Visiting there often, I found that shaggy mane mushrooms came up there in the fall. Keeping a regular eye on it (I lived only 20 minutes away) I showed up one morning to find them all broken off... A tad disconcerted that some child was going around kicking them I continued stopping in early in the morning. Pulling up one day, I catch the culprit in the act!! A nice plump porcupine! Scolding him from my car I leave him to his feast. Mushroom-less but content.

My family has picnicked at this park all my life. Now my own family comes to this park when we visit Vt. This is the place where my husband and I have been soul mates before we even knew each other. It is the park where we will have our ashes brought to. There does seem to be a change there I am sure it is the restless youth of today who have no respect for nature. We do bring a bag with us to carry out useless trash. Black flies during Memorial weekend are not fun and there are plenty at this park..