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Town's Most Famous Author Gets Her Own Trail Vol. 17 No. 30 TheCosmos.ca Thursday, August 5, 2021 Welcome home, Olympians • Museum open to history • Feeling too young to feel old CHANNELLING MAUD - Actress Jennifer Carroll portrays Lucy Maud Montgomery during an outdoor performance last summer of Maud of Leaskdale , a one-woman show created from the Anne of Green Gables author’s own writings. The popular production is slated for three shows later this month. See article on page 6 for details, and for insight into how this unique production came to life. Photo by Melanie Whitfield Town’s most famous author gets her own trail by Lisha Van Nieuwenhove nificance of the various stops while providing write a letter to their “kindred spirit” on cus - directions for the journey. tom Anne stationery, play a game of hopscotch, Uxbridge is known for many things, and top Many of the 15 stops on the tour feature and take a picture in the Anne-themed photo of the list are Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud-themed attractions and activities. e booth. Maud Montgomery and being the Trail Capital Leaskdale Manse, where Montgomery lived Concession 6 Studio and Greenmantle Pot - of Canada. It was almost inevitable that the two and wrote from 1911 to 1926, is providing tea tery will be showcasing relevant art and mem - should be combined, and at last, they have. and tour packages, as well as luncheon teas orabilia. And older thirsty travellers can enjoy e newly created Lucy Maud Montgomery which feature special guests, and kids can enjoy a specially crafted raspberry cider along the Trail is a safe, historic, self-guided driving tour traditional homemade ice cream and route at Banjo Cider. through the countryside the Uxbridge area. Cavendish Cat-themed crafts. Children can also entertain themselves with e new “trail” features 15 stops in Uxbridge, At the Uxbridge Historical Centre, visitors Anne of Green Gables Activity Books, which can Leaskdale, and Zephyr that were significant to can see three buildings that were relevant to be picked up at the Uxbridge Library and Wel - Lucy Maud Montgomery’s life while she lived Montgomery and her stories, as well as a Sig - come Centre, or at various stops along the jour - and raised her family during World War I and nature Red Cross Quilt with the author’s mar - ney. the flu pandemic of 1918. ried name sewn in. “We are so excited that we have been able to A unique feature of this particular trail is its Local businesses are also joining in on the fun bring this fun and safe experience to life,” ex - accompanying podcast, which creates an im - and offering special products. e Bridge Social claims Lisa John-Mackenzie, tourism develop - mersive experience by offering excerpts of is offering Anne’s favourite Organic Cold Brew ment coordinator for the Township of Montgomery’s journals, narrated by local actors Raspberry Cordial, as well as a pretty pink nat - Uxbridge. “For Lucy Maud Montgomery en - Conrad Boyce and Jennifer Carroll. 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