DESTINATION PEI
Road Trip to Sommo by Ryan Myson
So, we loaded up the SUV in Halifax, set the navigation system to Sommo, and headed on our way to the birthplace of Confederation, Prince Edward Island, to find some must-visit places to eat, play, and stay before, during, and after Sommo this September. The first leg of our road trip was from Halifax to Borden-Carleton, a small but beautiful town at the foot of the Confederation Bridge. The town was built around the ferry service, which was a vital part of the Island’s economy. The construction and subsequent opening of the Confederation Bridge in 1997 linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick marked the beginning of a new era for Borden- Carleton and for Prince Edward Island making the province much more accessible for goods and tourists to get to the island and vice versa residents and Island goods to get to the mainland.
When we first heard that the Sommo Festival in Cavendish was being moved to September, our first response, like many of our readers, was, ‘But Prince Edwards Island closed after Labour Day.” The Island is not known for being a Fall destination so, we thought we would head over to the Island a few days early to see what the Island had to offer on our road trip to the Sommo Festival and boy were we surprised. Like the festival itself, the Island always delivers.
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