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Enjoy Stories As You Walk: Cashiers Greenway Ramble StoryWalk
Issue: 2021/05 – May
The Cashiers Greenway Ramble Storywalk is an irresistible tale that unwinds over the course of a gentle amble through the Village Green in Cashiers.
With its rolling emerald expanse and meandering walkway through reedy wetlands and shadowed forest, and, of course, its perpetually inviting playground, you’d be forgiven for imagining the Cashiers Village Green as something out of a storybook.
Well, that vision has become a reality with the unveiling of the Cashiers Greenway Ramble StoryWalk. This innovative fusion of education and entertainment was made possible through a collaboration between Vision Cashiers, The Village Green, The Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, and The Literacy Council of Cashiers.
This StoryWalk provides outdoor adventure that champions reading along with family connection, health, and wellness. Pages of a story are posted at a series of stations along a trail, allowing families and friends to enjoy a story as they walk the path.
The first installation is up and features The Coming Soon Series, which is a delightful series of 18 pages positioned on standard bases along the Ramble. The intention behind the series is to educate the public about what they can expect from this attraction for their children, and to thank the many generous donors for making it possible. Although the content of the Coming Soon Series is geared to adults, each page offers a fun, educational activity for children in both English and Spanish.
The first story, Cashiers Come Play With Me, will be installed in mid-June. It is the story of how the Cashiers Village Play came into being and is geared toward children at a second grade reading level. Each page is offered in English and Spanish and will include activities for older children. This original book was written by Ann Self, Executive Director of the Village Green, illustrated by local artist Kat Ford, and translated into Spanish by Ana Crespo.
For more information, call Village Green Executive Director Ann Self at [email protected] or call (828) 743-3434; or contact Maggie Carton, the chairman of Vision Cashiers’ Pathways and Preservation Task Force, at [email protected] or call (828) 743-5753 (office).
