Miminegash is a small fishing settlement located 8 miles (12.9 km) NW of Alberton

Alberton, Prince Edward Island

Alberton is a Canadian town located in the western part of Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is situated in the township of Lot 5....

 and 11 miles (17.7 km) SW of Tignish, in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. It is part of a small area known as either the St. Louis, Palmer Road

Palmer Road

-Roads:* Palmer Road, designated as Highway 156, in Canada* Palmer Road, designated as County Road 9 in Yonkers, New York-Canada:* Palmer Road, Prince Edward Island. Located mainly on Highway 155, or Highway 156, among other roads...

, or Miminegash area. This area, if not viewed as a single settlement on its own, is often associated with Tignish due to the shared Acadian

Acadian

The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...

roots between these areas.

Community

Miminegash is within 4 to 5 miles (8 km) of the following communities, known collectively as the St. Louis–Miminegash area. The area is a major source and processing center for Irish Moss harvested locally from the sea. Once processed into carageenan, it is used as an emulsifier or a source of gloss for things such as ice cream, chocolate milk or lipstick. The Seaweed Pie Cafe in Miminegash also hosts an Irish Moss Interpretive Center.

External links

• Government of PEI profile