Bedeque Area Historical Museum
Community museum telling the story of the Bedeque area through exhibits on the Borden ferry, Loyalist settlers, Callbeck's general store and L.M. Montgomery's island romance, open late June through early September.
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PEI's second city — Celtic culture, a lively harbour-front boardwalk and the gateway to the western drives.
Community museum telling the story of the Bedeque area through exhibits on the Borden ferry, Loyalist settlers, Callbeck's general store and L.M. Montgomery's island romance, open late June through early September.
School of bagpiping, drumming, fiddle and step dance, with summer classes, concerts and ceilidhs celebrating PEI's Celtic roots.
Provincial gallery and museum with rotating island art and heritage exhibits.
Modern 520-seat theatre hosting concerts, comedy and musicals on the downtown waterfront.
Disc golf course in Kinkora where the game works just like golf - only with a disc. Affordable, inclusive and fun for all skill levels, with baskets winding through country air.
An octagonal light on a reef in Bedeque Bay, walkable at low tide for the adventurous.
A Summerside sweet-stop favourite dishing creative, ever-changing ice cream flavours from a farm barn. Expect generous scoops, wild flavour combinations and a lineup on warm summer evenings.
The one-room schoolhouse where L.M. Montgomery taught in 1896-97, kept beside the Bedeque museum - step inside the classroom that shaped her island years and her fiction.
Campground and day-use beach on the calm water of Bedeque Bay, minutes from town.
A paved waterfront promenade past cottages and dunes with views over Bedeque Bay — flat enough for strollers and bikes.
Founded in 2018 and already a Kinkora institution - big scoops, thick shakes and classic dairy-bar treats served fast to locals and travellers rolling along Route 2.
Harbour-front cluster of outlet shops and food vendors beside the marina and cruise berth.
Saturday market packed with island produce, baked goods, crafts and ready-to-eat lobster rolls.
Experiential and historical tours of an operating potato farm in Kinkora - climb aboard, hear the tales, dig into island farming life and taste why PEI potatoes are famous.
Handheld pies baked with Island ingredients to fuel adventures - savoury Bacon Cheeseburger or Curried Chickpea, sweet Strawberry Rhubarb or Apple Cinnamon. The Albany bakehouse runs year-round, with a seasonal Cavendish cart.
Carefully curated crafts from select island artisans on Summerside's doorstep - fabric art, apparel, soaps and candles, custom woodwork, pottery, music and upcycled gift ideas.
Wilfred Thompson has spent forty years perfecting his craft - his Summerside workshop shows a fine selection of unique, quality wood pieces, and watching him work is half the visit.