Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables) farming and lobster fishing. Neighbouring fictional communities include Carmody, White Sands (not to be confused with the modern White Sands, which is on the southern edge of PEI), Grafton, Bright River, Newbridge, and Spencervale. Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables) Avonlea (;"ah-von-LEE") is a fictional community located on Prince Edward Island, Canada, and is the setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel "Anne of Green Gables", following the adventures of Anne Shirley, as well as its sequels, and the television series "Road to Avonlea". Montgomery drew much of her inspiration for Avonlea from her childhood experiences in the late 19th century farming
Lucy Maud Montgomery a National Historic Site in 1997 (Leaskdale Manse), while the place that inspired her famous novels, Green Gables, was formally recognized as "L. M. Montgomery's Cavendish National Historic Site" in 2004. On May 15, 1975, the Post Office Department issued a stamp to "Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables" designed by Peter Swan and typographed by Bernard N. J. Reilander. The 8¢ stamps are perforated 13 and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited. A pair of stamps was issued in 2008 by Canada Post, marking the centennial of the publication of Montgomery's classic first novel. The City of Toronto named