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Public tour of Experimental Farm on October 3
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The public is invited to a special tour of the Experimental Farm on Friday, October 3, starting at historic Ravenwood on Mount Edward Road at 9:30 a.m.
The Experimental Farm was established on the edge of Charlottetown in 1909. The land was previously a private estate with owners who included a P.E.I. politician, and a potter.
Renowned Charlottetown historian Catherine Hennessey will begin the tour at the 1824 historic Ravenwood home, once inhabited by the Research Station Director and now home to the Island Nature Trust. A guided walking tour continues around the grounds, with viewings from the height of the property overlooking the old railway bed, the historic lily pond, the Royal Forest, the Premier's wood and the site of a cricket pitch.
Former Research Station scientist Dr. Bert Christie will share highlights of the Experimental Farm's 100 years of Research: 1909 -2009. This tour is being offered in conjunction with the Cultural and Heritage Management on Small Islands conference being hosted by the Institute of Island Studies from September 30 to October 1.
For information about the tour, please call (902) 388-1278.
The Experimental Farm was established on the edge of Charlottetown in 1909. The land was previously a private estate with owners who included a P.E.I. politician, and a potter.
Renowned Charlottetown historian Catherine Hennessey will begin the tour at the 1824 historic Ravenwood home, once inhabited by the Research Station Director and now home to the Island Nature Trust. A guided walking tour continues around the grounds, with viewings from the height of the property overlooking the old railway bed, the historic lily pond, the Royal Forest, the Premier's wood and the site of a cricket pitch.
Former Research Station scientist Dr. Bert Christie will share highlights of the Experimental Farm's 100 years of Research: 1909 -2009. This tour is being offered in conjunction with the Cultural and Heritage Management on Small Islands conference being hosted by the Institute of Island Studies from September 30 to October 1.
For information about the tour, please call (902) 388-1278.
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