My dogs love a good road trip. However, after hours spent in the car, sometimes the average rest-stop "pet exercise area" just doesn't cut it. That's when we start looking for parks to stop at along the way. The tiny town of Lusk sits isolated in far eastern Wyoming, miles away from any other city. Positioned at an intersection of two major highways, Lusk sees an endless stream of travelers pass through. Most view this small town as a necessary pit stop for gas before venturing farther
St. Anne's Park (Irish: Páirc Naomh Anna) is a public recreational facility, shared between Raheny and Clontarf, both suburbs on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. The Park, the second largest municipal park in Dublin, is part of a former 500 acre (2 km²) estate owned by Arthur Guinness and Benjamin Lee Guinness. The largest municipal park is nearby (North) Bull Island, also shared between Clontarf and Raheny. The estate, which began in 1835, was named after the Holy Well of the same name on the lands. Lands were purchased over time to build up an extensive property, and a large mansion house was commissioned. Sir Arthur Edward Guinness (Lord Ardilaun) was the person most responsible for expanding and developing the estate and gardens and planted wind-breaking evergreen (holm) oaks and pines along the main avenue and estate boundaries, where they remain. Lord and Lady Ardilaun had no children and the estate passed to their nephew Bishop Plunkett in the 1920s. In 1937, he decided he could no longer maintain such a large estate and negotiations with Dublin Corporation resulted in the house and 444.75 acres (1.80 km²) of estate being sold to the Corporation for approximately £55,000 in 1939. Bishop Plunkett retained Sybil Hill (now St. Paul's College) as a private residence with 30 acres (120,000 m²) of parkland, and it later became the site of St. Paul's College, Raheny, with extensive private playing fields. In December 1943, the main residence of St. Anne's, "The Mansion", was gutted by a fire while being used as a store by the Local Defence Force and the ruins were demolished in 1968. In the meantime, just over 200 acres (0.8 km²) of the estate were developed for public housing with the central and most attractive portion comprising about 240 acres (1.0 km²) retained as parkland and playing fields. he park has a number of features, from the small Naniken River to two lakes (the New Lake and the Duck Pond), a number of follies including a viewing tower, a rockery, grand avenue, walled garden, a famous Rose Garden and newer miniature rose garden, and Dublin's arboretum, with 1,000 varied trees. The elaborate Tudor redbrick Ardilaun stables survive, and have been modernised as the Red Stables Art Centre. Most of the follies also survive, though many have been damaged, and the seaside viewing tower has been closed for many years. The walled garden, including a fruit garden added to the estate by Bishop Plunkett, is now chiefly a 12 acre (49,000 m²) plant nursery for the Parks Department. Thousands of bedding plants, shrubs, trees, and floral tubs are produced annually in the nursery. There is a garden area open during limited hours, and a fine clock tower, restored to working order in 2007. In 1975, St. Anne's Rose Garden was opened to the public. In 1980 it was given a Civic Award by Bord Failte and the Irish Town Planning Institute and since 1981 it has been a centre for International Rose Trials. The park is intensively used by the public through its 35 playing pitches, 18 hard-surfaced tennis courts, Duck Pond, and a par-3 golf course. Woodland paths add to the charm of the park as does a sunken garden constructed in the early 1970s. Mammals present in the park include badgers, hedgehogs, rabbits, fox, red squirrels, grey squirrels, house mice, field mice and brown rats. Red squirrels were formerly numerous in the park, which was one of the last strongholds of the species in Dublin. Grey squirrels were first noticied at the Sybil Hill end of the park in 1998. Dublin City Council were notified but no action was taken. The grey squirrels have since spread throughout the park and numbers of reds have been drastically reduced. The population of red squirrels in St Anne's is probably no longer viable.
Run a scenic mile in Tanyard Creek Park, following a paved stretch of the Atlanta BeltLine Northside Trail and tunneling under a towering train trestle.
We had the absolute BEST time exploring the new Children's Garden at Franklin Park Conservatory last week! The massive, 2-acre garden is amazing and unlike anything in Columbus because it's a huge play place for kids to explore nature! While we were there, I was chatting with a woman that brought her nephews to check
One of the most popular recreational spots around 1900 was Woodsdale Park. Located between the Great Miami River and the Miami-Erie Canal sat the park on the north side of Hamilton. People would come from all over to enjoy the area. In this picture, you see the entrance to the Park (the canal is on the right).
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A wonderful sunny morning in St Anne's Park, Dublin Northside
Are you looking for a great new park in Greenville to visit? Northside Park has plenty of sun for cooler days and your kids can check out horses at the Equestrian Park right next door.
Located on the northside of Pitt Lake, within Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, Widgeon Falls is a popular day-hike with a fun twist. You need to take a canoe or kayak to reach the trailhead.
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Took a drive out to the Northside a couple weeks ago to escape the insanity that was Lumenocity. Seemed really quiet for a Saturday night, m...
This maze is inspired by two real people in Pittsburgh. The cart in the park is inspired by Gus and Yaya's on Pittsburgh's Northside. Though it's a shaved ice cart and not an ice cream one. It is a true Pittsburgh treasure. The person handing out the ice cream was inspired by Klavon's ice cream…
This afternoon, we walked down to Bridges Nepali Cuisine on Hamilton Avenue. We've been wanting to try Bridges for a while but we just never got around to it... We ordered a rice bowl with half chicken tikka marsala and half veggie mix and a veggie samsoa to share... And it was all delicious! Everything…
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