Ward and I had a fun evening this week when we visited Carroll Creek Linear Park. We discovered the park last summer, and we enjoyed walking along its central canal which was lined with beautiful flowers and walkways. This time we we walked at night and saw boats instead of flowers. To bring traffic to the area during the winter, the park sponsors model boat displays mid November through mid February, titled Sailing Through the Winter Solstice. The canal was lined with model boats that we all lit up making a very festive sight. The event is a fund raiser for local charities with money being raised by $1/vote for your favorite boat. Even though this is the fifth year for the event, this first time we had heard of it. We plan to put it on our calendar for next year. Below are pictures of some of the boats we saw.
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| This was a model of the Snallygaster, a 1/2 reptile and 1/2 bird creature of local legend. |
