I suspected that my blog — and subsequent article in last week’s Webster Herald — about Willow Point Park would strike a chord with a lot of my readers. After all, Webster’s very own little amusement park was very popular during its 30-year life, and well loved by both adults and children. Indeed, I’ve received some fun and touching emails, a few of which I’d like to share with you.
Sharon F. wrote,
My Dad worked at Haloid’s (which was later named Xerox) and he would take our family to Willow Point Park every summer for his Haloid work picnic. Seeing your article on the park this morning brought a flood of memories back.
Jackson T. wrote,
I worked there for one summer during my first year at the UR and managed the golf driving range, a notable and very popular feature that you did not mention. This was a very busy part of the park, and it even provided the visual excitement of watching golf balls being picked up from that huge, sloping lawn while people were still hitting other ones in that vicinity.
My favorite memory, though, came from Jean Palermo, who wrote:
Amazing that this article came out today as my husband (Samme) and I celebrate 58 years of meeting at Willow Point Park on April 16, 1967. We’ve been married for 55 years.
Jean sent me this photo that she and her husband took at a Willow Point photo booth in 1967.
If you’d like to explore a little deeper into Willow Point, you might be interested in this short movie, created by Frank Laloggia, a local filmmaker better known for his 1988 film, Lady in White. Apparently it was one of the first films he made, and it’s very much a tribute to the old park.
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(posted 4/29/2025)
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Your essays stir memories and touch hearts. What a GIFT! Thank you, Missy, for sharing your stories, insights, and considerable creativity with us; we are incredibly fortunate to benefit from your talent. Your work becomes like a mirror, enabling us to see our history, ourselves and our remarkable and understated little community.
You are so kind to say such things. It warms my heart to know that my words have a positive effect on our community. Thank you my friend.