Continuing on our adventure on Prince Edward Island, Ken humored my desire to see all things "Anne".
Even though the day was overcast as many of our days were, the rain held off for most of the day, so we had fun exploring. We started out by visiting the "Anne of Green Gables" museum. As a child, Lucy Maud Montgomery loved this home that her cousins lived in, she referred to it as the "Wondercastle of her Childhood"
Her family turned the home into a museum dedicated to Lucy Maud. Ken really enjoyed walking through this older home preserved.
The property was just breathtaking. This big barn reminds you so much of the one Matthew in "Anne" spent a lot of time in and the open fields are so pretty. The pond that Anne referred to as the "Lake of Shining Waters"...so peaceful to sit by.
I loved this beautiful bookcase filled with all of the author's books that was the inspiration for the "Enchanted Bookcase" in Anne's story.
So much of Lucy Maud's own life was wrapped into the Anne of Green Gables book.
From there we stopped at the tiny little home that Lucy Maud was born in but only lived there for a year before her mother passed away from Tuberculosis. She went to live with her mother's parents in Cavendish afterwards.
After we left the little house we went to the Green Gables Heritage Place, (pictured above) which was the house and property that Lucy Maud grew up on and where so much of the story inspiration was here.
This was my favorite place...I loved the house, it was utterly charming!
....and we were able to walk down the trail that was the inspiration for the "Haunted Woods" in the Anne book. Just short of a mile, there were stories along the way to read. Seeing the trees in the middle of the walk, I can see where a child would find them a little scary.
(not sure what the rusted tank was for??)
The rain started when we finished that little hike so we did not do the Lover's Lane trail. We will save that for another time.
All in all it was a wonderful day to do all things Anne. I think my most favorite part of our adventure as seeing and walking along the Red Cliffs in Cavendish...the very same ones seen in the Anne movies. Just stunning!
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Thank you for joining along with me today...