Prince Edward Island: Birthday Girl
Canada celebrates the 100th anniversary of the publication of Anne of Green Gables


One hundred years and about 50 million copies after Anne of Green Gables bounded into the literary canon, L.M. Montgomery's tale of a spunky, redheaded orphan from Prince Edward Island is one of the best-selling English- language children's novels ever, and it has lured millions of fans to her Canadian home. Mark the book's centennial anniversary this fall: Drive along PEI's rusthued coasts to the town of Summerside for a matinee of the new musical Anne & Gilbert, browse gift-shop kitsch and greet "Anne" in the storybook village of Avonlea. Your pilgrimage ends in nearby Cavendish at the prim farmstead that inspired her adventures. anne2008.com