Mary Miles Minter


THE MUSKOKA LINK WITH LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY

Lucy Maud MontgomeryIn July, 1990, Jack and Linda Hutton honeymooned in P.E.I. Days after returning to Bala, they saw a letter from Dr. Mary Rubio, Montgomery’s official biographer, which told them that L.M. Montgomery had based one of her best books, The Blue Castle, upon a little-known Bala holiday in 1922. Jack and Linda bought the former tourist home where Montgomery had her meals and have restored it lovingly back to what Lucy Maud Montgomery saw in 1922. A visit to Bala’s Museum offers you:

Lucy Maud Montgomery• The silver tea set given to LMM as a wedding present in 1911 is on display. We are grateful to her grandson, David Macdonald, for loaning it to us.

• A set of 1939 Sunday School papers with LMM’s condensation of "Anne of Ingleside".

• The basket in which Maud kept her personal correspondence.

• One of the best collections of her books, including rare and first editions. Foreign editions include Chinese (click here), Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Icelandic, French and many others .

• Handwritten excerpts and photos from LMM’s Bala diary.

• The boat that sank under actress Megan Follows in the TV movie "Anne of Green Gables".

Bala’s Museum with Memories of Lucy Maud Montgomery is recommended by the CAA. We would also like to thank the Heirs of L.M. Montgomery, who have supported the museum since its opening in 1992.