BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Kettering -- Watkins Regional Park (incl chainsaw carving art)

MD -- Kettering -- Watkins Regional Park (incl chainsaw carving art):

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. WATKRP_220121_034.JPG: The History of Watkins Regional Park The Robert M. Watkins Regional Park is 864 acres in size. It was named in honor of Robert Watkins, who served as the Chairman of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) from 1951 until 1954 and played a significant role in establishing and planning parks and open space in Prince George's County. His leadership did much to further the programs of park acquisition and development that have resulted in one of the nation's finest park and recreation systems. In 1964,Watkins Regional Park joined the growing network of public lands managed by M-NCPPC. The land on which Watkins Regional Park now sits was once part of a. large estate owned by the Belt family, dating back to the 1600's. The main crop at the Belt Farm was tobacco, although a portion of the farm was also kept wooded. The last Belt family member to live on the property was William Seton Belt. After Mr. Belt died in 1959, The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission purchased a portion of the property in order to preserve the land and create a regional park. Two parcels totaling 437 acres were originally bought from the William Seton Belt estate. Since 1991, M-NCPPC has purchased ten additional parcels totaling 427 acres, almost doubling the park's size. Watkins Regional Park offers many recreational amenities including: Watkins Nature Center, Old Maryland Farm, Chesapeake Carousel, an 18-hole miniature golf course, a miniature train, Watkins Tennis Bubble, two imagination playgrounds, picnic pavilions, a variety of trails and natural areas. Over one million visitors come to the park each year to enjoy the recreational amenities, festivals and special events. In addition, the park still has large, beautiful fields used for agricultural production that display the importance of the County's agricultural heritage.
2. WATKRP_220121_058.JPG: The Chesapeake Carousel Located within Watkins Regional Park, the Chesapeake Carousel is believed to have been constructed by Gustav Dentzel, one of America's foremost carousel makers of the 19th century. While some of the animals depicted on the carousel are from around 1905, it is suspected that others were constructed in the late 19th century. The carousel operated in Chesapeake Beach from 1929 until 1972. The park in Chesapeake Beach closed in 1972 and the carousel was sold to Jim Wells of Virginia. In 1973, a Camp Springs woman named Orva Heissenbuttel saw an advertisement for the carousel's final sale. Afraid that this piece of local history would be dismantled and the animals sold off to collectors, Heissenbuttel approached M-NCPPC with the support of carousel enthusiasts around the County. She pledged to lead a fundraising drive to restore the historic carousel. Her efforts' paid off and in 1974, M-NCPPC acquired the carousel and brought it to Watkins Regional Park. The carousel was opened to the public at Watkins in July 1977. Restoration has been ongoing since its acquisition by M-NCPPC. The animals are constructed of solid wood and most have been restored to their original colors. Some of the more interesting and unique animals on the carousel include a seahorse, a goat, an ostrich, two bison, two burros, and even a kangaroo with hinged feet, producing a jumping motion. The carousel is open seasonally and provides delightful experience for the young and the young-at-heart. The carousel is wheelchair accessible.
3. WATKRP_220121_091.JPG: COVID-19 notice/aviso facility will be closed until further notice
4. WATKRP_220121_161.JPG: The Journey of the C.P. Huntington
5. WATKRP_220121_175.JPG: COVID-19 notice/aviso Face Coverings Required Stay 6 Feet Apart
6. WATKRP_220121_185.JPG: Wonderful World of Watkins
7. WATKRP_220121_194.JPG: These were remainders from holiday lighting display. The ones here were themed for the Wizard of Oz as was the play land and miniature golf course.
8. WATKRP_220121_201.JPG: Mammals at Watkins Regional Park
9. WATKRP_220121_231.JPG: Prevent Lime Disease! * Wear repellent * Check for ticks daily * Shower soon after being outdoors * Call your doctor if you get a fever or rash For more information: www.cdc.gov/Lyme
10. WATKRP_220121_236.JPG: Agents of Discovery Move to play & learn Download free today and experience Watkins Regional Park in a fun, new way!
