1. An Unforgettable Trip toPelee Island and Prince EdwardCountyBarb Anderson July 2012

2. Combining my love of literature, music, good wine (and a fewsurprises!) with a restorative fewdays in natural surroundings 3. Pelee Island 4. ThePelee Island Project: One Womans Escape from UrbanMadness by Jane Christmas Lives of Saints and The Origin of Species by Nino Ricci who wasborn in Leamington in Essex County Essex County, a graphic novel by Jeff Lemire Sanctuary Line by Jane Urquhart set in a present day farm onthe shores of Lake Erie Stray Bullets , a mystery novel by Richard Rotenberg parts of ittake place on Pelee Island The Vinedressers: A History of Grape Farming & Wineries onPelee Island by Ron Tiessen 5. Point Pelee is The Place to Be!,SunParlour Players. Wave North Lake Erie Rainfall Jim Brickman Same Latitude as Rome a musicalcollective of songwriters and musiciansbased in Essex County 6. Firstwinery in A few good winesCanada? 7. Prince Edward County 8. The clearest way into TheUniverse is through a forestwilderness. John Muir,American naturalist 9. (Isis, our canine guide, knew the way) 10. TheCounty abounds with musical talentincluding: The Fade Kings (blues/rock),Mark Taylor (one man band), LenniStewart (singer songwriter), Jenica Rayne,The Frere Brothers, Emily Fennell, SixFeet Under Award winning percussionist Brian Barlowlives in PEC and the Tragically Hips GordDownie was born there 11. Beyond Remembering: The Collected Poems of Al Purdy - AlPurdy, lived in Roblin Lake, Ameliasburgh, P.E.C Roughing It in the Bush (1852) by Susanna Moodie, who livedin Belleville Canadian Wild Flowers (1868) by Catharine Parr Trail,Moodies sister, who also lived in Belleville The Ash Garden by Dennis Bock, who was born in Belleville The Convict Lover by Merilyn Simonds, who lives just north ofKingston, ON 12. Surprises 13. Because I am a mother, I amcapable of being shocked: as Inever was when I was not one. Margaret Atwood (occasional resident of Pelee Island) 14. This is my older daughter, Meghan. We travel well together. Weboth enjoy nature, and reading, and music and the occasional glass of good wine. In fact, shes a connoisseur of wine or was ........... 15. In preparation for my new role..... 16. As a first timegrandmother... 17. Or just the beginning....