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The bookstore is where we started our Louise Penny adventure. They and others in the village sponsor the event. This bookstore represents the bookstore she writes about in her fictional town of Three Pines.

The prelaunch is held in this tent on the green in front of the bookstore, with the mill pond in the background. Three hundred tickets are sold, which include a copy of the new book, but people without tickets are welcome too.

Danny, the bookstore owner and Louise talked about writing and her books for a while before she started signing people's books. There was a raffle for various prizes, that even included those who did not buy a ticket. A good time was had by all.

She personalized everyone's books and chatted with each of us. Lovely lady!

We stayed in an AirBnB close to the bookstore. We had the whole second floor.

From the balcony we could relax, eat meals, and watch the world go by.

The inside was very spacious and very French. So comfortable!

Saturday morning was a farmer's market down by the mill pond. Mary Ann enjoyed a cappuccino made by a cute little French man.

The display of produce was a work of art.

Sunday evening we attended a play about children who were brought from England in early 1900s. They went to local families to help with the farm and other work. Sort of how Anne of Green Gables arrived on the farm on Prince Edward Island. In the audience were several people whose grandparents were home children. A few thousand came to the Knowlton area.

Next, Quebec City!