11. WATKRP_220121_240.JPG: Welcome Home of the Wonderful World of Oz
12. WATKRP_220121_255.JPG: SCARECROW COMPLETED JULY 16, 2015 Located in the Wizard of Oz Playground at Watkins Regional Park, this carving made from red oak, is the sister piece to the Witch of Watkins, which is located opposite the Scarecrow. Sculpted by Joseph Stebbing Jr.
13. WATKRP_220121_286.JPG: WITCH OF WATKINS COMPLETED JULY 21, 2015 This sculpture depicts a life-size witch scowling over her pointed nose. A nod at the Wicked Witch of the West, this sculpture is just as intimidating as she. Sculpted by lead artist Joe Stebbings with apprentices by Ellis Alston, Xavier Fuller, Jasmine Hamilton, Rachel Hithon, Aleeah Murkey, Watta Nyalley, Amelia Pinn, Marissa Reynolds, Bunmi Shabi, Darnell Terry, Christopher Vargas, Ashley Vauss, Ameera Westfield, and Jason Williams.
14. WATKRP_220121_306.JPG: There are 14 hidden tree faces in this playground forest. Can you find them all?
15. WATKRP_220121_309.JPG: Welcome Landscape structures playisi.com
16. WATKRP_220121_322.JPG: Ruby Red Shoes "The Silver Shoes," said the Good Witch, "have wonderful powers. And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you wish to go." "If that is so," said the child joyfully, "I will ask them to carry me back to Kansas at once." She threw her arms around the Lion's neck and kissed him, patting his big head tenderly. Then she kissed the Tin Woodman, who was weeping in a way most dangerous to his joints. But she hugged the soft, stuffed body of the Scarecrow in her arms instead of kissing his painted face, and found she was crying herself at this sorrowful parting from her loving comrades. Glinda the Good stepped down from her ruby throne to give the little girl a good-bye kiss, and Dorothy thanked her for all the kindness she had shown to her friends and herself. Dorothy now took Toto up solemnly in her arms, and having said one last good-bye she clapped the heels of her shoes together three times, saying: "Take me home to Aunt Em!" Instantly she was whirling through the air, so swiftly that all she could see or feel was the wind whistling past her ears. The Silver Shoes took but three steps, and then she stopped so suddenly that she rolled over upon the grass several times before she knew where she was.
17. WATKRP_220121_337.JPG: Balloon Escape to Kansas to draw a crowd of people together and get them to pay to see the circus," he explained. "Oh," she said, "I know." "Well, one day I went up in a balloon and the ropes got twisted, so that I couldn't come down again. It went way up above the clouds, so far that a current of air struck it and carried it many, many miles away. For a day and a night I traveled through the air, and on the morning of the second day I awoke and found the balloon floating over a strange and beautiful country. "It came down gradually, and I was not hurt a bit. But I found myself in the midst of a strange people, who, seeing me come from the clouds, thought I was a great Wizard. Of course I let them think so, because they were afraid of me, and promised to do anything I wished them to. "Just to amuse myself, and keep the good people busy, I ordered them to build this City, and my Palace; and they did it all willingly and well. Then I thought, as the country was so green and beautiful, I would call it the Emerald City; and to make the name fit better I put green spectacles on all the people, so that everything they saw was green." "But isn't everything here green?" asked Dorothy. "No more than in any other city," replied Oz; "but when you
18. WATKRP_220121_364.JPG: Munchkin Land shade as their hats, and wore well-polished boots with a deep roll of blue at the tops. The men, Dorothy thought, were about as old as Uncle Henry, for two of them had beards. But the little woman was doubtless much older. Her face was covered with wrinkles, her hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly. When these people drew near the house where Dorothy was standing in the doorway, they paused and whispered among themselves, as if afraid to come farther. But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, made a low bow and said, in a sweet voice: "You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins. We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage." Dorothy listened to this speech with wonder. What could the little woman possibly mean by calling her a sorceress, and saying she had killed the Wicked Witch of the East? Dorothy was an innocent, harmless little girl, who had been carried by a cyclone many miles from home; and she had never killed anything in all her life.
