If the words: "Anne-with an 'e' ", or "Green Gables", mean something to you, then you may envy this part of our trip more than other parts. Except for the spots in the world made famous by a Mouse, I know of no area where a fictional (some would scream "nay!") character is so revered or has a greater impact. Anne of Green Gables is definitely a "cottage industry" (pun intended!) here on Prince Edward. It begins here at the Visitors Center just at the entry point off the Confederation Bridge.
This statue greets you and promises that Anne awaits within. And, sure enough, we spotted her shortly afterward:
There are books, 
cards, et al, all in honor of the heroine of the series by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The author is honored here, in life and in repose: 
She was also knighted by the Crown of England. 
Green Gables, the home of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, is now a Provincial Park and Museum. Though it is a rebuilt and refurnished site of the period, it is visited by multitudes as the real "home" of their heroine. 
We had breakfast at a lovely "Cafe on the Clyde", in the village of New Glasgow. Notice the Scottish influence here; it was settled by Scots, Irish and Acadians of French ancestry. This is the view of the Clyde from the window.
Continuing our driving tour of north central PEI took us to more of the provincial park and the seashore, where we saw the first of many lighthouses that dot the coast surrounding this beautiful and very restful island.
We stopped at the end of the day for a look at the Dolvay Hotel, also in the Anne movies as a film location, known there as the White Sands Hotel. Wish you were here! Rog and Meg (and Geri and Jon)
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