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Murray Harbour
Murray Harbour
Title: Brehaut’s, Murray Harbour, PEI (1996)
Artist: Morag Weatherston (Gainer)
Image size: 3 1’2” x 5 1/2” (8.9 x 14.0 cm)
Description: Watercolour painting. Matted to fit a standard 8” x 10” frame.
Morag Weatherston studied art at Edinburgh College of Art (1964-68) in Scotland, specializing in mural design and tapestry weaving. Following school emigrated to Canada. For a time, she taught art in New Brunswick, before relocating to Prince Edward Island in 1991.
Brehaut’s was a popular restaurant in Murray Harbour. In 2016, the restaurant changed ownership. It continues to operate under a new name.
Murray Harbour (2011 pop.: 320), a rural municipality, is located in southeastern Kings County. The community is named after General James Murray (1721-1794), who served as Governor of Quebec (1764–1766).