Wyatt Heritage Properties
A FORK IN THE ROAD

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City of Summerside 2007
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Published by the City of Summerside
Culture and Heritage Millennium Initiatives Project.

I came upon a fork in the road,
And took the road less travell’d...
And it has made all the difference
In the world
– Robert Frost


Clark’s Mill at Wilmot
Image #044.165 from the Cameron - Hunt Collection at MHCA
 
A FORK IN THE ROAD
The Story of Wilmot, Prince Edward Island
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
INTRODUCTION

THE LAND BEFORE TIME: We are Stardust

THE CANOEMAN SPEAKS: Mi’kmaq Wilmot

SONG OF THE EXILE: Wilmot and the Acadian Presence

LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL: Loyalist Wilmot

A RAILROAD RUNS THROUGH IT: 19th-Century Wilmot

A PEACEABLE KINGDOM: 20th-Century Wilmot 
          
          1. Bounteous Wilmot
                  
                  A. Furrows in Time: The Changing Face of 
                     Farming in Wilmot
                  B. Toilers of the Sea: The Wilmot Fishery
          
          2. Eternal Wilmot: A Natural History of Wilmot and the 
		     Wilmot Watershed
          
          3. Wilmot Beckons   

                  A. Laying Out the Welcome Mat: Tourism in Wilmot
                  B. Spreading Out the Tablecloth: Dining Out in Wilmot
          
          4. Let Us Entertain You: Wilmot and 20th-Century Media
                  
                  A. Radio Station CJRW and the Schurman Family
                  B. The Star-Lite Drive-In Theatre and the Ellis Family
                  C. The Advent of Telephone
                  D. The Coming of Television
                  E. Cable Television in Wilmot
           
          5. Wilmot and Education
                  
                  A. Wilmot Schools: A Historical Perspective
                  B. A Phenomenon Unto Itself: The College of Piping &
                       Celtic Performing Arts
 
VILLAGE VOICES: Wilmot and the Road to Amalgamation

WHAT REMAINS IS GOLD: Beyond Wilmot

APPENDIX

INDEX


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