A Little History This is an area steeped in history and an area unchanged . The dune system you see in our photos has played an important role in the development of the North Shore. In the time of my ancestors, fishing, fish canneries and the rum running trade all took place on the dunes or in local jargon the "SANDHILLS". The fishery is still one of the strongest economic and social links the people of this area have today. The fish canneries were all moved to the the mainland of P.E.I. in the forties, but some evidence of them still remains as testament to the past. With the removal of the anti-liquor laws, the rum running disappeared and the nightly trips out to sea to meet the Nellie J Banks, (a well known schooner that smuggled rum and cigarettes and laid anchor just outside the "sandhills" waiting for the local seamen to unload her illegal cargo for distribution to the local bootleggars) were no more. There was a flourishing ship building industry in the area that built sailing ships of all designs (a museum close by at Green Provincial Park tells the story well). There is also the traditional kitchen or house party, going on somewhere within the area, a part of the past that be traced back to the beginning of European settlement. I believe it was a celebration of life, family and friendship or the triumph over hardships that sometimes faced the people of the North Shore. It may also may be an excuse for one heck of a good shindig, eh? Home | Cottage Pictures Banks' Riverside Century Home | Wagner's Outfitting | Email For more info: Call Eric or Donna at (902)831-3079 or E-mail eric@wagnerscottage.com