Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, consisting of the amalgamated communities of Summerside, St Eleanors, and Wilmot.
Prince Edward Island
Summerside
West end service centre
Summerside in brief
Summerside is PEI's second city and the main service hub for the island's west end, stitching together Summerside, St. Eleanors, and Wilmot. Mi'kmaq people knew the shore as Eptek, a hot place used for summer hunting and fishing.
Acadians settled Malpeque and Bedeque bays between 1728 and 1758 before the Expulsion. British lots followed Samuel Holland's 1765 survey, and the harbour town grew into a shipbuilding and trade centre. On a clear day the Confederation Bridge's 12.9 km span still looks like the island's steel handshake with the mainland.
Drawn from Wikipedia, Atlas Obscura.
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It is the second largest city in the province and the primary service centre for the western part of the island.
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Confederation Bridge
Canada's longest bridge links PEI to the mainland across the Northumberland Strait in a sweeping 12.9 km span.
