Picnic
at Soldiers Memorial Park
It
was a great picnic at Soldier's Memorial Park in Mineral Point for our August
meeting. Jenny McNeill has been working on developing diverse and colorful
flower beds both along the creek and around the park entrance sign. We really
enjoyed seeing what Jenny had done. Great food and lots of it.
Following
our business meeting Marian Schmitz shared some fascinating and amazing history
of
Soldier’s
Memorial Park. Many were surprised with Marian’s park history, that there had
been a lake in the park big enough for rowboats, swimming and a slide and that
there once had been a dance pavilion that hosted big name bands. Marian brought
in old pictures, letters, and
newspaper
articles, and recounted some personal recollections about her involvement with the
park.
Many
thanks to Jenny for her work on the park gardens and to Marian for a delightful
and informative look back at the history of Soldiers Memorial Park.
Day
Trip to Heritage Farm
The 2015 annual Garden Club trip was to Heritage Farm outside of Decorah, Iowa on August 15th.
Heritage
Farm is the headquarters of Seed Savers Exchange, whose mission is to conserve
and promote America's culturally diverse but endangered garden and food crop
heritage for future generations by collecting, growing, and sharing heirloom
seeds and plants.
