We spent today traveling out to East Point Lighthouse on the NE end of PEI. The east side of the Island seems to have more agriculture and fishing industry than tourism but it is a beautiful part of the Island.North Lake Harbor lays claim to being the largest tuna fishing harbor in the world (probably contest by Nova Scotia and Newfoundland) and offers deep sea tuna fishing charters. 
Just beyond the harbor is another set of wind generators, the first since North Cape. At East Point itself is East Point Light House, the last pre-Confederation (Octagonal shaped) light built that we climbed with a guide to hear of its history. The eight points of its side are one-piece logs that extend to the top of its 48' height. One of the reasons for changing the construction about then was that the wooden ship building industry had used most of those large trees in ship building.
We backtracked from East Point to Basin Head to visit Basin Head Fisheries Museum, without doubt one of the more interesting visits of the day. PEI fishing, especially for lobster and crustaceans started out as a way to supplement a living from the small farms of the era.
For years large fleets of cod and mackerel schooners from Massachusetts fished the shores of Prince Edward Island which locals ignored partly because of the large investments required of deep see fishing. 
PEI did develop extensive industries of lobster, mussels, oyster, and scallop harvesting that exists today long after the fishing fleets are gone.
The lobster harvest of PEI and the Maritime Provinces is a testimonial to the experience and regulation that has encouraged and protected the lobsters for over 100 years. Canada's regulation of both the amount of lobster caught and of the processing industry to protect the quality of PEI's products leads the world in its effectiveness.The museum has a beautiful collection of displays and models showing the environment of the various sea creatures and fish as well as the equipment and boats used over the years by PEI mariners.
Our next stop was Souris (Surry) just down the coast to try and find any trace of one set of Jeff's maternal grandmother's maternal grandparents who resided there in the 18560's. Unfortunately the Souris library is open on Tuesdays and Fridays so we were out of luck except for lunch at the Bluefin Cafe and a photo of, what else, the Souris Harbor Light.
We spent the afternoon working our way back down the coastline which involves a lot of loops out to the ocean following the rivers and bays of the east coast. 
Each bay seems to have a small seacoast town and harbor so it was a picturesque trip. A couple of hours at the motorhome and a short drive down to Murray River for diner finished our day.
Today confirmed the impressions we have formed of PEI. It is a quaint, friendly island that seems able to maintain a tranquility in the modern world. What really stands out is how neat everyone keeps their property. Small, older homes reflect the effort to maintain their appearance, almost all homes have large, well manicured lawns and gardens, and you seldom see property with any accumulation of junk or trash.It is definitely a great destination to spend more time enjoying, something we hope to do in the future.
