Prince Edward Island is more than the home of the spud and the oyster. It’s a little chunk of the old world, where cars stop while turkeys stalk across the lanes
Islanders were proud to show off their livestock in P.E.I. s Bygone Days
Back in the days when most Islanders lived on a farm, they had only to say I just got home from the Royal, and their friends would turn green with envy. A win at the Royal was a big deal then as it remains today, whether it s for pickling or prize-winning pork, horses or Holsteins.
Social Sharing
From equine to eggplant, Islanders have loved to exhibit their goods at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto
CBC News ·
Posted: Feb 28, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: February 28
The thoroughbred stallion Saint Sylvestre, winner of Grand Champion Thoroughbred Stallion at The Royal Winter Fair in the 1920s. He was owned by Raoul Reymond, who emigrated with his wife from Switzerland in 1925, buying a fox farm in Southport. He and his wife became operators of Dalvay By-The-Sea in 1959. (PARO)