Dr. Ed MacDonald is a professor emeritus from the University of Prince Edward Island. He is the author of If You’re Strong-hearted: Prince Edward Island in the Twentieth Century and co-author of The Summer Trade: A History of Tourism on Prince Edward Island and has written, compiled, or co-edited 9 other books. In 2023-24 he was appointed to the Order of Canada and then the Order of Prince Edward Island for his work as an Island historian and teacher.