Yes, it’s a real place, located on the Canadian prairie, about 225 kilometers northeast of Saskatoon. Just follow the signs.You’ll know you’ve arrived when you see the heart-shaped welcome sign that proclaims “You are now in Love.”
For years people have been making the trip to this small village so they could mail a special letter or a Valentine and have it postmarked from Love. As requests for this service began to increase, former postmistress Pauline McKinnon suggested to Canada Post that Love should have its very own cancellation stamp. She came up with a design and Canada Post agreed.Visit the blog of wedding photographer Kirstie Tweed to see a photo of the postmark and to read a romantic little story about a bride and groom’s pre-wedding trip to Love.
Love’s current postmistress, Joanne Munroe, has kept up the tradition and she receives hundreds of requests every year. To have your Valentines, love letters or even your wedding invitations postmarked from Love, simply send them to the Love post office. The envelope can be pre-stamped if you have Canadian postage, or you can include an international reply coupon. Then mail them to:
The Postmistress
Love Post Office
Love, SK S0J 1P0
CANADA
Thinking about making the trip yourself? Wondering what to do while you’re in Love?
If you plan to be there in February, you can take in the annual Valentine Winter Festival, beginning with a pancake breakfast, followed by competitions ranging from pillow fighting to trap setting, and ending with an evening cabaret at the community center. Just be prepared for winter weather on the Canadian prairie!
At any time of year you can stop for coffee at Cupid’s Café or shop for gifts and antiques at The Love Barn.
And of course you’ll want to stop by the post office and mail that special letter. From Love. With love.
Lee
www.leemckenzie.com
thewritersideoflife.blogspot.com
11 comments:
What a lovely sounding town. I love festivals. Sounds like the perfect setting for a romance.
You're right, Jennifer. The village of Love would be a great setting for a romance ;)
What a wonderful-sounding town!
Now I'm all curious about who was so romantic or hopeful (or lucky) that he or she named the town Love in the first place. I bet there's a story in that!
Rachel
Apparently the village was named after Tom Love, who lived in the area and worked as a conductor for the Canadian Pacific Railway. I've always thought that trains are pretty romantic so you're right, Rachel. "The Train to Love" would make a great story!
That's so neat!!! We have a Bethlehem here in NH where people mail their Christmas cards to be canceled every year.
Oh, Marianne! I love this! Christmas cards from Bethlehem, Valentines from Love. I wonder if there's a town somewhere that has Easter covered?
Sounds like an interesting little place!
Lee,thanks for the fun post! My cousin went to Loveland CO to get married. The "You're in Love" city sign is so cute!
Loveland CO sounds like a great place for a wedding planner to open a business :)
Waving hi to Estella!
Lee
How cute! What an interesting place to visit.
I agree, Cherie J. And it's always fun to tell people you've been in Love :)
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