Willa Sibert Cather was a writer awarded 1923 the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, a novel set during World War I.
At the age of 33, she moved to New York City, her primary home for the rest of her life, though she also travelled widely and spent considerable time at her summer residence in New Brunswick. Beginning in 1922, Cather spent summers on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, where she bought a cottage in Whale Cove on the Bay of Fundy where her penultimate short story, “Before Breakfast,” is set. It was the only house she ever owned.
When visiting Grand Manan, don’t miss Willa Cather Cottage. It is located on the bank overlooking Whale Cove and is the most private and the closest to the water. You can rent the cottage.