The Dog Chapel - St Johnsbury, VT
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N 44° 26.125 W 071° 58.908
19T E 262689 N 4924560
The original owners of Dog Chapel have died, but their passion has been carried on by local folks. Located at 143 Parks Rd, St Johnsbury, VT
Waymark Code: WM1659W
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2022
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Stephen Huneck was lucky. He may not have felt that way when he "died" from Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome in 1998, but he did not stay dead. Upon recovery, he vowed to have a chapel built -- one where any creature could come and feel welcome. It was no surprise that he chose dogs as his design theme, since Huneck was already a successful artist and illustrator of playful dog prints and dog rugs and dog books.
Opened in 1999, the Dog Chapel sits on a flower-speckled hillside -- Dog Mountain -- next to a large gift shop/gallery where one can purchase Stephen Huneck prints ($85 and up) and rugs ($150 and up) and furniture ($750 and up) and copies of his The Dog Chapel book ($24.95).
Its stained glass windows -- variations of Huneck prints of dogs mooching ice cream and other cute antics -- are its decorative highlight. But the public can participate as well; the walls of the Chapel's foyer are covered with photos of dead pets, thumbtacked in place along with messages from mourning owners written on index cards. Most are warm remembrances, with the occasional terse declaration ("She had kidney stones.").
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