I admit to having some doubt about this tour. When I called Shannon Scott to schedule he said to call back another day, He did not know, he said, if he would give the tour. The following day I called and he gave me a time, but not the time the tours are advertised. He said it was because a group had requested a different time. Luckily it did fit into my agenda, but no thanks to the published information which I thought could be counted upon. The day of the event I arrived early, not wanting to miss the tour's start time, but Shannon Scott arrived 15 minutes late. A party of 5 or 6 in addition to myself and my companion had begun to discuss whether the tour had been called off. When Shannon Scott arrived wearing a wrinkled white shirt and matching wrinkled white shorts he seemed totally non plussed about his rather late arrival and started discussing the tour. As thankful as we all were that we had not wasted our mornings, no one drew attention to the discrepency between Scott's appearance and the time he had scheduled for our arrival. The tour began, but not without another 10-15 minute delay. Four people who should have been present had not yet arrived. So Scott entertained us with some information about Bonaventure while we stood in place.
When the 4 malingerers finally joined the group, Scott picked up the pace and began to walk us along the cemetery pathways entertaining us with stories of the departed, their families, and the artists who had contributed their talents to the Victorian veneration of the dead. Shannon Scott is intelligent and has a repertoire of historical information which seems to have grown naturally from his personal passions. He has investigated old documents and scaled the fences around monuments in his quest for more information. He appears to have read extensively, not only historical documents, but also the novels of authors interred in the cemetery. He encourages his audience to also enjoy the talent of those authors of past years who contributed so much to modern literature. This tour was definitely worth the price, but be prepared for some unconventional scheduling and the possibility that you may have to try several times before you reach Shannon Scott to verify your tour.