More than a decade after his death, Paul Newman continues to give back to Westport.
His and his family’s gift of land from their property — along with their neighbors, the Poses family — resulted in a 39-acre preserve, now managed by Aspetuck Land Trust.
There is a small parking area on Bayberry Lane.
Among the woods, wetlands, open fields, stands of old white pine and a trail,, there’s a half-hidden sign. “Warning Bridge Out,” it says. (Click here to see.)
An old, broken wooden bridge lies nearby. It’s nothing that anyone would think of using.
But it was the subject of last week’s Photo Challenge. Sandra Rothenberg, Lynn Untermeyer Miller, Brandon Malin and Andrew Colabella all knew where in Westport’s woods it can be found.
Newman-Poses preserve is one more of our town’s hidden gems. Along with the hidden sign, about a long-forgotten bridge.
Today’s Photo Challenge is in Spanish. But the “May peace prevail on earth” pole can be found somewhere in Westport.
If you know where it is, click “Comments” below.
(Photo/Richard Fogel)
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The Rotary Peace Pole at the Y ( or possibly Staples).
It’s a peace pole – Staples High School has one.
Entry to Town Hall on Myrtle Avenue.
A few years ago, tis pole was right outside Westport Town Hall. It might still be there, or it may have been moved.
It is a peace pole. There is one, another at Staples High School and Town Hall and (according to Totney Benson) one at the Westport Weston Family YMCA. But the one shown in Richard Fogel’s photo is not any of those. Keep trying …
I’ll agree with Suzanne and Andrew…Andrew’s only been wrong once, I think.
The library ?
Sherman’s Way!
Sherman’s way off of Compo road south.
There’s also peace poles in the Saugatuck Shores, Old Mill & SES area.
The post is at the YMCA.
I am guessing Saugatuck Shores.
At the Y
Earthplace, where my Mom, Carole Rubenstein, ran/taught Nursery School forever!
Great walks with the kids here including this one…magical place.
In front of SES, placed in memory of 10yo Perrin Ryan Deloray, a student at GFS who was related to, and a wonderful friend to, many students at SES.