There two things you have to do when visiting PEI we are told, one is to go to the Lobster Supper at the Church and to a Ceilidh in one of the little community halls. A Ceilidh (pronounced Kay-lee) is a musical gathering; from the Gaelic tradition. Both things will not disappoint you.
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| Stanley Bridge Community Hall |
There were about 80 people packed into this little hall and a local family (2 sisters + 1 brother) played the fiddle, guitar and piano and did stepdancing to reels and other island songs. At intermission the ladies served strawberries and ice cream in the basement!
The lobster dinner at the church basement was something started years ago by an enterprising priest to pay off the mortgage. Ladies donated their time and the fisherman donated the lobsters. After the mortgage for the parish was paid it was carried on and has become an island tradition. The dinner is seafood chowder, ceasar salad, blue mussels, lobster, dessert & coffee. You don't go home hungry! I couldn't eat till 3 o'clock the next day I was so stuffed.
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| St. Anne's Church - Lobster dinners in the basement |
There were about 80 people packed into this little hall and a local family (2 sisters + 1 brother) played the fiddle, guitar and piano and did stepdancing to reels and other island songs. At intermission the ladies served strawberries and ice cream in the basement! 
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