Prince Edward Island lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and is
             separated from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia by the Strait of
             Northumberland. It once was connected to the mainland. I chose to do
             this province because I love lobster and the land is really beautiful.
             About 11,000 years ago the early people known as the Paleo-Indians
             lived on what is now Prince Edward Island. They gathered berries in the
             island's forests and hunted seals and walrus with spears along the coast.
             They also tracked caribou and arctic foxes. They left the area when
             The Maritime Archaic Indians moved there about 6,000 years ago.
             They also hunted and fished. They made tools and animal figures, carved
             out of stone and bones. I read that a 6,500-year-old ulu, a kind of knife
             used to butcher walrus and whales was found a few years ago in the Gulf
             The Micmac Indians who were related to the Maritime Archaic
             Indians settled almost 2,500 years ago. By this time the water had
             separated the island from the mainland. They called the island Abegweit,
             meaning "home cradled on the waves." They built grass houses called
             wigwams. The Indians covered their shelters with furs for the cold winters.
             Several thousand Micmac were living on the Island when the first
             The Europeans discovered the island when Jacques Cartier landed
             there in 1534. He described it as " the most beautiful stretch of land
             There are stories of ghosts and buried pirate gold date back to the
             days when sailing ships linked the island with Nova Scotia and schooners
             picked up cargo for the West Indies.
             In the early 1600's, France wanted to gain control of fishing waters.
             France soon made a colony. This was the first colony in what was known
             as Acadia. The British also claimed fishing and fur trading rights in the
             region. The two countries battled for this valuable land throughout the
             After Britain won the war against France, the Island'...