Welcome to Prince Edward Island Whether you approach Prince Edward Island by land, sea, or air, you'll feel a strange excitement begin to stir as you wonder, ''What will it be like there?'' No guarantees, of course, except that your heart rate will slow, your smiles will last longer, and you'll sometimes forget where you left your shoes.Strike up the band and break out the noisemakers 'causewe've got reason to celebrate! Prince Edward Island has been named to the Travel + Leisure 2013 World's Best list! Travel + Leisure has released their 18th annual World's Best poll and ranked Prince Edward Island as Top Island in Continental US & Canada.2014 will mark the 150th anniversary (sesquicentennial) of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference. A reason to celebrate? We think so! More than 150 festivals, events and programs form a yearlong, provincewide celebration to commemorate this landmark event and you're invited!. more... See more text