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rfmcdonaldAs I wrote two years ago, the village of Victoria, located on the southern Northumberland Strait shore of Prince Edward Island roughly midway between the capital of Charlottetown to the east and the second city of Summerside to the west, is a lot like Ontario's community of Port Hope. Once a regional centre located directly on a major travel route, both were bypassed by the beginning of the 20th century by road changes (in Victoria's case, by the Island's branch of the Trans-Canada Highway moving north to Crapaud), leaving vintage Victorian town centres intact for late 20th century tourists to discover. Victoria (branded by locals now as Victoria-by-the-Sea) is much smaller than Port Hope, being home to barely a couple hundred people in tourist season, but the general principle is the same.
The village of Victoria is compact and walkable, a 2x2 grid. The overall ambiance is attractively sedate, with well-maintained wooden houses and trees rising high into the sky.
The village of Victoria is compact and walkable, a 2x2 grid. The overall ambiance is attractively sedate, with well-maintained wooden houses and trees rising high into the sky.
