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Authentic PEI Experiences - North Cape Coastal Drive
Last updated September 19, 2013. For more information contact Melody Gay, 902-368-6339.
| Description | Contact/Category | Avaibility | Prices | Notes | |
| Acadian Step Frolic Expo-Festival Centre |
Learn some of the basic steps of stepdancing of traditional Acadian fiddle music. Practice relaxed and easy steps as well as high-energy steps and even steps that you can perform while sitting on a chair. You are assured to have a good time! If dancing doesn't interest you, why not come in to learn how to play musical spoons and join the party. What a great way to meet new friends, to exercise, to build up an appetite for a great Acadian meal in the Centre-Expo Festival restaurant afterwards and to truly appreciate the Acadian's joie de vivre! | 1-902-854-3300 website Category: Culture/Heritage |
By reservation at least 24 hours in advance. Every Wednesday between July 4 & August 22 from 10a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the Expo-Festival Centre | Call for pricing | Min 4 people required per session |
| Bread and Butter Wyatt Heritage Properties; Marlene Campbell |
Make bread from scratch, smelling the aroma as it bakes. Make your own butter to slather over the top of the freshly baked bread. You will learn why bread is called the staff of life. | 1-902-432-1298 Marlene Campbell website Category: Cuisine/Taste |
1 - 4 pm; Family Programming; July 9 & 23, August 6 & 20 | $10/PP | Max 10 |
| Bunny Wool Art Melvin and Lorraine Gallant |
Bilingual, fun, hands-on experience with bunnies. You get to comb the bunnies, spin their wool and create a take-home bunny wool craft. Refreshments provided. | 1-902-854-2096 1-902-854-2636 website Category: Art/Crafts |
By appointment | Please call for pricing and schedule | Min 2 - Max 8 |
| Digging for Dinner Bill & Mary Kendrick Experience PEI (Ron Perry) |
The tide is out. You have a spade in one hand and a bucket in the other. That's pretty much all you need to go clamming...plus someone to show you where to dig, how to dig and how to cook them. That's what we do. | 1-866-887-3238 website Category: Nature/Outdoors |
May - Nov, by appointment, during low tide | $85/PP (2 PPL) $20/PP (each additional person) | Min 2 Max 8 |
| Feeding the Giants Kenny McRae |
Fish for bait, then hand-feed giant bluefin tuna! Frequent minke whale sightings, also watch the amazing gannets dive. | 1-902-882-3781 Mobile 1-902-206-3781 website Category: Nature/Outdoors |
1/2 day (weather permitting), Aug 1 - Oct 5. Call for scheduling and reservations. | $75 Adults; $50 chidlren | Max 12 |
| In the Attic Wyatt Heritage Properties |
Climb the off-limits stairs to the attic of the Wyatt Historic House and see what is hidden from public view. Solve the mystery of unknown artifacts and the role they once played in the life of the Wyatt family. A surprise artifact will lead you to a delicious treat. | 1-902-432-1298 Marlene Campbell website Category: Culture/Heritage |
1 - 4 pm Family Programming, July 18, Aug 1, 15 & 29th | $10/PP | Max 10 |
| Irish Moss Harvesting Cindy & Ricky Brennan |
Gather up Irish moss and lay it out for drying. Visit the farm to see how Irish Moss is dried and stored. Meet the horses before taking them down to the shore to harvest the moss by dragging a rake. | 1-902-882-3134 Cell# 1-902-856-2337 website Category: Nature/Outdoors |
Daily by Appointment, May - Oct 31 | $37/PP | |
| Meet the Pilot Nicolette Burley and Dick Lubbersen |
Flying adventure where you will see half of the Island and you get to choose which half you would like to explore. Put your hands on the skin of the plane, help the pilot pull the plane out of the hangar, ask questions, look at the aeronautical chart, hear customized storytelling about the culture, legends, ghosts and history that our Island has to offer. Fly over lighthouses,windmills and mussel farms. Bottled water and granola bar provided. | 1/2 day by reservation, year round | Please call for pricing | Min 1, Max 3 | |
