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Trip- Bridge of Flowers

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Amherst Recreation will be taking a day trip to visit the beautiful Bridge of Flowers and Trolley Museum, in Shelburne Falls, MA on Friday, May 19th. We will be departing the Walmart parking lot in Amherst NH at 7:30am and will be leaving for home by 2pm. We will arrive at the Trolley Museum at 9:30am where we will have time to take a short trolley ride and check out the Trolley Museum, visitor's center, and rail road yard. At 11am we will depart and head down the road (walking distance) to the beautiful bride of flowers and the famous glacier potholes. Here, we will be able to see a plethora of flowers! Please click HERE to see what will be in bloom. We will have some time to explore the shops and have a bite for lunch. We will depart for home at 2pm.

More about the Bridge of Flowers: 
The Bridge of Flowers Committee was initiated by the Shelburne Falls Area Women's Club in 1929. It is a 501 c 3 nonprofit and its gardeners and volunteer members work hard to keep the Bridge's many flowers, plants, trees, shrubs and vines growing beautifully throughout the season. 

The Glacial Potholes found on the Deerfield River, at the base of Salmon Falls in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts are a testament to the creative power of geological time, ice and rock. The multitude of otherworldly potholes found here are one of the largest collections of natural potholes in the world and the site of the largest pothole on record.

Trip Details
Who: Ages 18+
What: Bridge of Flowers and Trolley Tour
When: Friday, May 19th (7:30am-4:30pm)
Where: Shelburne Falls, MA
Fee: $20R; $25NR

History of the Bridge of Flowers
The Bridge of Flowers was once a trolley bridge built in 1908 by the Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway. As the nearby Iron Bridge had only a 20-ton weight limit, the five-span, 400-foot concrete arched trolley bridge, connecting the towns of Shelburne and Buckland, was constructed to help deliver heavy freight from the Shelburne Falls railyard to the mills on the 7 1/2-mile line along Route 112 North to Colrain, as well as passengers and local goods, such as milk, apples and cotton.

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