Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Upcoming Tour of Historic Prospect Park

This Saturday, April 28th, at 11:00 a.m., historian Marianne Briggs will conduct a tour along the western perimeter to the western overlook and across the site of the former Casino. She will give a verbal history of the lands pre-park families, the Wilsons (Uncle Sam), Heartts, Vails and Warrens as well comment on Garnet Baltimore’s design and dream for the park. Her comments on the landscapes will round out this interesting and informative stroll of the park. Enjoy the park at daffodil time!

Admission is free. Please gather at 11 AM in the second parking just right of the playground.

Prospect Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. For more information, read this post.