Garden of the Gulf’s board embarks on plan to breathe new life into the eastern P.E.I. museum [Video]

The old red-brick structure that overlooks the Montague River is full of artifacts, but those who help to run it worry about the Garden of the Gulf Museum itself being lost to history. 

That’s why the board of directors has come up with a five-year strategic plan that it hopes will breathe new life into the eastern P.E.I. museum and help attract more visitors. 

“We were stagnating,” said Peter Verleun, the board’s chair. “We were having a hard time drawing in people and promoting ourselves.

“We just felt that people should have a chance to see it and see what we’re doing.” 

The board held an open house Saturday at the Artifactory, a climate-controlled building where items are stored and prepared for exhibit in the museum. 

Residents also got a glimpse at the five-year plan to revitalize the …