Squires Beach is home to some of the shore scenes from various seasons- including season 6's episode "The Return of Gus Pike." Remember when Gus runs past the tree and fence in pursuit of his mother?
From the Road to Avonlea website: The Devil’s Pulpit scene was actually filmed on a section of waterfront land known as Squires Beach in Pickering, Ontario. This was also the site of Felix’s Tea House in Season 5 and the burned Dale Cannery in Season 7.
Squires beach was kind of hard to find, because you can't just Google it and get accurate results. So, I found a road called "Squires Beach Road" on Google and since I had a GPS we just drove on it toward Lake Ontario. We drove through a warehouse district and were wondering if we would find anything, but came out into an area with lots of trees, parked cars, a walking/biking path, and Lake Ontario. We also found the exact spot (in my opinion) where Gus runs past the tree! :) The coordinates for this spot are: N43 49.000 / W079 02.350.
My picture doesn't show it super well, but there is an old fence next to the tree, which matches the shot of Gus running.
This was the only shot I could find of Gus, but if you watch the episode, this has to be where they filmed it. :)
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