During previous visits to Saratoga Springs, Eric and I have used Congress Park as a shortcut between destinations. Today we are going to explore the park.
A shot from Broadway
looking East, into
Congress Park.
The marker Eric is standing near is the park's 2015 restoration marker.
I admire the blooming
shrubbery.
Spring is everywhere!
Purple Violets greet this
grey day.
This statue honors the men of
(Bemis Heights Battalion) of
1861 - 1865.
Monumental Bronze Company
in Bridgeport, Connecticut
was a top manufacturer of
Civil War memorials.
Differences were created to
differentiate Northern
monuments from Southern
ones.
In the early hours of Thursday, July 17, 2020, a Saratoga Springs Police Patrol found the statue had been toppled from its pedestal and destroyed. An investigation is underway to find the vandals.
I admire the stone bench
with a railing behind it.
The statue & reflecting
pool are opposite the
bench.
The inscription reads above The Spirit of Life reads:
To Spencer Trask 1884 - 1909
His one object in life was to do right & to
serve his fellow men
serve his fellow men
He gave himself abundantly to hasten the coming
of a new & better day with which prophetic
vision he foretold for Saratoga Springs
This memorial was commissioned in 1913 by Trask's widow, Katrina Trask, and his business partner, George Foster Peabody to commemorate the Industrialist's efforts to protect preserve the mineral springs in Saratoga Springs.
for ducks.
I admire this small fountain
near the pond.
The former Canfield Casino
is adjacent to Congress Park.
It houses the Saratoga Springs
Congress Spring was
discovered by Nicholas
Gilman in 1792.
Eric & me with the World War
Memorial Pavilion in the
background.
It was dedicated in 1931 by
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 70.
The memorial to those who served
in World War II was dedicated by
American Legion Adirondack Post
No. 70, Gurtler Brothers Post
No. 420 & Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dominick Saldone Italian American
Post No. 35
This memorial is dedicated to
the branches of the United
States Military & to those
who served.
Those who served & sacrificed in
the Afghanistan-Iraq War & the
Global War on Terror are honored.
Ornamental urns decorate
the Reservoir.
A fountain in yet another pond.
The Katrina Trask MemorialStaircase leads to Holiday
Inn Saratoga Springs.
Tulips bloom near the
enclosed Carousel.
I have to investigate the
trees on the left.
Something is being
propped up.
A groundskeeper is
mowing the lawn.
Eric looks at this tree,
growing at an absurd
angle.
I wonder if this small
tree has a history that
is being preserved.
Eric took this picture of me
near a HUGE tree stump.
I found out that the beloved
Willow Tree was taken
down on May 2nd.
A new Willow Tree was just planted near by.
Spit & Spat spray water
at each other in the
This is an interesting
installation...
Pan and The Maenads partially encircle the Sundial.
Eric and I agree that Congress Park is a serene haven in the middle of busy downtown Saratoga Springs.
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