When most people think of Prince Edward Island, they picture red cliffs, lighthouses, and quiet fishing villages—not notorious Wild West outlaws. Yet one of the American West’s most feared...
On April 6, 1869, more than 1,500 Islanders crowded into Connaught Square in Charlottetown to witness what would become one of the most gruesome events in Prince Edward Island history. George Dowie, a...
If you had asked me this question ten years ago, I might have surprised you with my answer. I’m a printed-paper kind of person. I still prefer reading a physical book over an e-reader. I like...
In the early 1840s, tensions were rising across Prince Edward Island as landowners pressured long-time tenants to sign leases and pay years of back rent. Many Acadian families in the Tignish area had...
What if you threw a message in a bottle into the ocean… and someone on the other side of the world wrote back? That’s exactly what Harold “The Bottle Man” Hackett of Tignish...
The Legend of the Hoop Snake If you grew up in Western Prince Edward Island, especially around the Tignish area, chances are you’ve heard stories about the legendary Hoop Snake. Older...
Prohibition in Prince Edward Island: Why PEI Stayed Dry for Nearly 50 Years If you are looking for unique Prince Edward Island history, here is one that usually catches people off guard. There...
If you walk through Charlottetown’s government buildings district today, you’d never know that a once-thriving Black community stood here. The Bog, as it was called, existed from the early 1800s to...
Let me tell you about PEI’s worst train wreck which occurred on February 21, 1932, at Handrahan’s Cutting, just 1.5 miles outside Tignish. The trouble began during a relentless snowstorm that had...