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Queens County scene ef fameus book draws throngs, ranks almost as shrine

‘IMMORTAL CHILD’

Throngs Visit Scene Of ‘Anne Books

Many tourists who céme to the Island come not as strangers but as old friends. This is so because of the Creator of “Anne of Green Gables” and of the delight- ful series of “‘Anne”’ stories which have popularized Prince Edward Island scenes and characters throughout the world.

Lacy Maud Montgomery, in private life Mrs. Ewan MacDon-

APTURE IN GREEN GABLES-LAND WILD LIFE GROWS 1 TAME AS UNIQUE G Upwards ef 5,000 geese, ducks some times

GAME SANOTUA

Kings County

he Guardian

“Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew” (With The Evening Patriot)

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1959

Visitors Find P.E. I. Is A Land To Love

SMILING WATERS BY A HAPPY LAND

LIVES ON

known work was not the begin- ning of her literary career, how- ever. It dated back to school days when she was a famous charac- ter among her classmates as “that girl who writes stories for magazines—and gets paid for them”. Her work continued unin- terrupted iny spite of the busy career of a Presbyterian minis- ter’s wife after her marriage to Rev. Ewan MacDonald.

ald, was the author of “Anne of}.

Green Gables,” one of the world’s best-selling end best--~wed no- gels.

Born at Clifton, P. E. Island, Sov. 20, 1874, she passed away ee Appil 24, 1942.

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GREEN GABLES

The home of her grandparents. in the National Park, at Caven- dish, the original Green Gables in which she pent most o‘ her ch !¢ hood, is a land-mark for tourists and devotees of the simple style

and fresh imagination of the girl who lived and wrote there. In later years she described the farm as ‘12 miles from a railroad station, 24 miles from the near-

est town, but only half-a-mile/|ers

from the sea.”

Aftea her marriage, the couple moved to Leaksdale, Ont., where their two children, Chester and Stuart, were born. Mrs. MacDon- ald’ fame-which earned her a place on the Honors List of King George V Silver Jubliee in 1934 and .the Degree of Fellow of the Roy:!_Sc-ie y of Arts, made no change in her busy life

The c'i farm at Caveneish was

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made a part Island’s National in 1939

and »SPots made f. by her writings, such as “‘Lover’s Lane” and “The Lake of Shining Wat- ” preserved as they were de- scribed'in the “‘Anne books.”

The esteem of fellow artists is notably the lot of few, but one of the surest fruits of lasting success. Mark Twain described her “Anne of Green Gables” as “the sweetest creation of child life yet written,”” and Bliss Car- man, the Canadian poet, said Anne ‘mst al-eys rem=n one of the immortal children of fic ica.”

ince Edward

ureau Set As Record m Rush Seen

As the province prepares, tol

welcome the biggest rush of va- cation visitors ir its history, the

the Prince Edward Island Travel Bureau, situated in the Y.MCA building, ranks as one of the busi- est departments of the govern- ment. :

This peak of activity, however, with attention soon to centre on services to tourists, is viewed as merely reflecting the results of equally intense efforts of a dif- ferent character at other seas- ons of the year.

Throughout the year, the ground work goes on as publications, and literature are prepared and edited for the next season. Re- ports and surveys must be made and all information brought, as near as possible, up-to-date.

Year round a busy staff replies to thousands of letters of inquiry. Many questions may be answer- ed promptly, others take some research in order to provide nec- essary detail. Bookings are made and the Bureau co-operates with organizations planning conven- tions in the “rovince.

The Bureau members must be courteous and factual in giving out information to the inquiring tourist, and in this regard, dur- ing the busy tourist season, sub- bureaus are manned at Aulax, N. B. and Wood Islands and Albany P.E.1. There is also a Bureau at Read’s Corner. operated by the Summerside Board of Trade.

FUN CALENDAR Diplomacy, too, must be prac- ticed in seeing that the required

¥| accommodations meet with what

the visitor has in mind. The Bur- eau must keep a record of events, entertainments and the like.

In displays at home and abroad the Bureau co-operates with other government departments in “sell ing” the Island as a tourist par- adise. A booth must be manned and Island products and attrac- tions shown and explained.

There is close co-operation be- tween the Marit‘'me bureaus, and meetings are held to determine the best way to direct combined publicity without overlapping em- phasis on an, particular feature.

