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     had : on the north the wide expanse of Richmond Bay, with 
     
     its islands and waters shimmering in the summer sun ; and 
     
     on the south the Northumberland Strait, flecked with sails 
     
     and girdled in the distance by the mainland hills.. Charlotte- 
     
     town, also, has charming park-like surroundings. Rocky 
     
     Point, Keppoch, and other places on river and bay, are noted 
     
     resorts; and the “surf-land” is but a few miles away. En- 
     
     joyable excursions by steamer and pleasant drives through 
     
     pretty scenery can be had; and horses, sail—boats and row- 
     
     boats may be- hired at cheap rates. Souris and Georgetown, 
     
     too, are pleasant places. The former village, perched on a 
     
     high bluff, has a magnificent prospect seaward, and is yearly 
     
     becoming more popular as a summer resort. Within a few 
     
     miles of Souris is Bay Fortune, one of the Island’s beauty- 
     
     spots, and the summer home of many well-known actors. 
     
     Georgetown is one of the most convenient outing places, and 
     
     its superb harbour offers every facility for boating and bathing. 
     
    

    
     The majority of tourists, however, go to the- North Shore 
     
     #the concave side of this sun-kissed crescent—to revel in the 
     
     surf and strong air of that famous region. At Tracadie 
     
     Beach, Stanhope, Brackley Beach and Malpeque are located 
     
     respectively the Acadia, Mutch’s Hotel, the Cliff House, 
     
     Shaw’s Hotel and the North Shore Hotel. These houses are 
     
     delightfully situated on pretty landlocked bays, where boat- 
     
     ing, still-water bathing, shooting, fishing, tennis, croquet, 
     
     and pleasant drives on roads which wind through moist cool 
     
     glades, may be enjoyed ad libitum. At the Acadia there are 
     
     also golf links. And beyOnd the bars and the sand-dunes, 
     
     the foam-capped surf rolls and sprays miles of beaches, white 
     
     and firm, affording the finest sea-bathing in America. The 
     
     average temperature of the water is about sixty-five degrees. 
     
     Out in the Gulf, for those who fancy it, and within an hour’s 
     
     sail, can be had deep—sea fishing with the hardy toilers of the 
     
     North Bay. The saline breath of this northern coast is a 
     
     tonic in itself. These hotels are within easy drive of Char- 
     
     lottetown, Summerside or other railway stations.