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Lobster Season generally starts on the North shore of PEI May 1st. June is an excellent time for lobster. After July 1 lobsters are kept live in pounds so we can enjoy these crustaceans all year long. The South Shore lobster season starts in late August into September adding to the lobster bounty

   
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Summers at Dalvay
It cost $10,000 a year to operate Dalvay, a huge sum even by today's standards. They kept a large number of servants, cooks, housemaids, a gardener, two butlers, two laundresses, a caretaker and two men to look after the horses and stable. MacDonald and his family entertained a great deal and his summer home was usually filled with guests. Every season before leaving, they gave a dance for the local people with a hired violinist; a lavish affair that was enjoyed and remembered by all.

The MacDonalds also owned a number of horses. Alexander was also a keen collector of carriages. The carriages at Dalvay included jaunting carts, coaches and double-seated carriages. Alexander also built a covered bowling alley for his guests' enjoyment, there was also a billiards room on the third floor, and he had a small sailboat for sailing on Dalvay Lake.

Water and power was supplied to the house by a series of windmills. Alexander MacDonald spent many summers at the lovely spot he now called Dalvay-By-The-Sea.

During his last visit in 1909, Alexander was not well. On his return to the station, he requested to have the horses stopped when he reached Long Pond. He stood alone for awhile gazing back to the beloved house and quietly said "Good-bye Dalvay." He was never able to return and died in 1910 at Long Beach, California where he had settled.
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C0A 1P0, Canada
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