“Isn’t it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about?”
On Sunday, I drove to Cavendish to tour the Green Gables Heritage Place. The visitor’s center before you enter the farm had numerous displays describing LM Montgomery’s life and writing process. It was really well done – concise but thorough, a difficult combination to achieve.
It was like stepping back in time to tour the building site. While it wasn’t the Green Gables from the movies, it was representative of the time and how people lived in the 19th century.
The grounds around the farm were lush and beautiful for early September. There was a nod to Lover’s Lane and the Haunted Woods on the trail to LM Montgomery Cavendish National Monument and a beautiful park at the end of the trail before the monument, which was a pleasant surprise.
Some pictures from Montgomery Park.
The trees around the former site of the house were inspiring. Under the tree on the left, the placard quotes Montgomery, “I am grateful that my childhood was spent in a spot where there were many trees… When I have lived with a tree for many years it seems to be like a beloved human companion.” The right picture has one of her poems, “The Gable Window“, in the foreground of the iconic landscape of PEI.
The lessons at its casement taught me, / My life with rich fruition fill; / The rapture and the peace they brought me / are with me still!
I can still hear Anne naming the Lake of Shining Waters on her ride from the train station with Matthew, so it was amazing to see the pond that inspired Montgomery.
Stepped in some dog poo, so it wasn’t just shiny – it was also smelly and sticky. 🍫
There was just so much to see on the island. Here are a few more pics from around the island.
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