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Trolls! Photos and Poems by Lea Goode-Harris and Leslie Schultz

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Alexa’s Elixir, Detroit Lakes City Park, October 2024

Last fall, Tim and I were guided to some intriguing troll sculptures in the Detroit Lakes area of Northern Minnesota. (Thanks, Tricia and Bob!) These sculptures are the brain children of Danish sculptor and environmental activist, Thomas Dambo. Currently, his troll sculptures–made of reclaimed materials and realized through partnerships with local communities–are standing tall in 17 countries. On Dambo’s website, there is a description of his philosophy and a map of all the current sculptures.

Recently, friend Lea Goode-Harris, an artist, photographer, poet, and labyrinth designer who is based in California, sent me images of the trolls she had traveled to encounter. Suffice to say, our glee knew no bounds. When Lea suggested we each write short poems about these whimsical works and combine our photographs for a shared post on her website, I was pleased to participate. The post went up yesterday.

For more photos and our poems, please visit the Manzanita Sisters website. Hope you will enjoy them!

Leslie

Point Arena Lighthouse, Labyrinth, and the National Art Line Project

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Last August, in celebration of our anniversary, Tim and I traveled to California and Oregon. It was a many-faceted trip. We started in the Bay Area. After a live-changing lunch at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, we drove up the coast to spend a couple of nights at Point Arena Lighthouse. Why? My friend, Marilyn Larson, a labyrinth designer, collaborated with her friend, labyrinth designer Lea Goode-Harris, to create plans for a labyrinth for the Outdoor Museum at the lighthouse. (If you scroll down a bit, you can find information about this amazing site.) This outdoor artwork, installed to help encourage inner-and outer peace, is the western start (or terminus, depending on your orientation!) of a transnational line of such imaginative places that can all be found along the 39th parallel, including the Great Serpent Mound in Ohio and flowing to Cape May, New Jersey.

As you can imagine, I took lots and lots of photos. Tim also took a 360-degree short video of the labyrinth. Upon our return, Marilyn and Lea urged us to write a bit about our encounter. We did, and it can be found online: HERE is a link the an article Tim and I wrote.

And to learn more about the Art Line Project, HERE is the link. (Many thanks to Toby Evans of Sagebrush Exchange for her excellent summary of the Art Line Project.)

If you are ever near Point Arena, California, this is a delightful place to stay or to visit during a free hour.

LESLIE