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     historic Charlottetow n, birthplace of the Canadian nation... 
     
     you'll love everything about “The Island”. Vacation : pleasures — - 
     
     ~~ are herein abundance. . . wonderful swim ming,-golf, deep-sea 
     
     —— — Its a brief and pleasant journey and a large, -luxutious ferry 
     
     ~~ brings you right ‘fo your fsland holiday. Start-planning today! ae! Sa &lt; 
     
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     Coe oe — &gt;. “of Being “The Birthplace of Canada’. It was in Charlottetown: in 1864 tha “Fathe: = 
     
     foo ao &gt; federation held their first meeting. Statesmen from Upper and Lower Canada and the-Maritimes a 
     
     2 De ara ae attended this momentous: meeting in the Island “capital which launched the discussions that, three ae a 
     
     li pce es _years later, culminated in the Confederation of -British’North American, colonies into the Do-. : 
     
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     : Se sarong: ae i. wo Besides. Being known-as-The Birthplace ef Canada, Prince Edward Island is proud of its eel 
     
     : ; = “other descriptive titles—''The Island", “Garden: of the Gulf”, The Million Acre Farm", ands'The — = ’ 
     
     : ¢ : Kentucky of Canada”. It was officially named Prince Edward Island in honor eff Prince 8 = 
     
     f -~ Edward, Duke of Kent, father of Qtieen Victoria. Prior to that it was called Saint John Island by i 
     
     C - the English, who captured it from the Frengh in 1758. The French called it He St. Jean. But probe 
     
     ee ably the -most_romantic. namé of all-was that giv. én.it by its_original inhabitants, the MicMac In-° 00 
     
     oc ew Z se _ dians. They called it Abegweit, which; in their language, meant ‘"Cradled on the Waves’. , , na oe = Es 
     
     ae ee *-Hén. Lleyd MacPhail ee —There is plenty-to see and do-tn-Prince-Edwaard-—tsland. Once. : ‘agein—ihe—Contedaration— 2 
     
     ne | Minister of Tourist Development ee eee ‘Theatre will stage its annual summer-long Festival of Musi¢ and Laughte-. There are also the usual . . - 
     
     oe ee cae ie fairs and festivals in various parts of the province including the.Surmimerside. Lobster Carnival, «= | eS 
     
     oe oe ee o the Souris Fisheries Exhibition, the Alberton Regatta; the Highland Games, the Scottish Festival, —~ nm ‘ 
     
     ee Old Home Week, Gold Cup and Saucer Parade, and the Tyne. Valley Oyster Festival, =, : ¢