Henderson Lake Park is one of the prettiest parks in Lethbridge. It consists of a 24 hectare man-made lake, over 7 km of trails, many playgrounds, picnic areas, gardens, and groves. The lake is used for kayaks, paddle boats, canoes, and dragon boats. You'll often see people young and old along the shores fishing for Pike, Perch, and Whitefish. Around the park there are other attractions such as the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens, a skatepark, the Spitz Baseball Stadium, Henderson Lake Golf Course, Henderson Swimming Pool, the Tennis Club, and much more. Henderson truly is an oasis in the city.
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Today's photo is of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Lethbridge, Alberta. I don't drive around the north side of Lethbridge that much so this church really stood out to me. I love the symmetry of the spires on the left and right of the building. This building was created and built by the displaced Ukrainians after World War Two. They had come to southern Alberta to work in the sugar beet fields. Their charter was established April 22, 1942. (Source: http://www.lethbridge-orthodox.org)
I don't know much about their religion but I find it fascinating that a Ukrainian church is well and strong in this community. We were trying to read the sign on the front door from across the street but couldn't. Then we realized it was in Ukrainian! To learn more about their beliefs and culture, check out their website linked above! As I was riding my bike through downtown Lethbridge this afternoon I noticed for the first time that there are punctuation marks on some of the buildings. This exclamation point is found on the west side of the Lethbridge Fire Hall #1. There are five in total: Lethbridge Fire Hall #1, the Lethbridge Public Library, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Oddfellows Hall, and the Trianon Building.
Here is a quote from another blog by Megan Morman about these punctuation marks that explains a bit where they came from. "“Downtown Lethbridge” began with the idea of making buildings and their stories legible: their design and architectural style and their actual history and use, as well as the uses and histories that the public assumed or imagined for them. Visually subtle and deliberately ambiguous, they blended in with the structures’ existing design. Punctuation marks give language structure; they are signs that can either aid interpretation or completely change meaning. The punctuation shapes, based on Monotype’s version of Century Schoolbook Bold, were cut with a plasma router from 1/8 stainless steel.This project literalizes the task of ‘reading’ architecture as text, as well as considering that buildings themselves speak." To read the full article at"Downtown Lethbridge" As many of you may know, I love to read. Around Lethbridge there are these boxes called "Little Lethbridge Library". Basically you can take a book you have read, or don't want anymore, and trade it for a book inside one of these boxes. I've seen books of all genres inside. At some of the stops, including this one here, there are boxes strictly for kids books so even children can enjoy. Check out their Facebook page Lethbridge Little Libraries to see where all the boxes are located around the city. These boxes are not only in Lethbridge but range across Southern Alberta from the Crowsnest Pass, to Waterton, to Milk River, to Taber, and to Claresholm. If you love to read take an old book and exchange it for a great new read!
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