I visited P.E.I. in the summer of 2006 for my honeymoon. Here is a list
of the Anne, L.M. Montgomery and P.E.I. sites and events I enjoyed.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage Museum
Location: 4605 Route 20, Park Corner (Blue Heron Drive)
This museum was my favorite L.M. Montgomery site. It features a personal
guided tour of L.M. Montgomery's grandfather's (Senator Donald Montgomery)
home
by Montgomery's
cousin, Robert Montgomery. The
home
remains a lived-in Montgomery family home. Unlike many other sites, the home
includes its original
furnishings, not replicas or collected memorabilia.
Special sites include Magog (the
china dog) the rosebud spray tea-set, autographed first editions. You
can create your own "Anne" memorabilia if you attend Anne's
Perfectly Scrumptious Wild-Rose Tea-Party. Walk down L.M. Montgomery's Alpine
Path to the Lake of Shining Waters. This
home inspired Anne and Gilbert's "Ingleside" and "House of
Dreams."
Green Gables
Location: Off Route 6, west of Route 13. Parks Canada, Cavendish
Green Gables is a National Historic Site, located in the Prince
Edward Island National Park. The farm was the
home of David Jr. and Margaret Macneill, who were cousins of L. M. Montgomery's
grandfather, and inspired
the setting for Lucy Maud Montgomery's
Anne of Green Gables. Along with the
original house, you can walk down wonderful trails (Lover's Lane
and the Haunted Woods) and drink some raspberry cordial. Take a Virtual
tour of Green Gables.
Anne and Gilbert, the Musical
Location: Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre, Summerside.
Anne and Gilbert is the story of the tumultuous romance between
Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe. Twenty-eight beautiful songs, rousing dance
numbers, and a moving story will have you on your feet.
Anne of Green Gables - the Musical
Location: Confederation Centre
of the Arts, Charlottetown.
Canada's longest
running family musical. This famous show plays each summer
L.M. Montgomery Birthplace
Location: Intersection of Routes 6 and 20, New London.
L. M. Montgomery was born here in 1874, when New London was called Clifton.
The home has been fitted with non-original Victorian period pieces and overlooks
the
New London Harbour.
Special exhibits include a replica of L.M. Montgomery's wedding
dress and personal scrapbooks containing copies of her stories and poems.
Lower Bedeque Schoolhouse
L.M. Montgomery taught school in Lower Bedeque from 1897-1898. The
restored one-room schoolhouse is full of books and written materials. During
the time, she boarded with the Leard family and fell in love with the Leards'
son Herman.
The Bideford Parsonage
Location: 784 Bideford Rd. on Route 166. (North Cape Coastal Drive)
The Bideford local community restored the parsonage and opened
it as a museum. Montgomery lived here in the late 1800s. The museum is now
filled with information on the culture and lifestyle of the era.
Anne of Green Gables Museum
Location: Route 20, off Route 6, Park Corner.
The old Campbell
Homestead, now called Silver Bush, was a favorite place for L.M. Montgomery
to visit, and she was married to the Reverend Ewen Macdonald in the parlor.
The farm is near the Lake of Shining
Waters.
Cavendish Cemetery
Location: the southeast corner of Routes 6 and 13, Cavendish.
Near the Green Gables House, this cemetery is the final resting place of
L.M. Montgomery, her husband (Ewen Macdonald), her mother (Clara MacNeill
Montgomery) and her grandparents (Alexander and Lucy Woolner Macneill).
The Green Gables Post Office, the Site of L.M. Montgomery's Cavendish Home
and the Cavendish United Church
Location: Route 6, East of Route 13, Cavendish
Unfortunately, all that is left of Maud's Cavendish home, where
she lived with her grandparents, Alexander and Lucy Woolner Macneill from
1876-1911,
is a hole in the ground and the stone cellar. Nothing else remains or
was preserved of the homestead structure. The Green Gables Post Office
is a short walk away, and this building
resembles the original Macneill homestead. Growing up, Montgomery helped
her grandparents run the post office from the kitchen of the homestead. There
is much to see at the Green Gables Post Office, including exhibits on how
L.M. Montgomery submitted her
manuscripts
in secret. The Cavendish United Church was the Presbyterian Church in Montgomery's
day. She met her husband there, since Ewen was minister of the church from
1903-1906.
The University of Price Edward Island
L.M. Montgomery attended school at the
Prince of Wales College, which was amalgamated with St. Dunstan's University
to form the University of Price Edward Island in 1969. The former Prince
of Wales College is now the main building of Holland College. The University
of Prince Edward Island is home of the L.M. Montgomery Institute. The librarian
at the University of P.E.I. was very kind and helpful.
Other Fun Places to Visit:
Greenwich
Location: In Prince Edward Island National Park.
Hike along trails where the landscape varies from wooded areas
to open abandoned agricultural fields and spectacular vistas over Bowley
Pond. There are beautiful
parabolic
sand dune formations that are a spectacular site.
Other L.M. Montgomery and Anne-related Sites:
The Bright River Station and Tea Room
Location: Route 2, Hunter River
The old Hunter River station was the model for the Bright River Station in
Anne of Green Gables.
New London Harbour, Anne's House of Dreams and the Avonlea Schoolhouse
Location: French River
The New London Harbour was L.M. Montgomery's model for the Four Winds Harbour.
In French River, you can also visit replicas of Anne's House of Dream's and
a reconstruction of the Avonlea Schoolhouse.
Created 07.17.07, Last Updated 07.17.07
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