19. WATKRP_220121_380.JPG: The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz So they passed through the Palace Gates and were led into a big room with a green carpet and lovely green furniture set with emeralds. The soldier made them all wipe their feet upon a green mat before entering this room, and when they were seated he said politely: "Please make yourselves comfortable while I go to the door of the Throne Room and tell Oz you are here." They had to wait a long time before the soldier returned. When, at last, he came back, Dorothy asked: "Have you seen Oz?" "Oh, no," returned the soldier; "I have never seen him. But I spoke to him as he sat behind his screen and gave him your message. He said he will grant you an audience, if you so desire; but each one of you must enter his presence alone, and he will admit but one each day. Therefore, as you must remain in the Palace for several days, I will have you shown to rooms where you may rest in comfort after your journey." "Thank you," replied the girl; "that is very kind of Oz." The soldier now blew upon a green whistle, and at once a young girl, dressed in a pretty green silk gown, entered the room. She had lovely green hair and green eyes, and she bowed low before Dorothy as she said, "Follow me and I will show you your room."
20. WATKRP_220121_388.JPG: Dorothy's Farm House Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner. There was no garret at all, and no cellar--except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path. It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.
21. WATKRP_220121_406.JPG: There's no place like home
22. WATKRP_220121_454.JPG: Reptiles and Amphibians at Watkins Regional Park
23. WATKRP_220121_461.JPG: YVONNE COMPLETED JULY 22, 2015 This sculpture displays a giant Maryland black rat snake slithering out of a fallen log, guaranteed to make the average jogger run a bit faster. Sculpted by lead artist Richard Zandler with apprentices by Mohammad Adesanu, Najee Corbin, ReseanDiggs, Na’im Howard,Jaloni Logan, and Da’lon Royal. RICKY THE RAT COMPLETED AUGUST 7, 2015 “Ricky”, directly across the path from “Yvonne” the snake, is oblivious to her nemesis’ planned sneak attack! Sculpted by lead artist Richard Zandler with apprentices Najee Corbin, Resean Diggs, Na’im Howard, Jaloni Logan, and Da’lon Royal.
24. WATKRP_220121_523.JPG: MARE AND FOAL COMPLETED JULY 16, 2015 This sculpture displays the head of a young mare, with its majestic mane blowing around its strong neck with her foal peering under her. Sculpted by lead artist Corey Lancaster with apprentices by Ellis Alston, Xavier Fuller, Jasmine Hamilton, Rachel Hithon, Watta Nyalley, Amelia Pinn, Marissa Reynolds, Bunmi Shabi, Darnell Terry, Christopher Vargas, Ashley Vauss, Ameera Westfield, and Jason Williams.
25. WATKRP_220121_582.JPG: Welcome to Watkins Downs
26. WATKRP_220121_596.JPG: Our parks are open but please: * Do not gather in groups of more than 10 or get closer than six feet from other people. * Do not touch any surfaces that are likely to be touched by other people. * Refrain from using playground equipment. * Do not participate in activities involving physical contact or sharing of equipment.
27. WATKRP_220121_602.JPG: FINAL FINISH COMPLETED JULY 8, 2015 This sculpture displays a horse crossing the final finish line with its hooves reared in victory. Sculpted by lead artist Joe Stebbings with apprentices Ellis Alston, Xavier Fuller, Jasmine Hamilton, Rachel Hithon, Watta Nyalley, Amelia Pinn, Marissa Reynolds, Bunmi Shabi, Darnell Terry, Christopher Vargas, Ashley Vauss, Ameera Westfield, and Jason Williams.
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