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Drive to Cavendish (Green Gables Shore) 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 July, 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 (Green Gables Shore) that was her birthplace displaying her wedding dress and personal scrapbooks.
In the Park Corner area visit the Anne of Green Gables Museum at Silver Bush 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. Also in Park Corner is the Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage Museum, Lucy Maud's Montgomery-family home. Original furnishings, many featured in "Anne" books, including "Magog" (the china dog), "Rosebud-Spray Tea-Set", autographed first editions, and much more. Hosting "Anne's Perfectly Scrumptious Wild-Rose Tea Party" with Anne of Green Gables Treasury author Jul and Aug.
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 44th season, it is Canada's longest running family musical and never fails to draw large and appreciative audiences from mid-June to mid-September. Also be sure to check out the Confederation Centre Art Gallery's Imagining Anne Exhibit which opens June 14th. 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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