Shaw's Hotel is a family-operated inn

INN

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 located at Brackley Beach on the north shore of Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

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, Canada. It was established in 1860, when the Shaw family first allowed paying guests to stay at their farmhouse

Farmhouse

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The main lodging contains 17 rooms. There are also 25 cottage

Cottage

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s around the property.

Shaw's Hotel was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2003.

Notable residents

• Pierre Berton
  Pierre Berton
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  , author - wrote part of the The National Dream
  The National Dream
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  while staying at the hotel.

External links

• Shaw's Hotel Website