Author Archives: Donna Webb

(Syllvilagus, syn. Lepus, floridanus) Cottontail rabbit , the common American wood rabbit is active from dusk to dawn, feeding on green plants in summer and bark and twigs in winter. They nest in shallow fur-lined … more →

(Phytolacca americana) Weedy native perennial found in the park. Also known as inkberry or the Jekyll and Hyde of the plant world. Tall (4 to 12 feet) purple-stemmed plant. Leaves can be used as a … more →

(Rhus radicans) Weedy native plant found in the park. It’s leaflets are always in threes, flowers and berries are greenish white. An oil called urushiol found in the plant causes blisters and a skin rash. … more →

An implement used to cut, lift, invert, and partly pulverize soil usually for agricultural purposes. The making of plows was one of the early businesses of Dr. Eliakim Crosby, builder of the Cascade Mill Race … more →

Located at 264 Ferndale, the cement stairs lead up to a brick sidewalk in the yard of a house (since torn down) owned by B.D.Welton in l910.

Resident of 270 Ferndale three doors from the Mustill store. His family had owned the propertiy since the early l900’s. He was an eccentric and committed observer of the canal and amassed a very large … more →