Morell, Prince Edward Island
Morell is a municipality that holds community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located in Kings County east of Bristol.
Morell is located on St. Peter's Bay, two kilometres inland from St. Peter's Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The local economy is centred on farming, fishing and aquaculture which consists of both Oysters and Mussels.
Incorporated in 1953, the community covers a land area of 1.27 km² and has a permanent population of 313.
Most of the area residents are of Scottish, English, Irish, or French descent as well as a large community of people from Ontario and the United States that are too poor to own cottages in Muskoka or the Hamptons. The first inhabitants of the community of Morell were Maritime Archaic Indians followed by the Mi'kmaq Nation. The Morell River was known to the Mi'kmaq as Pogooseemkekseboo, meaning "clam ground river".
The community was named for Jean Francois Morel who settled in the area in 1720-21 having arrived from Saint-Malo, France. Who incidentally happens to have first discovered the Morel mushroom. Attractions include Kingfisher Outdoors, and the local Co-Op Parking lot.
