Experiences

Please book your experience by calling 902 651 8515

In the Time of Maud

Thursdays in July and August, 1-4pm
$60, Pre-book tickets at peimuseum.ca (Admission to historic village included)

Spend an afternoon in the time of Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of PEl’s beloved Anne
of Green Gables, in this unique immersive experience that celebrates her 150th birthday! Our costumed guide will lead you through the village, connecting Orwell Corner’s authentic late-Victorian charms to Montgomery’s life and facilitating hands-on historic activities. Visit our adorable farm animals, send a historic post card, dance on the village green, enjoy some afternoon tea, and follow in Montgomery’s own footsteps by taking a wagon ride along a route she travelled in 1910! This program is intended for adult audiences, but children over 7 are allowed with supervision. Groups welcome. Costumes also welcome but not required!

Food on the Farm: Bread and Butter


On Demand/By Appointment June-September
$50, pre-book by calling 902-651-8515 (Admission to Historic Village Included)

Visitors experience the process of making Scottish sourdough bread and the butter to put on it! Meet our farmyard animals and milk our goats at the milking station. Grind grain into flour and create your own Scottish sourdough loaf in the kitchen of the community hall, then use a small, table-top churn to make cream into butter. While the bread bakes, learn about our different historical gardens and the food we grow in them. Fun for the whole family, groups welcome!

Forge on the Farm: The Blacksmith Experience

On Demand/By Appointment June-September
$50, pre-book by calling 902-651-8515 (Admission to Historic Village Included)

Limted to 2 persons per booking


Explore the ancient art of blacksmithing in our historic forge! The blacksmith will take you on as an apprentice and walk you through the history of the forge and the process of making your own simple forged keepsake to take home. This program is for ages 16 and up and will teach introductory basics to blacksmithing.

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