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"May is a time for volunteers
to beautify Delphi's Historic Trails and Canal Park,"
said Canal Board president Dan McCain.
Flower planting will begin at 9 a.m. at Canal Park. Groups
and individuals of all ages are welcome.
The Canal Association will have some flowers for volunteers
to plant. The public also may bring flats of flowers and
even offer cuttings and starts of perennials. Volunteers
should also bring gloves and planting tools with their names
or distinctive markings on them. Call Pat Draper at 765-564-3676
for more information.
"If you use the trails and love the setting of some
special place, consider adopting it for the season,"
McCain said. "If you pick a spot somewhere along the
Delphi Trials, let us know and we will mark it with a 'Trail
Treasurers' sign. Care should be exercised to avoid areas
that may flood or where foot traffic would be excessive."
Pat Draper and Chris Neumann are the coordinators for the
flower planting.
An alternate work crew will meet at the north end of Carrollton
Bridge, five miles north of Delphi, at 9 a.m. to work adjacent
the historic site of the Wabash & Erie Canal Lock #32.
This site received help from volunteers in April and is
likely to be completed by volunteers in one more morning's
efforts.
Volunteers at Carrollton will mostly be clearing and completing
the trail that will circle the three-acre site encompassing
both sides of Towpath Road. Wear durable clothing and bring
gloves, pruners, saws, and rakes.
These sites being developed encompass land donated last
winter by landowners representing the Grantham and Johnsen
families.
A dedication of the Carrollton historic sites, the Wabash
River Trail, and the rehabilitated Carrollton Bridge will
be on Sunday, June 15, in the afternoon.
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