An island icon comes down….
Posted June 28, 2012 at 6:53 am by Rebecca Leff
The site of so many childhood memories…
On Wednesday, June 20th we lost a beloved friend. It was nameless, but we’ll always remember and treasure all the wonderful memories created with the huge bigleaf maple at English Camp.
Sad but true, the 300 year old tree at English Camp was cut down a few days ago. Park rangers said the tree was dying and it had to be removed for both environmental reasons & public safety, since it’s sheltered the old barracks building all these years.
Park historian Michael Vouri details the tree’s known history and the park’s notion of making the wood available to local artisans in this fascinating review.
This picture of the bigleaf maple at English Camp was taken the day before it was cut down….
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