Rainy day

Wow! I have 2 followers!! Guess I’ll have to get busy and visit a new place. Actually, I was going to go to Fairview Park with a friend and her baby to feed the ducks at Dreamland Lake today, but it was raining. Only the ducks would have been happy. Will try again soon. Meanwhile, let me tell you that Fairview Park has been a Decatur Park/landmark for over 100 years.
Fairview Park, located in Decatur’s historic West End, was established in 1857 by the Macon County Agricultural Society for the purpose of holding county fairs. The name “Fairview Park” was created from the merger of “fairgrounds” and “review” in recognition of the Decatur Review’s contest to name the park. The Decatur Park District acquired the land in 1924. Over the years, Fairview Park has grown to 181 acres. The Decatur parks were actually world-famous at one time, in the early 20th century. There was even a documentary made about the novel concept of large green spaces in the city. I think it is called “Park City USA”. The public library may still have a copy available.

I remember feeding the ducks at the pond in Fairview Park when I was a kid…it looks much nicer now. They used to let the pond freeze in winter and it was a very popular ice-skating place. There were also 2 cages with bears (don’t remember what kind, but my husband will – he remembers EVERYTHING!). And, there was a little train that kids could actually ride in, with a “conductor” and everything. It just went around a track in a circle but it was SO COOL!! Those are long gone, though. Good thing for the bears – those cages seemed pretty small. Now, there is a zoo in Decatur…we will visit there soon.
Anyway, we will feed the ducks sometime soon & take pictures. Till then~
Bye!