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Celebrate Mabel's Birthday! A Cultural Landscape Tour of Paradise Farm
Join us for an insider's tour of Paradise Farm at the Norman Bird Sanctuary, & celebrate Mabel Norman's 140th birthday!
Did you know that the Norman Bird Sanctuary is a Cultural Landscape?
A cultural landscape is..... “a geographic area, including both cultural and natural resources and the wildlife or domestic animals therein, associated with a historic event, activity, or person or exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic values.”
What was the Barn originally used for?
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Where did Mabel Norman live as a child?
When were the stone walls built and for whom?
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Find out the answer to these questions and more! Join us for an insider’s tour of the Cultural Landscape of the Paradise Farm property, and celebrate our benefactor, Mabel Norman’s, 140th birthday. Explore everything from colonial farm history to glacial geology to famous art from this fascinating place. Tanya Kelley, founder & principal ofPLACEstudio Landscape Design, will be your guide.
Refreshments provided. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes. In the event of rain, tea and birthday cake will be served indoors in Mabel’s Studio.
Attendance is free but registration is required; donations welcome.
Saturday, May 30th
1:00 pm
