Green gables house

I do have to admit that I was a little excited while walking up to the house, even though I’ve only read a few chapters in the first book. This […]

Anne of Green Gables!

While the chronicles of Anne of Green Gables are fictional, its setting and even some of its stories are based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's real experiences throughout Prince Edward Island in Canada. Visitors are welcome to explore the historical properties that provided Montgomery with so much inspiration. It’s the perfect way to explore the island and indulge your inner child with the perfect imaginative adventure!

I find it very interesting that the exterior sets for Road to Avonlea were constructed in Uxbridge, just a few kilometers from where L.M. Montgomery once lived in the Leaksdale Manse. In the summer of 1992 or 1993 I had the incredible opportunity to visit the sets! These first photos were taken before we arranged access. Note the tiny lighthouse next to my head in the background. One of the highlights of the visit was the Avonlea schoolhouse. Where most of the buildings were just facades or…

ROAD TRIP BACKGROUND: My first day at Michigan State University in 2002 I met a girl who would become one of my very best friends, Emma. She lived on my floor, down the hall. That afternoon she was…

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