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     Scenic Featuresfi'l‘he first sensation of the traveller on 
     
     viewing the Island is that of wonder. “ Earth has not any- 
     
    
   
   
    
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     thing to Show more fair. A low-lying land, in strange 
     
     contrast with the rocky boldness of the adjacent continent, 
     
     arises out of the sea, its red shores crested with verdure of 
     
     peculiar greenness, presenting a scene almost tropical in its 
     
     richness. True, there is no grandeur, save in the roaring surf 
     
     by which the northern coast is lashed, or where red cliffs are 
     
     moulded into fantastic shape by the lovely restless sea; but 
     
     its pastoral beauty is pleasing. It is a land which soon be- 
     
     witches the tourist. He is charmed with its clear skies, its 
     
     sunny days and cool nights; and he is invigorated with each 
     
     breath of its odorous air. ' 
     
    

    
     The Island contains no desolate spots or waste places. 
     
     Ever-changing vistas of beauty delight the eye. Rich meads 
     
     and fertile fields, with glimpses of the silver sea, succeed 
     
     graceful hills and pleasant glades and brooks purling through 
     
     copse and tangled fern. The great park, green and restful, 
     
     cooled by ocean spray, and fragrant \vith spruce, wild flowers 
     
     and new-mown hay, welcomes the tourist. A summer holiday 
     
     in Prince Edward Island will be a revelation. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Resting-Places.—VVhile the whole province is a great 
     
     resting land, 
     
     “\Vith spots of sunny openings, and with nooks 
     
     To lie and read in, sloping into brooks," 
     
    
   
   
    
     there are some particular summer haunts which have become 
     
     popular. To the vacationist, Charlottetown and Summerside 
     
     —the two gateways to the Island—may ofi‘er attractions 
     
     enough, since they are radically different from the hot, bustling 
     
     hives of the continent, and they may be made headquarters 
     
     from which delightful jaunts can be taken. Summerside is 
     
     in the midst of a beautiful country, and affords good outing 
     
     facilities. Not far away is the Dunk River, a famous fishing 
     
     stream, where many piscatorial beauties have been killed. 
     
     From a hill behind the town—it is but two miles from shore 
     
    
   
   
    
     to shore herefione of the prettiest views in Canada can be 
     
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