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Blue Heron Drive

Blue Heron Drive (about 200 km / 124 mi), in the central part of the island, has as its main attraction, the long silvery beaches of the North Shore - the best are in Prince Edward Island National Park (entrance fee only if by car). The drive passes through many little holiday resorts and many of the island's tourist attractions and leisure parks, the most interesting being places connected with that famous book "Anne of Green Gables".

From Charlottetown Blue Heron Drive follows the North Shore, with its fine beaches and red sandstone cliffs, then at New London Bay, further west, it comes to the home of the blue heron after which it is named (the sign is a blue heron on a blue-framed square white background). From here it turns south to the South Shore, with several Provincial Parks and their beaches, campsites and picnic areas, ending up back at Charlottetown.

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Related Attractions

Port-la-Joye-Fort Amherst National Historic Site
Port de la Joie, was the first place on the island to be settled by the French in 1720. The British built Fort Amherst here in 1758 after they captured the settlement, but today only the earthworks remain. The whole site has been declared the Port-la-Joye-Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada.
Address
Port-la-Joye-Fort Amherst National Historic Site
2 Palmers Lane
Charlottetown, PE C1A5V6
Canada
Phone 1 (902) 566-7050
Fax 1 (902) 566-7226
Hours
July 1 to August 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Cost
Family$ 9.80
Adult$ 3.90
Senior over 65$ 3.40
Child 16 & under$ 1.90
All values are in Canada Dollars
Tips
Grounds are open from June to October. Hours apply to Visitor Reception and interpretive services.
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