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Belfast, ME - Honoring Phineas P. Quimby
Overlooking the harbor in Belfast, Maine, I found the Phineas P. Quimby Labyrinth. It was created in 2015 in Belfast Common, a park...
Oct 17, 2023

Walpole, MA - Defending New England
New England small towns have a certain quaintness to them, and Walpole, Massachusetts, certainly has that quality. It also has a very...
Oct 17, 2023

Brunswick, ME - Into the woods
When I saw that this one was called “Labyrinth in the Woods”, my hopes were elevated. When a labyrinth has a formal name, it’s more to...
Oct 17, 2023

Portsmouth, NH - Faintly there
This one was a bit of a disappointment. I could trace parts of it but too much was overgrown to successfully walk. It has wide paths and...
Oct 17, 2023

Waianae, HI - Remote wellness
OK, this one was an interesting experience. It is a wellness center operated by a large health care system and is on the west shore of...
Oct 9, 2023


Honolulu, HI - No wild pigs in sight
My quest for labyrinths usually yields one of two options – I either find one that is walkable and intact, or it is entirely not there...
Oct 7, 2023


Honolulu, HI - Palm trees in paradise
I visited this church on a Saturday because I had been told that the labyrinth is in the parking lot and often covered with cars. On my...
Oct 6, 2023

Lancaster, PA - Stones in the garden
I had hoped to find a labyrinth in Lancaster, PA, that may have had some connection also to the area's rich, interesting Amish culture....
Sep 21, 2023

Reading, PA - Higher learning
Pennsylvania State University, aka Penn State, has nearly 90,00 students and 20 different campus locations. It's a big and busy place....
Sep 20, 2023

Leesport, PA - A solemn location
I haven't found many labyrinths in cemeteries but the ones I do find are memorable. Plus, the juxtaposition of themes at hand (death,...
Sep 19, 2023


Portland, OR - A ghost in the labyrinth?
In the city of Portland, Mount Tabor rises in the east as one of the most distinctive parts of the city. It's a volcanic cinder cone that...
Sep 12, 2023


Portland, OR - Peace in the heights
Tabor Heights is the name of a neighborhood that plays a small role in Boardwalk Empire, which was HBO a few years ago. It has nothing to...
Sep 11, 2023


Sisters, OR - A community treasure
When a community has its own 'Community Labyrinth', I'm impressed. And Sisters, Oregon, a quaint town in the central part of the state,...
Sep 6, 2023


Sisters, OR - Peaceful among the pines
Towering pine trees fill the block that houses the Church of the Transfiguration in Sisters, Oregon. It's an idyllic setting, and though...
Sep 5, 2023

Hillsboro, OR - Celtic festival fun
I hadn't planned on attending the Celtic Fantasy Faire happening recently in Hillsboro, OR, but when I heard there would be a pop-up...
Aug 30, 2023

Dighton, MA - Order at the order
This labyrinth was partly overgrown by weeds and in need of a little TLC, but it has a great location and is special in other ways. It...
Aug 23, 2023

Springfield, MA - Quiet in the woods
This was a rock oasis deep in the woods near Springfield, Mass. I had reached out to the folks at the Unitarian Universalist Society of...
Aug 22, 2023

Seattle, WA - Between attractions
Approximately 1.3 million people visit the Space Needle each year. That makes sense given its stature as a Seattle landmark. It's hard to...
Aug 21, 2023


Boston, MA - In the heart of Beantown
The labyrinth at the Armenian Heritage Park in Boston was dedicated back in 2012 but somehow I just learned about it recently. I'm in...
Jul 20, 2023


Nashua, NH - Brick by brick
The Reflection Garden and Labyrinth is tucked away just south of downtown Nashua. Even though the Rotary Common park it's in borders a...
Jul 19, 2023
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