No longer Maggie's Folly, Phase I of the park is now fully funded with Phases II and III only a thousand or two dollars away. Madam Mayor mentioned on Saturday, "...and I still need to make my contribution." I suspect lots of folks intend to chip in and have just not done so yet.
The event included a host of demo's, storytellers, musicians, and performers throughout the day down in the park. Spectators stood nearby or sat amphitheater-style on the sledding hill.
"Yes, I can break ground...in heels!" she proudly stated. I like that about her.
The trolley rides were a big hit. The History & Architecture Tours at 11:30 and 1:30 filled up immediately. If we had it to do over again, we would schedule FOUR of them rather than two.
They look like they are working hard, but the ground was actually pre-dug so it would be butter to dig at the event. Notice gold shovels. Nice touch. Once again, the Parks dept at work. From left to right: Parks Director helping the little guy; Little Guy who is 4th generation in Neighborhood; Madam Mayor; DGF who convinced me to "go forward" with the vision; and the 84 year old neighbor who was born in the house where she lives, and has lived continuously. She is a TROUPER. Serves on the neighborhood board and only recently retired from Small Town Symphony. DH gets violin lessons from her and insists he's never had such a good teacher.
Whew. There are scads more but maybe another day.....
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