouth. Who knew Dartmouth was once home to a major whaling industry? The building is also quite cool and most of it is open to the public. You won't spend hours here but it's a good way to spend 30 minutes or so during the summer and learn a little, too.

Friendly and informative tour on the HMCS Sackville def worth making a donation and seeing it!read more

A very cool ship with a…read more rather unfortunate name. Pretty cool ship eh? That's what the guy taking the money said to me as I got on board. Yep, a pretty cool ship but with a rather strange name. It's actually named after a town but when my friend first saw the sign with the name, he was laughing so hard he couldn't talk. Sure he has a rather juvenile sense of humor but even his rather stoic wife was biting her lip to keep from laughing. I can just imagine the ship assignments being given to the new sailors. Sailor number one gets to serve on the Invincible, Sailor number two on the Glorious. And you over there, you get the Sackville. Damn. For only two dollars, that's one tooney or two loonies, you get to take a self guided tour of this Flower Class Corvette from World War II. You can climb over the three decks, play with the four inch gun, 20 MM Oerlikon cannon, or anti submarine hedgehogs and depth charges. Very cool displays are strategical located throughout the ship explaining different functions of the equipment and stations. The Sackville had quite a distinguished record during the Battle of the Atlantic when Britain was quite literally fighting for her life. Several German U-Boats were severely damage by her and the Sackville was instrumental in escorting numerous ships over to war torn and desperate England. A pretty cool ship eh? Yes, a pretty cool ship indeed and one easily worth two loonies to visit.

Such a beautiful place to go in fall! There are trails for the adventurous hiker (you'll definitely…read morebe out of breath if you take jacobs ladder either way) and for those a little less adventurous like myself. The waterfalls are absolutely stunning. Everyone who walks by nods or greats you - and you might even get a few licks from a few four legged acquaintances! I'd definitely recommend this for anyone, it's definitely a great time and there are tons of places for picnics (stone ovens included!) Can't wait to go back!

I'd heard about Victoria Park and its waterfall a year or two ago, but never actually found it…read more This past weekend was beautiful and we decided to take a drive and explore the old Highway #2. We ended up in Truro - and followed the little signs to the Park. Bottom line - well worth the 1-1 1/2 hour drive from Halifax. There's a great playground area for kids, an outdoor pool open from June for the summer, picnic spots galore, loads of parking and fantastic hiking. There's Jacob's Ladder - 175 very steep steps, or take a more leisurely stroll along a winding, stream with rapids that end at a terrific waterfall. I admit it. I'm a sucker for waterfalls, even if it's just a trickle of water escaping from a mountain side. Even though this one is nothing like Niagara Falls, it's a wonderful place to hang out. Next time I'll pack a picnic lunch.