Serpent Stone, Photo by Markham Starr
Date: Mon April 15, 2024
Time: 9:00 am-12:00ish pm
Place: Gungywamp, Groton, CT
Contact Email:
education@lymelandtrust.org
!!! seems it only displays well the 2nd time? ugh.
Join us for a walk at Gungywamp in Groton CT to see ceremonial stonework left behind by the indigenous population that has inhabited New England for at least 12,000 years. Documentary photographer Markham Starr will lead the walk. Wear sturdy footwear and bring a walking stick for stability. Bring your own bottle of water or beverage.
Registration required. Email education@lymelandtrust.org
Park at 231 Gungywamp road, Groton, Ct at the abandoned Navy church Shepard of the Sea parking lot. Park in the lot right on the road – not the one down off the road. Note – it may also have signs that say Love Station Foundation – just look for the abandoned church.
Native Americans built several distinct types of structures in our area, ranging from cairns to stone serpent effigies, and these spiritual offerings remain standing in now long abandoned woods. While Native American stonework is widely recognized out west and to the south, New England’s stonework remains obscure, having blended back into the woods. We will walk about two miles.
Markham Starr is a documentary photographer concerned with the disappearing working cultures of New England. He is the author of a dozen books, providing glimpses into the lives of people such as commercial fishermen, farmers, and cannery workers, and has written about other subjects such as historic barns in Connecticut. His work has appeared in national magazines and is part of the permanent collection at the Library of Congress and other museums throughout New England.
Join us for a walk at Gungywamp in Groton CT to see ceremonial stonework left behind by the indigenous population that has inhabited New England for at least 12,000 years. Documentary photographer Markham Starr will lead the walk. Wear sturdy footwear and bring a walking stick for stability. Bring your own bottle of water or beverage.
Registration required. Email education@lymelandtrust.org
Park at 231 Gungywamp road, Groton, Ct at the abandoned Navy church Shepard of the Sea parking lot. Park in the lot right on the road – not the one down off the road. Note – it may also have signs that say Love Station Foundation – just look for the abandoned church.
Native Americans built several distinct types of structures in our area, ranging from cairns to stone serpent effigies, and these spiritual offerings remain standing in now long abandoned woods. While Native American stonework is widely recognized out west and to the south, New England’s stonework remains obscure, having blended back into the woods. We will walk about two miles.
Markham Starr is a documentary photographer concerned with the disappearing working cultures of New England. He is the author of a dozen books, providing glimpses into the lives of people such as commercial fishermen, farmers, and cannery workers, and has written about other subjects such as historic barns in Connecticut. His work has appeared in national magazines and is part of the permanent collection at the Library of Congress and other museums throughout New England.
