Literature Inspired Travel
This entry is part 13 of 13 in the series Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward Island “Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.” ~Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery Have you stopped listening
This entry is part 12 of 13 in the series Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward IslandIn Anne of Green Gables, Charlottetown is always spoken of as a big city. It is the place they make an overnight trip to attend fancy events. Diana’s grandmother hosts the girls at her fancy town house. They
This entry is part 11 of 13 in the series Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward IslandOrwell Corner Historic Village gave us the opportunity to immerse ourselves in a living rendition of L. M. Montgomery’s time, and that of Anne of Green Gables. The village has been preserved to reflect the look and feel
This entry is part 10 of 13 in the series Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island strongly supports small independent businesses from restaurants to artisans who run their craft shops out of private properties. At the restaurants this was evident from the hand-held credit card machines the waiters brought to your
This entry is part 9 of 13 in the series Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward IslandThose that have read Anne of Green Gables (and the rest of the series) will remember Anne gushing at the natural beauty of the Island. She calls Prince Edward Island the “prettiest place in the world”. She renames
This entry is part 8 of 13 in the series Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward IslandFor this trip we split our stay on PEI between two B&B’s. The first in New Glasgow, a little quieter and less touristy, and the second in the heart of Cavendish, the touristy area. Our plan was to visit
This entry is part 7 of 13 in the series Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island’s primary cash crop is potatoes. They also farm Mussels and oysters, and harvest lobster. While PEI is well known for their exporting of these products, nothing compares to eating these locally grown products fresh. Suffice
This entry is part 6 of 13 in the series Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward IslandThe last two houses-turned-museums related to Lucy Maud Montgomery that we visited bookend Montgomery’s Prince Edward Island life in a way. The first is the house she was born in. The second, the home of her Aunt and
This entry is part 5 of 13 in the series Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward IslandAvonlea Village is not, as I expected, a replica of a historic village with actors in costume and character out of L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series filling the street. You would think it would be,
This entry is part 4 of 13 in the series Anne of Green Gables & Prince Edward IslandThe Haunted Wood trail from Green Gables Heritage Place (Read previous post about Green Gables here) connects the two L. M. Montgomery Heritage Sites, ending at the Site of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Cavendish Home. For those unfamiliar with