Walking Stick Park
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Walking sticks have been made in Sigulda for more than two hundred years.
The park was created in 2007 in the area encompassing Sigulda Castle in Latvia to commemorate the history of walking stick manufacture. Within the castle complex is a workshop in which walking sticks are made. Visitors can see the whole process of creating a walking stick and can make their own as a souvenir of their visit.
Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons
There is also a place called Walking Stick Woods in Chicago.
These are canes and very nice. I have a cane that my Dad made. I have a stick. Just a straight little stick for walking.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to have the confidence a stick provides. We use walking poles on rough terrain, for security,
DeleteAn interesting park!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely, isn' it?
DeleteI like the whimsy of the canes!
ReplyDeleteWhimsy is right!
DeleteI love the fun of that park.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to visit that park.
DeleteI'd like to also go to a big flower park. Take some macros.
DeleteLooks like sugar candy sticks to me.
ReplyDeleteThey do look like those.
DeleteThey look so bright and colourful. I have my mum's old walking stick, but it needs a new rubber "foot" and they don't come in that particular size. Thankfully, I don't yet need to use a stick.
ReplyDeleteI have a couple of old sticks from my parents - silver topped. I think they were for 'show' more than anything.
DeleteIt's nice to see something different in parks.
ReplyDeleteI bet children love going to that park.
DeleteWhat a lovely idea, to celebrate the not-so humble walking stick like that.
ReplyDeleteI have a tall narrow basket full of old walking sticks in my hallway. They don't get much use ... yet!
Walking sticks are an art form. There are some beauties with wonderful carved handles. I feel another blog coming on!
DeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteMy husband has always been rather partial to walking sticks and often takes one on a walk as they can be jolly useful if you come across a bramble/ stinging nettle, in your path.
Your husband has the right idea. Brambles are the very devil for tripping the unwary walker.
DeleteWhen my time comes, I rather think I would like a stick from Sigulda.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you could travel there and construct your own!
DeleteThat's sad, that we didn't visit this park when I made the tour around the Eastern countries, that looks so funny !
ReplyDeleteIt looks fun.
DeleteHow fun! Close to home we had a "Corn" park with standing 10 foot tall concrete ears of corn! I like oddities.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds fascinating.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful park this is. I just read another blog where she was talking about her new walking stick
ReplyDeleteWe can get very excited about walking sticks.
Deletewhen I read the title and saw the photos, before reading the post, I thought it might be a park for people who have to use walking sticks/canes to walk safely. I like the way those canes look. very interesting. yesterday boy refused to take the walker to get in the doctors office and held my hand and almost took us both down on the sidewalk. when we got inside there were 2 men with canes, a woman with a can and a woman with a walker.
ReplyDeleteWalkers do take up a lot of room, but they're a better bet than falling over!
DeleteIf I were in the vicinity, i might purchase a new one, but being a colonial, I would call it a cane. 🤓😎
ReplyDelete'Cane' seems to be a North American thing - we always call them walking sticks, incorrectly, as it turns out.
DeleteThe sticks look more like giant candy canes to me.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine them on a Christmas tree?
ReplyDeleteI'm using a walking stick, but nothing as fancy as these! xxx
ReplyDeleteThere's a whole world of sticks out there . . .
DeleteThat's very interesting. The walking sticks remind me of candy canes like someone else said too.
ReplyDeleteThey make me smile.
DeleteNow that's a different park ... I like it :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
So do I.
DeleteI would enjoy visiting the castle complex and workshop. Not your usual park either. Loving it.
ReplyDeleteThe workshop would be so interesting.
DeleteNice sticks! I've had to use a cane recently and agree it's nice for warding off eye level branches when you're walking. Also for pushing buttons for doors! And closing curtains. I've found a few off label uses.
ReplyDeleteYes, they're handier than most people realise . . .
DeleteWhen we go abroad I usually take a walking stick with me in case I need it. What a wonderful and unusual park in Latvia. The workshop would be so interesting to attend and see how they are made.
ReplyDeleteEven better to come away with one you've made yourself.
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