Sandland, on Charlottetown's historic waterfront is an art gallery of a different sort. Eight artists worked for over a month to transform tons of Prince Edward Island's famous red dirt into an exhibit of the island's history heritage and culture. Using trowels, specially designed plastic tools and (yes really)drinking straws they turned compacted wet sand into boats, bags of potatoes, fiddlers and - of course - Ann of Green Gables.
Most people – the sensible ones among us at any rate – use washing machines for their intended purpose. You put dirty clothes in, run the machine through its cycle and take clean clothes out. On Prince Edward Island Michael Wheeler and his company P.E.I Dirt Shirts reverse that process. Not only do they ADD the island's impossible-to-remove red dirt to wash loads of perfectly clean clothes – but he and his crew of 19 part time workers have built a business out of selling the dirt coloured shirts caps socks and other clothing . We were so intrigued by PEI Dirt Shirts we called Mike to learn more. He met us at his “factory” - an old converted rural church – where, in the course of an afternoon he showed us how he makes “dirt shirts”, shared his thoughts on summer wages and told us a story about one of the more memorable purchases of a PEI Dirt Shirt.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Oysters in Under 6 Minutes
Thanks to the people at Experience PEI and Tourism PEI my daughter and I had a chance to go out on the waters of Salutation Cove with the men who fish for oysters. Back on land, at Future Seafoods, we graded, cleaned, shucked and (of course!) ate our catch. Although the wind and rain swept across the cove it was one of the highlights of our road trip to Prince Edward Island.
One of the surprising highlights of our road trip to Prince Edward Island, Canada was the evening we spent at the Charlottetown racetrack as "owners" of a race horse. We toured the stables, talked to the drivers, had an amazing meal and perhaps - you'll have to watch to find out - stepped into the winners circle. I even got a chance to sit with the starting judge in the mobile gate.
Everybody loves a parade and on St Patrick's Day everybody is Irish - especially in Montreal Canada
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We've got pressure in the tires, gas in the tank and, depending on the mood, Chris Smither, Colin Linden or maybe even Candye Kane on the MP3 player. We're off on another Canadian roadtrip. Join us as we scope out the special people and places that make getting off the beaten path a true pleasure.
We've got pressure in the tires, gas in the tank and, depending on the mood, Chris Smither, Colin Linden or maybe even Candye Kane on the MP3 player. We're off on another Canadian roadtrip. Join us as we scope out the special people and places that make getting off the beaten path a true pleasure.
We've got pressure in the tires, gas in the tank and, depending on the mood, Chris Smither, Colin Linden or maybe even Candye Kane on the MP3 player. We're off on another Canadian roadtrip. Join us as we scope out the special people and places that make getting off the beaten path a true pleasure.
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