Originally founded by nine Acadian families back in 1790, the area was later settled by Irish immigrants. Two weeks ago I was in town to catch my niece's baseball game, and while there I checked out the following:
1. Selfie with the town's welcome sign: Got a pic of meself with the welcome sign on Route 2 leading into the town.
2. Visitor's Centre: No real Visitor's Centre per se, but the Dalton Centre did have some pamphlets on local attractions and business, so I helped myself.

4. Public space: I took a stroll through the park on School Street. When the railway was abandoned in 1989, this became the point where PEI's iconic Confederation Trail begins.
5. Local restaurant: Grabbed some chicken fingers for lunch with my nieces at Our Family Traditions.
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St. Simon & St. Jude's Catholic Church |
6. Locally produced spirit: No producers in Tignish, and it was a bit early to have drinks with lunch; so I popped into the liquor store on Mill Road and picked up a couple of Colliding Tides Gin Twists made by the PEI Brewing Company in Charlottetown.
7. Art in public places: You can find a little bit of art here and there in Tignish. I enjoyed some murals depicting outdoor scenes painted along a small structure in the park on School Street.
8. Town swag – like a postcard, magnet or snow globe: Ah, no luck here I'm afraid. Any dreams I had for finding Tignish Tights were all for not.
A little bit of trivia: Tignish is literally out of this world! The name "Tignish" has been adopted by the International Astronomical Union for a crater measuring 22 km wide on the surface of Mars.
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