Rustico

Our first stop of the day was at the Rustico harbor, a fishermen’s haven of boats, lobster traps, and deep sea fishing. Very windy here.

Rustico

A view of the Rustico harbor.

House of Green Gables

Our second stop was at the House of Green Gables in Cavendish, which was featured in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 1908 novel “Anne of Green Gables.” Anne was an 11–year–old orphan when she came to live with an elderly brother and sister on Prince Edward Island. She was quite adventurous and independent and the novel relates all the misadventures that she found herself in.

The House of Green Gables is decorated as to how it would look at the time period of the novel. It is especially interesting if you have read the book, which I did right before my trip. It is easy to become a fan of Anne and the House of Green Gables.

House of Green Gables

For those of you who have read the book, this photo shows the pathway to the Haunted Wood. You can do a lot of walking here both in the Haunted Wood and on Lovers Lane, but I didn’t as this was not tourist season and both lacked fellow tourists to make me feel comfortable in exploring them.

Rustico Acadian Village

Our third stop was at the Acadian village of Rustico. In 1758, during the French and Indian War, the British thought the Acadians (French Catholics) were aiding the French, who, with the Indians, were fighting the British. The British decided to expel the Acadians, with many of them resettling in Louisiana––then being called Cajuns. However, some of the Acadians escaped capture and deportation and hid in the forests, helped by the Indians. Later, they returned and settled in Rustico.

A number of old buildings remain from the early settlement such as the small house in the photo. There is also a museum here.

St. Augustine Catholic Church

Also here is the St. Augustine Catholic Church, the oldest Catholic Church on Prince Edward Island, 1838.

Charlottetown

Our last stop was at Charlottetown, the largest city in and provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, population of about 35,000. Charlottetown has numerous historic buildings. This photo is of the main street in Charlottetown.

St. Dunstan’s Basilica, Charlottetown

St. Dunstan’s Basilica, 1907, Roman Catholic, one of the many old churches in Charlottetown.

I have put my photos of our day in Prince Edward Island on a slideshow. Go to

http://www.peggysphotos.com/prince–edward–island/

(Slide Shows, Canada, “Prince Edward Island”).