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Moonshine Island
Moonshine Island
Magdalen Islands
Magdalen Islands
Life on the Magdalen Islands
In the top 10 undiscovered Island paradises of the world.
The Magdalen Islands are isolated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. So how does the small population survive and make a living when other rural communities are dying? By taking control of their own fishery, by building a tourism market and by enticing newcomers to start new businesses.
Moonshine Island
The art of making shine remains entrenched in Island life.
Moonshine — it has the reputation of being illicit and dangerous. Despite that, the people of Prince Edward Island have had a long love affair with shine. For generations, every special occasion included a customary bottle of the potent drink. Today the art of making shine remains entrenched in Island life.
But there is one change — a PEI company is making its own moonshine. And it’s all legal.