ShoreLINES: Heritage Notes from Parks Canada's Special Protected Places in PEI
Prince Edward Island National Park commemorates 75 years in 2012 - Timeline
1937
Creation of PEI National Park
Administration offices established at Dalvay house
Construction of bath houses at Dalvay and Cavendish beaches
1938
First Field Unit Superintendent, E.A. Smith is appointed
1939
Brackley Beach made accessible from the park boundary by road
First nine holes of Green Gables Golf Course open
Cavendish, Stanhope and Brackley Beach Campgrounds open
1940
Remaining nine holes of Green Gables Golf Course open
Tennis courts constructed at Dalvay-by-the-Sea
1947
Bowling green established at Dalvay-by-the-Sea
Dalvay-by-the-Sea is leased and operated as a hotel
1948
Surfguard service begins at Cavendish
1949
Surfguard service expanded to Dalvay
Tennis courts constructed at Green Gables and Brackley Beach
1950
Green Gables house opens to the public and offers a tea-room and souvenir concession
1955
Three small existing campsites in Cavendish expand to create the current Cavendish Campground
Stanhope Campground expanded
1957
Gulf Shore Parkway construction begins and replaces existing gravel road
1961
Brackley Beach campground closes
1962
Gulf Shore Parkway construction complete
The newly expanded Cavendish Campground reopens
1964
Rustico (Robinson’s) Island campground opens
1968
Guide service is established at Green Gables house and tea room and souvenir concessions are moved to the golf club-house
1969
Interpretation programs are introduced in PEI National Park
1989
Cavendish Visitor Information Centre built in collaboration with the provincial Department of Tourism
1994
Dalvay-by-the-Sea declared a National Historic Site
1998
Green Gables redevelopment completed
Greenwich Peninsula is added to PEI National Park
2001
Greenwich Interpretation Centre and trail system open
2004
Green Gables Heritage Place becomes part of L.M. Montgomery’s Cavendish National Historic Site
2005
Former Rainbow Valley site acquired
2007
The former Rainbow Valley site opens as a day-use area called Cavendish Grove
2008
Robinson’s Island Campground closes
First 10 kilometers of multi-use trail that runs alongside the Gulf Shore Parkway from Brackley to Dalvay completed
2010
The multi-use trail that runs alongside the Gulf Shore Parkway from Cavendish to North Rustico completed
2012
PEI National Park turns 75!
Source: Lothian, 1976