There is on the national con- vention where local representa- tives receive information and ad- vice to which they can gear thei’ own compaigns at the local leve’ ‘o mesh with the Canada-widc drive for more tourists,

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Charlottetown headquarters of by

“THE HON. B. EARLE MacDONALD

Minister Extends Island Welcome

As the minister under whom the Prince Ed- ward Island Travel Bureau functions, the Hon. B. Earle MacDonald, the provincial secretary, has issued the following message:

“It gives me much pleasure to have the oppor- tunity, through this “Treasure Island Edition” to extend an invitation to many people in other parts of Canada and the United States to visit our Prov- ince. |

“Nature has been kind and we have much to offer in scenic beauty, bathing, swimming and fish- ing. There are, too, ample opportunities to engage in one’s favorite sport.

* . “Entertainment includes harness horse racing, and nowhere are there more enthusiastic followers of the Sport of Kings than in Prince Edward Is- land. The night races have steadily grown in pop- ularity and this year’s program promises to out-do all others. s

“Every community and district has something in the way of interest for the visitor and many of their attractions are outlined in these pages.

“On behalf of all our people I extend a hearty

welcore and feel s*tre you will find here that, hos- pitelity which quickly breeds friendship and will speed your early return to our shores.”

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Rewards

Offered Visitors

With vacation time at hand, it could be important to grasp why many millions ef Canadians

! and Americans think of only one

island — no place other than Prince Edward Island comes to mind for them — whenever re-

> | ference is made to “THE Island.”

This acceptance tells alike of the Island's unexampled grip

upon the affections of those who

know it — of the unique rewards im pleasure it offers vacationists — and of the powerful pull of its “let’s-go-back-again appeal,” un- matched by other resort areas, to those whe have sampled its delights.

It takes the compounding of many attractions and qualities to transform a playground, no mat- ter how huge, or how varied its

features, into “‘a land to love.”

Yet that is the added reward, en- riching all other pleasures, thad is found almost. invariably by Island visitors.

THE PLUS FEATURE

It is a plus feature that looks beyond the myriad uncrowded beaches stretching around some 1,100 miles of coastline — the fine swimming in sea water that is surprisingly warm — the splendid resorts and eamping facilities, all of them at notably reasonable rates — the thrills galore for the sportsman, parti- cularly the fisherman — the good fun at the track and elsewhere and the good food that are count- ed among the-Island’s attraction.

All these things, of course, are described in some detail in se parate articles in this “Pleasure (Continued on Page 2)

1100-Mi. Coastline Top Holiday Lure

Planning a vacation, to most people, is a problem of time and finance, coupled with the aim of getting the most out .of an all too short ‘holiday sports-wise and recreation-wise.

Prince Edward Island could be the answer to today’s tourist. This unspoiled vacation province on Canada’s Atlantic seacoast is an idyllic land full of rural charm and unsurpassed pastoral beauty On the Island visitors can relax and really enjoy themselves. EASY DIS.ANCE

Distances are not great and ope can operate efficiently and economically out of one head- quarters taking in all major act- ivities, sport and show places. One is less thar a half an hour from the shopping centres of the urban areas to the beautiful beaches and shores that dot the coastline.

The broad beaches of hard, white sand, sloping into the warm salt waters of the Gulf, provide ideal playing grounds for chil. dren and adults alike; bathing and sand-modelling for the chil- dren, sun-bathing, swimming and boating for the grown-ups. There are those, perhaps, who would favor the South Shore with its attractive red sand, tranquil wa- ters and cool breezes. In either case, can be found privacy and comfort. There igs no danger of crowding along the Island's

1,100 miles of coastline. During) are

the. summer—months the water temperature averages 70 degrees if gol is your favorite sport, the Island provides for k, One

\ of the finest golf courses int’ Can- ada is located at Cavendish isa the Nationa] Park. Golfers from everywhere are familiar with the fairways at Green Gables and whether you are a novice or & seasoned pro you will enjoy your game when played im such plea sant surroundings.

Green fees at the Green Gables course are only $1.25 a round, $2.00 a day, $7.00 a week.

Charlottetown and Summerside have equally as good golf cours es as that of Cavendish A ready welcome awaits the ‘visit- - or at the Charlottetown Beb- vedere Club and at the Summer. side Town and Country Club. Green fees at these courses are also set at $2.00 per day. There are also private golf courses at resorts in Stanhope and Brackley where the enthusiast can find plenty of entertainment. TENNIS COURTS

Tennis, a popular game here im pre-war days, is fast retura- ing as a major sport. The clay courts \at the Charlottetown club are a mecca for racquet-wield- ers. Situated at Victoria Park amid beautiful surroundings and nearby bathing facilities, the club is a centre of activity throughout the summer. Many resorts have their own court where this pleasant vacation pas time may be enjoyed. Bowling on the green and shuffleboard other amusements provided by some hoiels for the benefit of their guests.

Baseball fans can enjoy them selves in‘their favorite spost dam»

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