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Small Towns of Prince Edward Island

Red sand beaches, lobster suppers, Acadian villages, and the birthplace of Confederation —10communities on Canada's smallest province.
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Some of Prince Edward Island's most visited small towns on our platform

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Central PEI
Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Birthplace of Confederation — Province House, Confederation Centre, Victorian streetscapes, and the waterfront boardwalk
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East Point
North Lake
North Lake
Tuna fishing capital of the world — whale watching, lobster tours, and the island's eastern tip.
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West Prince
Tyne Valley
Tyne Valley
Canada's National Oyster Festival, beach goats, Lucy Maud Montgomery's teaching house, and shipbuilding heritage
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Prince County
Wellington
Wellington
Heart of Acadian PEI — Village Musical Acadien, Acadian Museum, Bottle Houses, and Cape Egmont Lighthouse
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North Shore & Central PEI

Red sand beaches, green fields that run to the water's edge, and the towns where Anne of Green Gables still draws visitors from around the world. This is the PEI of postcards — and it really does look like that.

Central PEI
Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Birthplace of Confederation — Province House, Confederation Centre, Victorian streetscapes, and the waterfront boardwalk
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Central PEI
Kensington
Kensington
A colourful small town near PEI’s north shore, known for its historic railway station, trail access, and easy reach to Cavendish attractions.
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Central PEI
Cornwall
Cornwall
A quiet riverside community just minutes from Charlottetown, ideal as a peaceful base with beautiful sunsets and easy access to PEI’s top attractions.
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North Shore
Greenwich
Greenwich
One of PEI’s most unique landscapes, known for its floating boardwalk and rare parabolic dunes stretching along a wild, untouched shoreline.
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Eastern Shore & Western PEI

The tips of the island are quieter, more Acadian in the west and more fishing-village in the east. Oyster festivals, tuna charters, lighthouse roads, and communities where the pace slows down to island time.

Prince County
Wellington
Wellington
Heart of Acadian PEI — Village Musical Acadien, Acadian Museum, Bottle Houses, and Cape Egmont Lighthouse
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West Prince
Tyne Valley
Tyne Valley
Canada's National Oyster Festival, beach goats, Lucy Maud Montgomery's teaching house, and shipbuilding heritage
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Kings County
Georgetown
Georgetown
A picturesque harbour town known for its tree-lined streets, waterfront views, and beautifully maintained gardens in eastern PEI.
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West Prince
Alberton
Alberton
A laid-back coastal town in western PEI, known for its fishing harbour, open horizons, and peaceful island atmosphere shaped by wind and sea.
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East Point
North Lake
North Lake
Tuna fishing capital of the world — whale watching, lobster tours, and the island's eastern tip.
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East PEI
Saint Peters Bay
Saint Peters Bay
A peaceful harbour village near Greenwich, known for calm bay views, fishing heritage, and easy access to some of PEI’s most unique coastal landscapes.
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Ten towns and counting

PEI is small but full of communities worth discovering. If you know an island town that belongs on this map, we’d like to hear from you.

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Prince Edward Island’s tourism is supported by Tourism PEI, the provincial destination marketing organization, along with regional tourism associations and the PEI Tourism Industry Association. 1000towns complements provincial marketing by giving individual communities national visibility — connecting travellers from across Canada with PEI towns they’d never find through provincial campaigns alone.

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Notable Canadians with roots in Prince Edward Island

Henry Wolsey Bayfield | Great Lakes Surveyor
📍 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Henry Wolsey Bayfield | Great Lakes Surveyor
Charted the Great Lakes and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Spent his final decades in Charlottetown, where he's buried.
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Joe O’Brien | Harness Horseman
📍 Alberton, Prince Edward Island
Joe O’Brien | Harness Horseman
Called "Little Joe" — perhaps the greatest harness racing driver the world has ever seen. Canada's O'Brien Awards are named after him.
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Milton Acorn | The People’s Poet
📍 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Milton Acorn | The People’s Poet
Born in Charlottetown, 1923. Passionate, fiery verse about working people and the island he loved.
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Travel guides

Guides featuring Prince Edward Island towns

Curated guides, hidden gems, and stories from the towns that make this country extraordinary

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All-season
Top 7 Best Seafood Towns
Top 7 Best Seafood Towns
Lobster rolls, fresh-shucked oysters, and harbour-side fish markets — 7 small towns where the seafood comes straight off the boat.
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Top 10 Towns with the Coolest Airbnb
Top 10 Towns with the Coolest Airbnb
Treehouses, lighthouses, and cabins you won't believe — all in small-town Canada.
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Top 10 Small Canadian Towns for Romantic Getaways
Top 10 Small Canadian Towns for Romantic Getaways
Quiet inns, candlelit dinners, and main streets made for holding hands — 10 small towns built for a weekend away together.
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