Fortune Bridge, Prince Edward Island

Fortune Bridge is a small unincorporated area on Lot 43, East Parish, King County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located west of the Town of Souris.^[1][2][3]

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Location of Fortune Bridge in Prince Edward Island

Flowers in Fortune Bridge

Author Elmer Blaney Harris built a summer home and founded an artist colony in Fortune Bridge. Local residents, including Lydia Dingwell (1852-1931) of nearby Dingwells Mills, would be the inspiration for his play Johnny Belinda.^[4][5][6][7] The home was later owned by actress Colleen Dewhurst and is now The Inn at Bay Fortune^[8] and Fireworks restaurant, owned and operated by Chef Michael Smith and his partner Chastity Smith.

Postal information

Fortune Bridge had its own post office from 1889 to 1914. The postal code for Fortune Bridge is C0A 2B0 and the following are rural route addresses for the community: Souris Rural Route 4.^[9]

Fortune Bridge Today

Fortune Bridge is known for tourism, farming, and fishing. Fortune Bridge is home to the Fortune River and "Front Beach". Many cottages are located in the area due to its scenic vistas. During the summer months, the Fortune River is a popular destination for boaters and paddlers of all skill levels, due to it being calm and sheltered. Paddles on Fortune River^[10] has opened in 2017 to offer kayak and paddleboard rentals for river exploration with Fortune River Charters opening in June 2019 offering Pontoon Boat Tours of the river and bay.^[11] Fortune Bridge is also home to the Fortune Community Centre,^[12] serving the local area since 1928.

References

1. Search for Fortune Bridge 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine at Canadian Geographical Names
2. Fortune Bridge^{[permanent dead link]} at Statistics Canada
3. Fortune Bridge 2007-06-29 at the Wayback Machine at The Communities of Eastern Kings
4. Bio @ The Official Elmer Blaney Harris Homepage 2005-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
5. Elmer Harris @ Internet Broadway Database
6. Elmer Harris at IMDb
7. *Johnny Belinda at IMDb  
8. "Inn at Bay Fortune".
9. Fortune Bridge at PEI Place Finder
10. . Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
11. Fortune River Charters
12. "Fortune Community Centre".

46°21′00″N 62°23′00″W / 46.35000°N 62.38333°W / 46.35000; -62.38333 (Fortune Bridge)