We figured we should use our Tyler Arbretum membership to actually visit Tyler Arboretum!
Being Fall Festival time for members only, we were able to get dinner from food trucks before exploring.
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| Scenic Tyler Station A: Gnome Shack |
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| Titania's Ball Art Gallery (in the Barn), a group exhibition inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, featuring "magical realism"; members were invited to dress as fairies or wizards |
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| Part of the art exhibit? |
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| Part of the art exhibit: Moonlight Reverie (2022, by Scott Woyak) |
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| Free S'mores |
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| The first floor of Lachford Hall (c 1738) was open |
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| Original furnishings include the 1777 secretary with drop-front desk that belonged to Jacob Minshall II, the great-grandson of Thomas Minshall who purchased the property in 1681 from William Penn; the square-back oak chair on the right is the oldest piece - 1600s English |
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| In the background is a 1700s walnut gate leg table, then an early American pine cradle with bonnet hood, and what appears to be a rocking potty chair |
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| The side we usually see of Lachford Hall |
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| The Painter Library (1863) for the growing natural science collections and equipment of the bachelor brothers, Minshall and Jacob Painter; the library has thick stone walls library vaults with steel doors, and even fire-proof paint to protect aginst fire |
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| Scenic Tyler Station B: Magical Woodland located at the Troll Bridge |
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| Troll Bridge |
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| Scenic Tyler Station C: Fall's Finest: Capturing Nature's Brilliance at the Three Bears Chairs |
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| The hanging ornaments are dried hydrangea flowers |
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| The Pond |
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| If this is a duck shelter, it seems a bit high off the water |
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| Scenic Tyler Station D: Pumpkin Lookout at Fort Tyler Treehouse |
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| Fort Tyler Treehouse |
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| Fort Tyler Treehouse |
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