Black History Month Story Walk

 This past weekend I was able to go over to Elm Avenue Park, check out the nature trails, and see how the Black History Month story walk was looking.  And it is looking good! Go see for yourself!

The trails are located opposite the playground.  As you drive in, the playground is on your right and the nature trails are on the left.  Look for the sledding hill, watch out for those zooming daredevils, and follow the walkway down the hill.  The story walk is the trail to the right.   

And as promised for those of you not anxious to try out the snowy footing, here are the pages I created.  There are more on the trail created by staff at the Parks Dept. that honor other African Americans.  

And a note before you get started, I fully recognize that just introducing a selection of Black people is a very simplistic endeavor.  There are layers and layers of context we could (and should) apply to each historic era represented here. There are so many questions for which I have no answers! If you would like to wonder together about what life was like for some of these Bethlehem people, I am happy to have those conversations with you.