Media Releases

New tour at Basin Head Marine Protected Area

Islanders are invited to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the Basin Head Marine Protected Area with a new guided tour featuring hands-on conservation activities and immersive experiences that highlight the area’s natural and cultural heritage.

The tour runs Thursday to Monday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. throughout September. It begins at the Basin Head Fisheries Museum, 336 Basin Head Road, Souris, and is free with Museum admission.   

New tour at Basin Head Marine Protected Area | Government of Prince Edward Island

Annual Blueberry Social fundraiser at Historic Yeo House

The Blueberry Social is a cherished tradition that allows the community to connect to their heritage in a fun and engaging way. With music, games, tours and more, the social has fun for everyone – not to mention delicious pies and ice cream. We are thrilled to invite locals and visitors alike to enjoy the 44th Blueberry Social fundraiser.

Annual Blueberry Social fundraiser at Historic Yeo House | Government of Prince Edward Island

A museum carries on where Prince Edward Island's long-gone train tracks used to end

For people taking the train across Prince Edward Island more than a century ago, Elmira was the end of the line. Now the service is long gone, but the station at the northeastern tip of the Island carries on, as a museum. This week it's celebrating a major anniversary and inviting the public to drop by, as a CBC team did recently.

A museum carries on where Prince Edward Island's long-gone train tracks used to end | CBC.ca

The Bog Tour

Before there were parking lots and government buildings at Kent and Euston streets, there was The Bog — Charlottetown's historically Black neighbourhood. And on this Tour Guide Tuesday, historic interpreter Tayo Ajibaibi tells us about the importance of sharing its history with Islanders. Listen at the link below:

The Bog tour | Island Morning | On Demand | CBC Listen

Making Brooms the Old-Fashioned Way

It's an art piece — but also something you can use in your day-to-day life. Barbara Little of Baba's Brooms hosted a workshop in Summerside where participants learned the history of broom-making, and got to try the craft themselves.

Listen to Barbara Little chat about broom-making and her workshop at the link below:

Making brooms the old-fashioned way | Island Morning | On Demand | CBC Listen

The National Trust for Canada is bringing back Historic Places Days

P.E.I. holds many historic sites, from houses to museums to places where Mi'kmaq and Acadians lived. We talk about some of the sites here on P.E.I., and how you could enter contests put on by a national organization that is trying to promote history across Canada.

Listen to Wayne Thibideau (CBC Mornings), Sonia Kruitwagen (National Trust for Canada), and Mitchell Crouse (PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation) discuss Historic Places Days at the link below:

The National Trust for Canada is bringing back Historic Places Days | Island Morning | On Demand | CBC Listen

Media contact:
Mitchell Crouse
PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation
mcrouse@gov.pe.ca