Tripping on Travel: Roseland Park Up Close, Woodstock, CT

We begin our UP CLOSE series of Roseland Park in Woodstock, Connecticut in the southern third of the park. Because on the Sunday I visited the park, it was busy with visitors, all of whom I generally avoid in my videos. Nature doesn't reveal itself with the sounds of birds in this segment. I occasionally heard what sounded like an aluminum baseball bat hitting a ball. Of no surprise really, given an adjacent baseball field nearby. A few times, I lowered the volume temporarily due to the breeze hitting the camera mic. And my footsteps can be heard sometimes as I walk over fallen, dry leaves. I was attracted to a tree you will see in the video, because unlike many tree species in New England, it grew straight up to the top without any branches from it's side. And with no evidence any were removed. If you watch closely, as I exit the wooded area, you can see in the background a portion of Roseland Lake and the trees on it's opposite shore.

The park is described by it's website as "390 acres of forested land, manicured lawns, sports fields, fishing dock, and playgrounds. The park abuts the 94-acre Roseland Lake". I only cover a mere fraction of the entire park. It's origin traces back to 1876, eleven years after the end of the American Civil War, and it's founder, "influential New York merchant, publisher, abolitionist and philanthropist", Henry C Bowen. He originally used the park to host annual Fourth of July parties. At that time, Bowen charged a small entrance fee, and accommodated parking for 1200 horse and buggies. "In Victorian days, the Park sported more than 1,000 rosebushes, gilded fountains, decorative statuary, wooded walking trails, a windmill, a boat house, dining room, and bungalows with maid service." Today, "Park facilities include a playground, basketball court, public golf course, amphitheater, group campground, pavilion, benches, boat launch, as well as the lake and event barn. Activities include: boating, fishing, picnicking, walking and running. No swimming is permitted."

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About the Park
http://www.roselandpark.org/about-the-park-2

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