Business and Industry Drugstore In Cardigan around 1905, John D. Knight located a drugstore in the basement of what is now Pat Crawford's house. The store sold bananas during July and August, because they were not sold in the general stores of the area. Hospitality Industry Cardigan hotel — Plummer House. A variety of hotels and guesthouses were located in Cardigan . Mr. and Mrs. James Smith ran Smith's Hotel. The FairView Hotel was located on the site of the present feed mill. D.C. Morson, a noted businessman, built a large home for his wife, which Bill Agnew later turned into a hotel called the Dundareve Lodge. Later it was operated by a Mrs. MacKenzie under the name Rio Vista Lodge. This home is now owned by John and Jocelyn Brothers. In the P.E.I. Directory of 1888-1889, the following establishments were mentioned: