It's so sad to plant and then watch a seed that fails to grow and blossom into a beautiful flower. Yet it is such a joy to watch nature's glory overcome winter's rain and snow to show the world it's tender, frail glory. There are yellow poppies flowering on the Bean Creek Preserve ( see photo ) but the geotourism project needs nurturing from you and your friends if it is to blossom.
Today, take a moment to look at Blackstone Valley, where a similar tourism development effort to restore pride and health to a once thriving area that seemed lost in the past proved successful. It did not happen overnight and it will not be reproduced along the Historic John Muir Route, unless you help and spread the word. Listen to how it started out in 1985...
"Northern Rhode Island has no mountains, no ocean beaches. Nothing in the Blackstone Valley is the biggest, the highest, the oldest, or superlative in any other way. The Valley's got history, to be sure, but the same can be said of every town and city in New England. --- it's the once-shunned Blackstone River that makes the region a unique destination. Get a bunch of school kids off their bus and put them on a riverboat, and their field trip becomes something more. It's an adventure."
John Muir's 1868 Ramble Route is an adventure others will enjoy as well. Help us make it happen!
Another showing of The Wild Adventures of John Muir has been set for July 16th at 6PM and several of the rained out events will be offered on that date as well.
