Charlottetown

Charlottetown is a lovely town and I am guessing the largest place on PEI with about 34,000 inhabitants. It is a place which is very aware of its important place in Canadian history being the place where Confederation was born. The story is told at Province House where the Charlottetown Conference took place in 1864 and in Founders Hall where the events of Canada's formation are exhibited. Province House hosted the 1864 conference which led to Canada coming into being on July 1 1867. They are gearing up for a big celebration here over the next few days. Originally the conference was to discuss the Maritime Provinces joining but the East and West Canada leaders invited themselves along and it became something much larger. Charlottetown has a lovely harbour area and some magnificant historical homes and is so easy to get around - you simply walk.