Finally! Part 1 of 5

Okie Poke!

I have the time to finally post all of my pics from Lily Dale. I hope you enjoy them all. I will break it down into different segments so it isn't too overwhelming for you all! I know how easily I overwhelm.

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This is the Main Gate to enter Lily Dale. It is a closed community. 

Here is my Guest house.

This is where the Mosquitoes live! The BASTARDS love me!

This is the walk to the Stump. The Stump was a tree that fell over. The stump itself was leveled and groups of people would surround the stump for message services. Mediums would stand on the stump to see people gathered to see who the message is for. They used it for a Canada meeting in the 1890's. The stump officially started being used for daily events in 1903. Before that, the grove where the stump sits was a powerful, well used, Native American site. It is believed it is now an energy vortex due to all of the energy work done there for 133 plus years.

 In addition to that the forest itself is an Old Growth forest. Some of the trees are aver 300 years old. All of that aside it is a beautiful walk.

Building to the left is "A Mothers Rest" showers for the campers who stay and a bench for rest.

This is the sign to enter the woods. The woods are called the Leolyn Woods after the original owners  granddaughter. They mean it. Because it is an old growth forest it is very dangerous to enter if it is windy or storming.

So Pretty! I am getting my green fix just looking at it.

The trail can be long for the more elderly visitors. They place wonderful benches all over so you can fully enjoy yourself.

You can start to see the benches for the stump. The large tree on the right is the oldest in the forest.

See my pretty mom! You can see the Stump and the flag pole.

This is the Stump in all it's glory! After decades of use it started to deteriorate, as stumps of trees are want to do, and so they encased it in cement to make it safer for the mediums. Now, after MANY more decades, they are unsure of the safety of the encasement. They have placed the black fence to keep everyone safe.

More later!

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