Canadian man built a village from 25,000 bottles
Canadian fisherman and carpenter Édouard T. Arsenault built an extraordinary attraction using over 25,000 recycled glass bottles. In 1979, a postcard from his daughter sparked his idea, and he began collecting bottles from local restaurants, community halls, and friends. Working in his Cap-Egmont home, Arsenault washed, sorted, and began construction in 1980.
His first house, the Six Gabled House, used approximately 12,000 bottles and opened to the public in 1981. Over the years, Arsenault constructed a tavern and chapel using 8,000 and 10,000 bottles, respectively, making a total of more than 25,000 bottles in his Bottle Houses. Born in Cap-Egmont in 1914, Arsenault worked as a fisherman, carpenter, and lighthouse keeper before dedicating his retirement to this unique project.
Completed in 1984, the Bottle Houses and Gardens in Cap-Egmont remain a popular tourist attraction on Prince Edward Island.
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