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2017 TRAVEL GUIDE TO CANADA

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CITY LIGHTS This year, The Charlottetown Festival features the 53 rd season of the Guinness record-setting production of Anne of Green Gables—The Musical as well as the sensational musical, Million Dollar Quartet in the 1000- seat theatre, and Bittergirl: the Musical in the cabaret ( www.confederationcentre.com). Taste the Town is a leisurely three-hour culinary walking tour of Charlottetown establishments. Sample some of the Island's unique food and beverages along the way. Throughout the capital city, you'll also fi nd a network of walking trails and waterside boardwalks, craft and specialty shops. Look for numerous miniature dream catchers that have been integrated into one gigantic dream catcher that is on display in Charlottetown as part of the 150 th anniversary. Atlantic Canada's longest-running dinner theatre is hugely popular and continues to combine good food with funky performances at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel and the Brothers 2 Restaurant in Summerside, where they originated ( www.roddvacations.com/feast ). Although the city of Summerside is smaller than Charlottetown, it also has a bustling waterfront replete with indoor and outdoor theatres, interesting boutiques and places to eat. The musical production Highland Storm continues to get excellent reviews. Held at the College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada, the show features Highland bagpiping, step-dancing, fi ddling and snare drumming ( www. collegeofpiping.com ). THE GREAT OUTDOORS Be prepared to be mesmerized by the rare parabolic dune system in the Greenwich Dunes area of PEI National Park, which also acts as a stunning backdrop to an extensive trail system that includes a fl oating boardwalk. Remember that entrance to the park is free! Cyclists can peddle from one end of the Island to the other, and GranFondo PEI, sponsored by Cycling PEI, is fast becoming a premier event ( www.granfondo-pei.ca). The P.E.I. portion of The Great Trail— the Confederation Trail—stretches 444 km (276 mi.) from Tignish in the west to Elmira in the east, and connects to the Island's two entry points ( www.tourismpei.com/ pei-cycling). Golf enthusiasts agree that P.E.I.'s courses are spectacular and they are all within an hour's drive of each other ( www. golfpei.ca ). Aside from golf, the Island is known for its authentic experiences—many outdoors, including fun with falcons, going SPECIAL EVENTS JUNE • FESTIVAL OF SMALL HALLS, PROVINCE-WIDE • TD PEI JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL, CHARLOTTETOWN JUNE – JULY • DIVERSECITY FESTIVAL, ISLAND-WIDE JUNE – SEPTEMBER • INDIAN RIVER FESTIVAL • THE CHARLOTTETOWN FESTIVAL • VICTORIA PLAYHOUSE FESTIVAL, VICTORIA-BY-THE-SEA JULY • CAVENDISH BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL • "MERMAID TEARS" SEA GLASS FESTIVAL, SOURIS • SUMMERSIDE LOBSTER FESTIVAL JULY – AUGUST • HIGHLAND STORM FESTIVAL, SUMMERSIDE AUGUST • ISLAND FRINGE FESTIVAL, CHARLOTTETOWN • OLD HOME WEEK, CHARLOTTETOWN • TYNE VALLEY OYSTER FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER • BEEF N' BLUES, SUMMERSIDE • FALL FLAVOURS, PROVINCE-WIDE OCTOBER • FARM DAY IN THE CITY, CHARLOTTETOWN www.tourismpei.com/ pei-festivals-and-events NEW GLASGOW • TOURISM PEI/PAUL BAGLOLE CHARLOTTETOWN • TOURISM PEI/EMILY O`BRIEN PE 130

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