The Webster Public Library has posted a new video in their “Let’s Explore Webster!” series. This one highlights the Hickory Bark Trail, which I consider one of Webster’s best-kept secrets.
The trail is located in a 10-acre stand of woods across the parking lot from the front door of the library on Van Ingen Drive. It’s a beautiful, albeit short walk (only 400 feet), along a boardwalk ending in a spacious deck with plenty of benches.
I could tell you more about the trail, but I’ll let Laureen and Doreen from the Public Library do that:
This is a great video. But unfortunately, it was created before the fairies moved in, so Doreen and Laureen didn’t happen to mention them.
That’s right, FAIRIES.
When you’re walking along the boardwalk, make sure to keep your eyes peeled, because four fairies and a gnome have taken up residence. Look closely and you might see their little homes tucked at the base of several trees along the walk.
But make sure to stay on the boardwalk, because there’s lots of poison ivy around, too.
And if your young kids really like to look for and help out the fairies, show them the library’s Digital Escape Rooms. The easiest one, designed for preschoolers, leads them through several easy puzzles to help the fairies (who all live along the Hickory Bark Trail) get out of their houses. The other two escape rooms are for tweens, teens and adults.
By the way, if you’d like to learn more about how the Hickory Bark Trail came to be, check out this link to this column I wrote about it for the Democrat and Chronicle, which tells about how Harold Krieger saw it to completion in honor of his wife.
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There’s so much more going on at the library right now, too, including several online, Zoom-based programs for adults (click on the flyer on the left for a sneak peek). And don’t forget, the library is actually open for business; stop by and check out your next summer read.
The Webster Public Library is located at the back side of Webster Plaza, 980 Ridge Rd. They’re open Monday and Wednesday 9 to 5, Tuesday and Thursday 11 to 7, and Friday 9 to 1.
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webster on the web 
Thank you!!!
Laureen
On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 7:30 AM webster on the web wrote:
> websterontheweb posted: “The Webster Public Library has posted a new video > in their “Let’s Explore Webster!” series. This one highlights the Hickory > Bark Trail, which I consider one of Webster’s best-kept secrets. The trail > is located in a 10-acre stand of woods across the park” >