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Train Tracks to Nowhere
“What lies before us down the tracks? A head?”This is one of my favorite lines from Wind at my Back and it came from the episode “Train to Nowhere”. Strangely enough, we actually had train tracks to nowhere on the Wind at My Back set. Fortunately we never found a head on them but we did find some surprises now and then.
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The Great, Movable New Bedford Train Station
One of the biggest dilemma’s during the filming of the first season of Wind at my Back was how to get the various characters from place to place. Cars were a luxury that few could afford in the 1930’s, so most people travelled long distances by train. However, trying to find period appropriate train stations and trains these days is extremely difficult… especially in the same location. The solution: Build a train station that we could take to the train.
Most Recent / Anne of Green Gables
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Share Your Love Story
Love comes in many forms and often we don’t recognize it, even when it is staring us right in the face. Love may begin as a rivalry with someone we are fiercely competitive with, as was the case with Anne and Gilbert. Who can forget their first meeting that ended with Gilbert getting a slate broken over his head?
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Anne’s Long Journey to Green Gables
Perhaps the most memorable sequence of all the Anne films is Anne’s journey from the train station to Green Gables with Matthew. On screen, this wonderful scene flows seamlessly from one shot to the next as though we were watching it unfold in real time. The reality however, is that the scene took months to complete using multiple locations in Ontario and P.E.I. and Richard Farnsworth wasn’t even in several of the shots.
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Biking Prince Edward Island
Sometimes the best way to experience the scenic beauty of a place like P.E.I isn’t through the clouded window of a tour bus or the closed-in atmosphere of a long car ride. Instead, cycling may be the most appropriate way to take in the sand dunes, forests and red clay roads under your tires. In the words of Katherine Brooke from Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, if people, “want to know - not just believe that the world is round,” they may want to try this more organic traveling experience.
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Warren Christie: From Football Star to Opera Singer
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Warren Christie came to Canada at a young age. His family and he moved to London, Ontario and he then attended the University of Windsor on a football scholarship. Even though he loved football, he realized his true talent and joy was acting.
Most Recent / Road To Avonlea
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The Incredible, Shrinking Lighthouse
The Incredible, Shrinking Lighthouse One of the most recognizable visual elements of "Road to Avonlea" is the lighthouse. Standing atop a cliff overlooking the ocean it served not only as Gus Pike’s home but as a backdrop for many key Avonlea moments. However, what you may not know is that there were actually two lighthouses and neither one of them overlooked the ocean.
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School Days
The schoolhouse was the only set on the Avonlea backlot that had a functional interior. Although the schoolhouse looked like it had been there for many years, it was actually designed and built from scratch for Road to Avonlea Season 1. The carpenters, scenic painters and set dressers did a fantastic job of making the school look authentic by “aging” the new lumber and using period appropriate furnishings. However, in reality, the schoolhouse was very much a temporary structure and was built for the sole purpose of being a functional film set.
