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itors centre, including Maud's typewrit-  about the PEI life of Maud, who was born   entry is a wall-papered parlor with a set-
            er, which she bought in 1906 (her old   and raised here when Cavendish had   tee, armchair, rocker, small pump organ,
            second-hand one had problems, such as   a smattering of farmhouses, a general   and fireplace. There's also the dining/sit-
            the “w” key not working), her photos, an   store, school, community hall, and two   ting room, and Matthew's small, simple
            1898 scrapbook, newspaper clippings of   churches.                    room by the kitchen.  Upstairs are Maril-
            her early published stories and poems,                                la's room, and Anne's—which has a sin-
            and handwritten letters.  There was a  “We're about to walk back in history— gle iron and brass bed and looks out over
            board for visitors to post notes of their   about 100 years!” said Mike as we headed   the brook, “Haunted Wood,” and “Or-
            memories reading the beloved books (in-  outside.                     chard Slope” with a view of spruce trees.
            terestingly, Maud had intended Anne of
            Green Gables for a general audience, not   We strolled past the red barn to the cozy   Guides are happy to answer questions.
            as a children's story).            two-story farmhouse, where excited fans  Afterwards we strolled into the woods
                                               posed for photos in front. Furnished in   along “Lover's Lane,” which Maud loved.
            In a small theater we watched a video   typical 1880s style, off the downstairs   It  was  easy  to  envision  a  young  girl's


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