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Drive to Cavendish through the beautiful pastoral farmlands
that L.M. Montgomery made so famous in her books. Your first stop will no doubt be
Green Gables in
Prince Edward Island National Park. Here you will find
preserved the gabled house that inspired the setting of Montgomery's story of the red-haired orphan. Allow lots of time
to explore the house and grounds with the Haunted Woods, Lovers Lane, interpretive programs, films on L.M. Montgomery
along with gift shops and a snack counter. Not to be missed in Cavendish is
the Lucy Maud Montgomery's Cavendish Homestead where
relatives of the author, John and Jennie Macneill, still reside and offer guided tours of the grounds and the opportunity
to purchase books from their bookstore. Avonlea Village
has recreated the type of rural community where Anne lived (music, wagon rides, candy shop and animators in heritage
buildings). Keep your eyes peeled in the Cavendish area, as Anne and Diana
are often seen greeting tourists and performing small vignettes. In early August, the
L.M. Montgomery Festival is in full swing
with special events taking place that are tied to the author and her famous fictional character.
Today, you can follow in Montgomery's footsteps, visiting the charming little home in
New London that was her
birthplace displaying her wedding
dress and personal scrapbooks.
Continue on until you come to the Lucy
Maud Montgomery Heritage Museum in Park Corner. Visit with the Montgomerys,
relatives of the author and see many artifacts from Montgomery's time spent at this home. Here also, create your own
"Anne" memorabilia with Anne's Perfectly
Scrumptious Wild-Rose Tea-Party. As well in the Park Corner area visit
the Anne of Green Gables Museum
where you will find artifacts from L.M. Montgomery's time spent with at this home of her relatives, the Campbells. Allow
time for tea and shopping while on this property at the Shining Waters Craft Shop & Tea Room, which also offers
special wedding packages arranged in the parlour where L.M. Montgomery herself was married. Here also, you can enjoy
Matthew's Carriage ride
around the Silver Bush property, down by the Lake of Shining Waters or overlooking pastoral farmland on the way to a
beach. At Gateway Village in Borden-Carleton
you can fulfill a lifelong urge to have long red braids, as Cavendish
Figurines invites you to have your photo taken while dressed as Anne. In Lower
Bedeque visit the Lower Bedeque Schoolhouse where L.M. Montgomery taught school. Look around at the old furnishings,
books and written materials. And in Bideford the local community has restored
the Parsonage and opened it as a museum.
Montgomery lived there in the late 1800s and the site is also a fund of information on the lifestyle of the era and the
Island's shipbuilding industry.
Plan to finish your tour in Charlottetown and spend the day touring the craft and gift shops looking for the perfect
Anne memorabilia. (Watch for the tags that confirm the product has been officially authorized by the
Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority.) The Anne of Green Gables
Store probably has a the most complete selection of Anne-related goods, including chocolates! Purchase tickets to
Anne of Green Gables - the MusicalTM
presented at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. Now in its 42nd
season, it is Canada's longest running family musical and never fails to draw large and appreciative audiences from mid-June to
mid-September. Or why not drive to Summerside to the Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre and attend Anne and Gilbert
which continues the story of Anne of Green Gables - the
MusicalTM through powerful song, dance and comedy. Starring some of Canada’s finest musical comedy actors,
Anne and Gilbert follows Anne into young adulthood and her tumultuous romance
with Gilbert Blythe, her childhood friend and rival.
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