Canada - Prince Edward Island - Red Beach Sunset

Red Beach Sunset
Cable Head West, Prince Edward Island

Sent by Rosie of Ontario who was visiting Prince Edward Island.

Canada - Prince Edward Island - Panmure Island Lighthouse

Panmure Island Lighthouse was built in 1853 and marks the entrance to Georgetown Harbour.

Sent by Emma, a postcrosser from Prince Edward Island, Canada.

"Built in 1853, located on the southwest extremity of Cardigan Bay. It marks the entrance to Georgetown Harbour, on the east coast of Prince Edward Island. It is connected by highway with the mainland on the South across a sand beach.

A lot of changes were made to the light stations and new things were being added as science got more advanced.

The light tower was constructed in 1853. It had a wooden octagonal tower. This light was used as a coast light serving considerable steamer, schooner, and fishing boat traffic. In 1909, the dwelling was built. It was reconstructed in 1958 as the building disintegrated over the years. It was made as a one and half storey. In 1908, the fog alarm building was put together. It consisted of a wooden frame structure. The garage was also built and it also consisted of a wooden frame structure.

In 1986, they had three options with regard to Panmure Island lighthouse: the first being that they rent it with a maximum lease of five years; the second being that they sell it with the building being removed from the property; and the third being that they sell it complete with a parcel of land. They chose that it would be sold as it would not be preserved as well if rented out to different people.

At present, the machinery at the Panmure Island lighthouse is operated electrically.

Height in meters above ground: 18.6"(Source)

Canada - Green Gables House

Green Gables House and the surrounding lands set the scene for the fictional novel Anne of Green Gables, by Canada's celebrated author and local islander Lucy Maud Montgomery. Every year thousands of visitors flock to this quaint Victorian farmhouse to experience what inspired the world famous story.

Sent by Heather from Prince Edward Island, Canada.

This is from Wikipedia : Green Gables is the name of a circa-19th century farm that is located in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, and is one of the most notable literary landmarks in Canada. The Green Gables farm and its surroundings are the setting for the popular Anne of Green Gables novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The site is also known as Green Gables Heritage Centre. A national historic site in its own right, it lies within Prince Edward Island National Park.

The Green Gables farm was owned by the Macneill family, who were cousins of author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The farm's name is derived from the rich dark green paint of the gables on the farmhouse. The main exterior walls of the farmhouse are painted white.

Montgomery visited the farm as a young girl and based her best-selling Anne of Green Gables series of books on the Green Gables farm. She drew romantic inspiration from the house, as well as the surrounding area, including the "Haunted Woods", "Lovers Lane", and "Balsam Hollow."

Upon Montgomery's death, her wake was conducted from the living room of the Green Gables farmhouse for several days prior to her funeral at the local Presbyterian church and burial in the nearby Cavendish Community Cemetery.

Canada - Prince Edward Island

A map of Prince Edward Island.

Sent by Heather from Prince Edward Island, Canada.

This is from Wikipedia : Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; French: Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean a' Phrionnsa) is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population (excluding the territories). The island has a few other names: "Garden of the Gulf" referring to the pastoral scenery and lush agricultural lands throughout the province; and "Birthplace of Confederation", referring to the Charlottetown Conference in 1864, although PEI did not join the confederation itself until 1873 when it became the seventh Canadian province.

According to the 2009 estimates, Prince Edward Island has 141,000 residents. It is located in a rectangle defined roughly by 46°–47°N, and 62°–64°30′W and at 5,683.91 km2 (2,194.57 sq mi) in size,[3] it is the 104th largest island in the world, and Canada's 23rd largest island. The island was named for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria.

Canada - Charlottetown

Aerial view of the harbour in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Sent by Heather from Prince Edward Island.

This is from Wikipedia : Charlottetown (2006 population: 32,174) is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885. It was most famously the site of the Charlottetown Conference in 1864, the first gathering of Canadian statesmen to debate the proposed Canadian Confederation. From this, the city adopted as its motto "Cunabula Foederis" -- "Birthplace of Confederation".

The population of the Charlottetown census agglomeration in the 2006 census was 58,625, slightly less than half of the province's population (135,851).