Nearly 100 Boats Join Patriotic Tippy Boat Parade
Around 100 boats joined a community-organized patriotic boat parade on Lake Tippecanoe for Labor Day.
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Art in Action: Land of the Liberty Statue, Beloved and Memorialized
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association In this column I have shared many things during the past eight plus years. Some of those included my trip to the Louvre in Paris. One thing I have not shared is the surprising (to me and my husband) spectacle that greeted us … Read More
Art in Action: Land of the Liberty Statue – Your tired, Your poor
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association Once the pedestal was completed the Statue of Liberty soon became an icon to those immigrating to this country. We were a country that offered opportunity. The type of immigrant who wanted that opportunity and supported the country and the freedoms available … Read More
Art in Action: Land of the Liberty Statue, Saved by Pulitzer
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association The 12 acre parcel called Bedloe’s Island that was later changed to the name Ellis Island had been selected for the site of the Statue of Liberty, but the progress on the base, or pedestal that would support the colossal work was … Read More
Art in Action: Land of the Liberty Statue Part 3
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association Last week we talked about how Bartholdi initially designed the Statue of Liberty but his friend Le-Duc was the engineer who began crafting it into what we know today by proposing a copper skin that would be connected to an interior pier. … Read More
Art in Action: Land of the Liberty Statue Part Two
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi made several early models of the Statue of Liberty. All were females and were robed in a long gown and cloak similar to those on Roman goddesses. From the beginning Bartholdi insisted that one arm would be raised holding … Read More
Art in Action: Land of the Liberty Statue
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association One of the largest and most famous statues in the world rises like a lighthouse beacon at the entrance to New York Harbor. As this time of remembrance about that most tragic day of September 11, 2001, a day that is etched … Read More
Winona Lake Has Statue of Liberty Replica
Winona Lake Town Coordinator Craig Allebach presided over a ceremony that recognized the individuals responsible for donating and installing a Statue of Liberty replica that was placed at the site of the Timeline of Liberty in front of the Winona Lake Town Hall, 1310 Park Ave., Winona Lake. … Read More