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Central Park

"Wake Up, Daisy!" (Daisy is stage left.)

New York, New York

Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

What could have been, if Central Park had been built as Rink hoped.

Central Park Could Have Been Filled With Fussy, Fancy Gardens

If John J. Rink had gotten his way, that is.

Jessica Leigh Hester November 5, 2018

Squirrel Counting Is a Great Excuse to Explore Central Park

A lesson in slowing down and looking close.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 24, 2018

Central Park Was Once Seneca Village, Home to a Thriving Free Black Community

A graphic history of the community displaced for the vast public park in 1857.

Lucas Adams December 5, 2016

Crystal Palace Park dinosaur.

How New Yorkers Became Convinced That Dinosaur Bones Were Buried in Central Park

Bess Lovejoy October 20, 2015