The Bridge of Flowers
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
Canada
August 20, 2017 11:34am CST
While visiting my Sister In Law in Vermont after Camping, one of the places we visited was the Bridge Of Flowers.
We took the mountain way to go to Shelburne Falls in Massachusetts.
I had never heard of it and my SIL hadn't been there so we went. A fascinating place, small town, beautiful and some other historical places to see while there too.
The bridge was the original Trolley bridge built in 1908 and after cars and trucks came in on the picture the railway went bankrupt.
In 1928 the local Women's Club decided to do something with the bridge and they started planting. By 1929 it was becoming a garden.
For more information look at the link below.
I took a lot of photos and the flowers and the fact it is a bridge made it a fun thing to visit. Once we crossed the Bridge of Flowers we walked back to town on the Bridge that is used by cars and trucks today.
It was a colorful and buzzing with bees, visit.
We invite you to stroll across the Bridge of Flowers from Bulb Season, to Dahlia Season and every bloom season in between.
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@rebelann (111076)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Aug 17
I'm relieved actually @PainsOnSlate I'd love to see the forests up there.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
22 Aug 17
My friend from Kansas who traveled home with me to see New England. She thought the same, it would be all cement, she was disappointed to see so much mountains and trees..., she wanted to see big cities...
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
20 Aug 17
Oh it is so beautiful up there anyway Paints!!
I had never heard of the Bridge though and it surely is beautiful,
That water is so like glass also.
Thanks for sharing this.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
22 Aug 17
Glad you enjoyed it, it was eye candy, I plan to go again, maybe in the spring.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
25 Aug 17
I love this place and have been there several times. Sadly I haven't visited in many years. When there I would also go to the potholes. Both are great places to visit.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
26 Aug 17
@PainsOnSlate I haven't been to Saratoga since my teens. Not much into horse racing these days. Shopping on the other hand....
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
26 Aug 17
I have some photos of the pot holes and will get to that story. I am in upstate NY right now, hubby has a week off so his vacation is Saratoga. Staying with my sister , loving the track. Today is the Travers, we head back to Canada tomorrow. Hubby grew up in North Adams, so we go to the track with his old friends, yesterday he golfed with one in NA, I stayed here with my sister...shopping 
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
26 Aug 17
@ElusiveButterfly we never lived here as adults, so the track was, like you, something to do once in a while. When we visit family, if it's racing season, we like to lose money betting on the horses...just kidding...
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
21 Aug 17
The Bridge of Flowers is about a half hour away from me and I try to go a couple of times during the summer months. It is really beautiful and fragrant. It is a very original work of art and there are subtle differences every year.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
22 Aug 17
There is another mylotter who lives near there, maybe we should get together next summer for the tour and lunch. I live in Canada but my sister-in-law lives in Vermont and I visit her every summer.
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
22 Aug 17
@PainsOnSlate My two sons live in Vermont, the eldest is visiting here next month.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 Sep 17
If you ever get in the north west corner of Mass, you should see it, cool little town with so much to see...
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@Juliaacv (48256)
• Canada
3 Sep 17
@PainsOnSlate I would love to visit that area, but want to see our country first. My husband has always wanted to go to the US Eastern seaboard to visit.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
3 Sep 17
@Juliaacv I love New England, all of it but I grew up in it until I married. I also love Canada and see as much as I can...
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@Fleura (29097)
• United Kingdom
31 Aug 17
What a lovely idea! I have read about the High Line in New York
though never seen it - perhaps this bridge was the inspiration behind that idea!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see High Line (disambiguation). Route map: Google Template:Attached KML/High Line (New York City) KML is from Wikidata High Line The High Line, an aerial greenway, at 20th St
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
1 Sep 17
I have never seen anything like it before. I believe it is a great way to use old bridges without taking them down, and It is healthy to have more plants and less fumes.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
22 Aug 17
Glad you enjoyed it, I want to go see it again...maybe in another season.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
9 Sep 17
Very creative for the early 1900's. it is beautiful!
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@Marilynda1225 (79590)
• United States
20 Aug 17
Such pretty pictures and I can only imagine how beautiful it must have been to see in person
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
9 Sep 17
it was a great find and I ho[pe to go back again next summer.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
9 Sep 17
it was a beautiful day and the quiet river was a great mirror.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Aug 17
That sounds like fun, I would like to walk this bridge too.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Aug 17
That is a beautiful vision.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
27 Aug 17
Thanks, gold you liked it. I look forward of going back.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
14 Jan 18
@PainsOnSlate that is so cool and sounds like so much fun!
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
14 Jan 18
It was a delightful day for us, we both love to see new things so when I arrive in Massachusetts, she usually has picked out a few place to visit...The town was full of history and a lot of old buildings.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
17 Nov 17
That was a great way to use the space on the bridge and make it welcoming to visitors and locals alike.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
21 Nov 17
It was gorgeous and I'm proud that small town found a way to help themselves and help the community too with visitors.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 Sep 17
I love the bridge of flowers, it looks different depending on when you go but is always gorgeous.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
23 Sep 17
My first time but i'm thinking I want to see it in the spring too...
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
6 Sep 17
It is a beautiful thing to see! Thanks for sharing the link @PainsOnSlate
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
7 Sep 17
No fee, It's run by the town's garden club, probably takes lots of denotations.
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