This summer we are presenting a new exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the first ferry crossing between ‘Port Borden’, Prince Edward Island and Cape Tormentine in New Brunswick. Thereafter, for eighty years (from 1917 to 1997) ‘the Borden ferry’ was the principal means of transport to and from the mainland for Islanders and their goods. The establishment of the service also led to the creation of ‘Port Borden’, which, because workers on the ferry wanted to be near their workplace, evolved into the town of Borden, which is today known as Borden-Carleton. During the past winter, several Board members have been interviewing some of the many people who worked on the ferries and at the terminal. One of these, Lorne Cousins, began work as far back as 1934, and was actually a tiny baby when the SS Prince Edward Island made that first crossing on 16 October 1917! We will be displaying items from the collections of several past ferry workers and descendants of workers, as well as some items from the P.E.I. Museum. We have also created ten posterboards telling the stories of the various vessels that served in the crossing and also of some of the people who worked on the service.
The exhibit will be officially opened on Saturday July 8 at 10.30 am and all members and friends, as well as the general public, are invited to this free event. This exhibit is being funded in part by the government of Canada through the Canada 150 fund.
The exhibit will be officially opened on Saturday July 8 at 10.30 am and all members and friends, as well as the general public, are invited to this free event. This exhibit is being funded in part by the government of Canada through the Canada 150 fund.
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