Stars Through an Autumn Twilight: A Harvest of Lighthouses on Prince Edward Island
- Linda Borromeo
- Sep 19, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: 22 hours ago
Is it because I grew up in a desert-like area in California? My imagination has always harbored a fascination for islands and lighthouses.
I think whatever is far away from our everyday world acquires a certain mystique. And in my desert world, when temperatures soared into the 90s or even reached the 100s in September, I loved escaping to stories with sea-swept islands and lighthouses (and, of course, I needed to set my first historical mystery on a remote lighthouse island).
One of my favorite stories to read is the classic Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery.
After delving into this island world again recently, I decided to explore Prince Edward Island's lighthouses in all their striking beauty and variety.
Did You Know?: On Prince Edward Island's scalloped coastline, there are even more beautiful lighthouses than I expected: a total of 61 lighthouses and range light buildings.
Here is a harvest of enchanting PEI lighthouses (not all 61, but as many as I could fit) to celebrate the autumn season with you:
September is the month when Anne Shirley Blythe leaves her childhood home at Green Gables to find her "house of dreams" at Four Winds Harbor:
I hope you have enjoyed this Autumn ramble visiting some of the lovely lighthouses on Prince Edward Island!
A happy autumn season to you!
Although I grew up where temperatures rise to 110 degrees or more, I now live in the Pacific Northwest. It's at least 30 degrees cooler in the summer and lighthouses are, delightfully, close by.
My first book, Mystery Shores, takes place on a lighthouse island filled with secrets. The mystery unfolds along the Washington Coast in 1893.