| Metal Magic Eric & Dianne Schurman, Malpeque Fine Iron Products |
Work your magic at the forge and anvil where horseshoes become frogs, lobsters grow from old wrenches and rods. Make your very own piece of folk art from recycled scrap metal or make an unique black iron decorative piece that will always bring back memories of a great PEI vacation. | 1-866-436-5006 website Category: Art/Crafts |
Available year round by appointment | $85/PP (2 PPL), $70/PP (4 PPL), $65/PP (5-6 PPL) | |
| Metal Works Wyatt Heritage Properties (Marlene Campbell) |
Create your own metal project as you learn the history of metal and how it changed the life of man. | 1-902-432-1298 Marlene Campbell website Category: Art/Crafts |
1 - 4pm Family Programming, July 17 and 31, Aug 14 and 28th | $20/PP | Max 5 Suitable to older youth (8-14yrs) *Must have good hand-eye coordination |
| North Cape Geo-Cache Discovery Sean Doyle |
GPS guided cache experience - join Sean Doyle, a local Geo-cacher for introductions and some GPS essentials. Visitors set out to discover special caches that are themed and strategically positioned throughout the site. Includes GPS rental, admission to Wind Energy Interpretation Centre and a tasty dessert at the Wind & Reef Restaurant upstairs! | 1-902-882-2991 (Fax) 1-902-882-3144 (summer) website Category: Nature/Outdoors |
1/2 day by reservation, May 27 - Oct 13 | $29.95/PP, students $20 | Min 4, max 12 |
| Pirates & Treasure Wyatt Heritage Properties |
Get recruited for the pirate's life and be prepared to swing the rope and walk the plank. Learn all about the history of Maritime pirates. | 1-902-432-1298 Marlene Campbell website Category: Culture/Heritage |
1-4 pm, July 16 & 30, Aug 13 & 27th | $10/PP | Max 15 |
| Sandcasting Wyatt Heritage Properties (Marlene Campbell) |
Sand Cast and build a mould to create your very own candle. Learn the history of sand casting and candle making. | 1-902-432-1298 website Category: Art/Crafts |
1 - 4pm, Family Programming, July 11 & 25th, Aug 8 & 22nd | $10/PP | Max 5. Suitable for 8yrs and up *must have good hand-eye coordination |
| SeaSplash Soap Making Eva Arsenault |
Create your own novelty soap under the guidance of soap production specialist Eva Arsenault. Learn about soap making and Island traditions. Your visit includes the Tignish Interpretive Centre and refreshments. | 1-902-882-2896 1-902-882-2230 (off-season) Tignish Initiatives Tignish Cultural Centre website Category: Art/Crafts |
May 15 - Oct 15 by appointment | $29/PP Pre-Booking Required | Min 4 Max 10 |
| Spuds, Fudge & Tales Stanley MacDonald |
Visit a local potato farm and talk to a farmer about the industry. Enjoy a tour of the Canadian Potato Museum, make your own potato fudge and enjoy a potato based lunch. Experience potato picking in season. | 1-800-565-3457 Potatoe Museum website Category: Cuisine/Taste |
1/2 Day Reservations Preferred. June 1 - Sept 30. Experience can be customized. | $49/PP | Min 2 |
| Weaving with Wood Francis Pickles |
Weave with wood and decorate with your choice of bark from PEI forests or sweet grass from salt water marshlands. You will be taught by professional basket weavers who are connected to a history that dates back to the late 1800's. Leave with a beautiful basket to remind you of your time spent on one of the oldest known art forms. |
1-902-854-3063 |
May 1 - Oct 31 | $49/PP (Adult: Biscuit Basket), $65/PP (Adult: Egg Basket), $85/PP (Adult: Potatoe or Storage Basket) | Min 1, Max 6 |
| World Travel Wyatt Heritage Properties (Marlene Campbell) |
Participants will travel around the world with Wanda Wyatt in her 1929 tour experiencing all kinds of new adventures. | July 11 & 25th, Aug 8 & 22rd | $10/PP | Max 10 | |
| Contact: | Melody Gay (MLGAY@gov.pe.ca) 1-902-368-6339 |
Janet Wood (JEWOOD@gov.pe.ca) 1-902-368-5508 |
