Souris (Prince Edward Island)

Souris (pronounced soor-ee) is a town of 1200 people (2011) in eastern Prince Edward Island.

Understand
Souris was founded by French-speaking Acadians in 1727 as a fishing settlement at the mouth of the Souris River. These early settlers experienced several plagues of field mice in the surrounding area during the 1720s-1760s (the name is French for "mouse").

By car

 * Souris is 82 km from Charlottetown along Highway 2, and 70 km from the ferry from Nova Scotia to Wood Islands along Routes 313 and 315 and Highways 4 and 2.

By public transit

 * From Monday to Friday, there are three trips per day each way between Charlottetown and Souris' ferry terminal, taking about 1 hour 35 minutes to 1 hour 55 minutes, depending on the trip.

See
The town has many well-preserved historical buildings, including the Matthew and MacLean Building, Souris Customs House and Post Office, and the McQuaid Building.

The Souris Historic Lighthouse overlooks the harbor.

Do

 * Kitesurfing is popular in Souris and nearby beaches. Souris Beach is an intermediate level beach, and has good wave conditions when winds blow from the Southwest. Nearby beaches of Little Harbour, Basin Head, and other nearby beaches generally have good conditions in southwest and southeast winds.

Buy

 * McPhee's Grocery on Main St (Highway 2).

Go next

 * Îles-de-la-Madeleine via the CTMA ferry