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Shaw's Hotel

Coordinates: 46°25′27″N 63°11′30″W / 46.4241°N 63.1916°W / 46.4241; -63.1916
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Shaw's Hotel in Brackley Beach, Prince Edward Island.

Shaw's Hotel is a family-operated inn located at Brackley Beach on the north shore of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Established in 1860 when the Shaw family first allowed paying guests to stay at their farmhouse, the hotel was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2003.[1] Shaw's Hotel is situated 600 meters from the Brackley beach which boasts the longest dune system in the western hemisphere.

The author Pierre Berton wrote part of The National Dream while staying at the hotel.[2] The main lodging contains 17 rooms. There are also 25 cottages around the property.

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  1. ^ Shaw's Hotel. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. ^ Symons, Thomas. Shaw's Hotel Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, 6 August 2005
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46°25′27″N 63°11′30″W / 46.4241°N 63.1916°W / 46.4241; -63.1916