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100 Years of ‘Anne of Green Gables’: Super Fans Swarm PEI

How nice to see a mention of Anne’s 100th Anniversary on World Hum!  As another Anne fan, I have already ordered and received the lovely Canadian stamps and coin honoring the occasion.  The official first day cover even has a postmark from “Avonlea”, the fictional town featured in Montgomery’s Anne stories.

Hi Val,

That onslaught will include me! I leave on Saturday for a road trip to PEI, where I will spend a week with my family. We planned the trip over a year ago, not knowing about the anniversary, but we are now looking forward to taking in some of the Green Gables celebrations.

I never read Anne as a child (My heros were Laura Ingalls Wilder and Pipi Longstocking) but I recently read the first of the 8 Montgomery stories and can see why folks get hooked on Anne’s incredible spirit and imagination. I’ll be reading more while up there, while doing my best to steer clear of tour buses while hiding out at our secluded cottage by the sea!

Not that I have anything against Anne, but that sweet, pig-tailed lass has long threatened to take over the island.

For an Anne-free trip to PEI, check out this dated, but still instructive, story from the Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2003/08/10/AR2005041501515.html