Cherry Trees on Belle Isle - Detroit, MI
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scrapcat
N 42° 20.057 W 082° 59.940
17T E 335313 N 4688827
Located on the beautiful gem in the Detroit River called Belle Isle, these 100 Japanese cherry trees, a sister-city gift to Detroit from Japan, frame the impressive Scott fountain and lagoon.
Waymark Code: WME5YA
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2012
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Located on Fountain Way, the Scott Memorial Fountain is a large white marble masterpiece from Detroit's Golden Era. Since 1994, the fountain and Fountain Way have been lined with beautiful Japanese cherry trees, a gift from Japan.
A plaque, seated in a large rock, sits to the south of the fountain and to the west of Albert Kahn's Belle Isle Casino. The plaque reads:
"These 100 Japanese Cherry Trees
planted around the Scott Lagoon
have been donated to the people of Detroit
as a token of our friendship and goodwill jointly by
the Japan Business Society of Detroit, and
the citizens of Toyota, Japan
A sister city of Detroit, Michigan on
April 19, 1994."
In full bloom, the Japanese Cherry Trees can be seen from the parks across the waters in Windsor, Ontario Canada.
Twin Cities / Sister Cities:
Toyota, Japan and Detroit, MI
Address:
Fountain Way
Belle Isle
Detroit, MI
Text:
These 100 Japanese Cherry Trees
planted around the Scott Lagoon
have been donated to the people of Detroit
as a token of our friendship and goodwill jointly by
the Japan Business Society of Detroit, and
the citizens of Toyota, Japan
A sister city of Detroit, Michigan on
April 19, 1994.
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