ROQUE BLUFFS, Maine — Visitors to Roque Bluffs State Park in this Down East community can welcome summer this Saturday with a two-part event that includes both sculpture and celebration.
The newly installed sculpture, “Warm Wind,” by Kazumi Hoshino of Steuben, created at the 2011 Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium, will be dedicated midafternoon by Symposium and Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands officials.
“It’s a chance to get to the park and meet community members,” Park Manager Rich Donaher said of the event. “It’s a chance to appreciate the beach, the ocean and the natural beauty of the setting. And it’s a chance to share good fun and entertainment.”
The afternoon dedication ceremony, scheduled for 3 to 4 p.m., will include remarks from the sculptor, sculpture symposium founder Jesse Salisbury, and Bureau of Parks and Lands officials. There also will be bagpipe music and light refreshments.
After the dedication will be the Roque Bluffs 2012 fourth annual Summer Solstice Celebration, including music, drumming and a lobster feed overlooking the park’s beach.
Visitors can head to the north end of the park, on the bluff overlooking the beach, where a large event tent will be set up for the solstice celebration, which is set to begin at 4:30 p.m. The picnic dinner will be served beginning at 5 p.m.
Park admission fees apply. Picnic meals will be available at the following prices: lobster, $17 in advance or $20 at the door; chicken, $10 in advance or $13 at the door; children’s menu (under 10), one piece of chicken or hot dog, $5. Tickets can be purchased at Whole Life Market in Machias or the Machias Chamber of Commerce, or by calling Roque Bluffs State Park at 255-3475.
For information, go to www.maine.gov/roquebluffs.
Am i just seeing things? Maybe it’s just my wild imagination but doesn’t this kinda,well just maybe look like a phallic symbol. Nah, couldn’t be.
I can remember calming down there in the ’70’s with my Machias sweetheart Ellen. Love the place!
Now the view is spoiled with a big chunk of art! How much did that thing cost and why did someone think it was needed?
thegreenlantern you are correct. I shake my head every time I go by it. It sure doesn’t ad a thing at the park. If anything it is an eyesore. Why ruin natural beauty with that thing.
I believe it might add a new name for the park. Any suggestions?