Prince Edward Island
Conference capital of PEI
Charlottetown is Prince Edward Island's capital, named for Queen Charlotte and incorporated as a city in 1855. French settlers from Louisbourg founded Port La Joye across the harbour in 1720 before the British built the present townsite.
In 1864 the Charlottetown Conference gathered colonial leaders for the first serious talks that led to Confederation. Today the waterfront still hosts Province House tours by day and boardwalk crowds by night, with Victoria Park's storied Dead Man's Pond a short stroll away.
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Livability
Maclean's
Successor-style municipal livability ranking published by Maclean's for 2019 and 2021 (no 2020 edition).
Single edition · 2021
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Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County.
Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in 1855.
Part arcade, part museum, this collection packs dozens of vintage and modern pinball machines under one roof.
This Victoria Park pond is wrapped in local legends, including the rumor that it is bottomless.