The Confederation Bridge, linking the Island to the mainland, was completed a few years ago. It makes the Island more accessible than ever. The bridge, seen above in the title graphic, is the world's longest bridge spanning waters that become iced over in winter. At 12.9 kilometers long it is an incredible engineering feat, especially impressive when you consider the heavy loads put on it by ice flows. You can still get to PEI by car ferry.
Many visitors plan their visits so they can experience both the ferry and the bridge.
The author developed the character through a series of novels. Anne Shirley, that character, is a freckle-faced orphan who is so appealing because, although she is a child, she sees the world with an infectious enthusiasm that the adults around her cannot subdue. She has more girl-power than the Spice Girls ever dreamed about. Lucy Maud Montgomery's work has been translated into 15 languages, made into at least eight films, two television mini-series, a musical , and inspired a television series . Each year at least 350,000 people visit the childhood home of the author.