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The best way to explore Prince Edward Island

By Jim Morrison, Globe correspondent
Updated October 11, 2024, 10:00 a.m.

Prince Edward Island, Canada’s smallest province, has always punched above its weight. It is famously full of spectacular scenery and friendly, funny folks. The Island Walk, a new path knitted together from existing roads and trails, circumnavigates the island and showcases its views in full splendor.

The island is small, about 1.4 million acres, but 42.5 percent of that is farmland. That, combined with more than 680 miles of shoreline, means you’re never far from breathtaking scenery, and the Island Walk is designed to take maximum advantage of that.

Bryson Guptil is the creator and motivating force behind the 435-mile Island Walk. In 2016, he and his partner walked the nearly 500-mile Camino de Santiago from France to Spain in about five weeks. In 2019…

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Land Acknowledgement

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we acknowledge that the land upon which we gather is unceded Mi’kmaq territory. Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island), Mi’kma’ki, is covered by the historic Treaties of Peace and Friendship. We pay our respects to the Indigenous Mi’kmaq People who have occupied this Island for over 12,000 years; past, present and future.

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