Weldon Springs

Monday, June 29, 2009


Last week, I set traps up at Weldon Springs State Park. I'd never been there before, but had heard a lot of great things about the park.

It definitely did not let me down. Its a beautiful area with lots of trails for hiking and some great fishing spots. There's a campground and the lake also has paddle boats you can take out. One of the things its most well known for however, is its memorial called Veteran's Point.

There were a few visitors when I was there and I didn't get a great photo of part of the memorial, but here are a few notes about this beautiful site:
  • Veterans Point honors all veterans for the sacrifices they have made, are making, and will make in order to secure our freedom.
  • Twenty tons of granite honor and memorialize fourteen hundred veterans from at lest twenty-four states. A footing along the Veterans Point walkway accomodates the addition of memorials in perpetuity.
  • Fifty "Flags of Freedom" are flown on Memorial Day, July 4, Flag Day, Labor Day, Patriots Day, Veterand Day and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
  • "Freedom is not free" is inscribed on the base of the sculpture created by Marianne Caroselli of Fair Oaks, Texas.
  • At a cost of more than $150,000, Veterans Point was completed after four years of planning and construction.
  • Black granite recognizes supporters of Veterans Point in honor or memory of loved ones.
  • Sincere gratitude is due those who sacrificed in many different ways to make Veterans Point a reality as an enduring tribute to all veterans for all time.



2 comments:

Melissa said...

Very neat!

lisa said...

Nice shot and the park with the bridge and creek looks very peaceful. Memorial was nice also!!