This weekend is the Rose Weekend Festival.  Rose Weekend is the crowing event for Elizabeth Park when the Rose Garden is in full bloom.  The Rose Garden features over 15,000 rose bushes and nearly 500 rose beds and arches which cover over two and one half acres.  Words cannot describe the Rose Garden in full bloom although "amazing" and "heavenly" come to mind.

There will be activities under a tent including arts & crafts.  Horticultural Societies and Community Organizations will be present.  And music will fill the air from 11am to 4pm on the Rose Garden Lawn.  If you get there early, there will be a Poetry Reading by the Friends & Enemies of Wallace Stevens at 1pm at the Pond House Hall.  (Dogs are not allowed in the Pond House.)  For more information on activities throughout the weekend, click here.

To learn more about the history of Elizabeth Park as well as specifics on the wide varieties of roses in the park, click here.

The Wethersfield Dog Park will be having their annual fundraiser from 10am until 3pm.  If you'd like to have some fun with your dog prior to our Canine Adventure, consider attending the event before our adventure.  It will be very convenient since the event is held in Mill Woods Park where our adventure will start.  Click here to get more information on the Wethersfield Dog Park event which includes a dog swim and vendor booths.  (Stop by our booth to say hi!)

 

Our time will begin at Starbucks in Newington where we will enjoy a latte on the patio with the dogs in a down/stay at our feet and not begging. Once done, we will walk West on Cedar Street along the sidewalk with the dogs in heel position to the light across from the Lucy Robbins Welles Library. We will cross the street toward the library and walk through the library parking lot to enter Mill Pond Park. We will walk toward the children''s playground insuring that the dogs properly greet anyone who approaches. We will stay on the path around Mill Pond where the dogs will need to leave all the small animals and birds at peace. After circling the Pond, we will exit the park where we entered back on Garfield Street. When we get to the light, we will cross Main Street and turn right with the dogs in heel. We will cross Cedar Street and return to Starbucks.

The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk offers an outstanding collection of over 60 of the most coveted national specialty retailers and restaurants in the South Windsor and surrounding market. Providing a pedestrian friendly environment, The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk resembles a traditional New England village. Vehicular access allows convenient parking in front of your favorite store. Whether dining, shopping, or simply strolling down the main street, The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk is sure to please.

There are 31 stores at The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk that allow dogs.  Some stores allow all dogs that are leashed.  Others allow only small dogs if they are carried.  In order to insure everyone can join in, we will just focus on the stores that allow all leashed dogs.  Click here for a current list of the stores.

The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk has the following Canine Code of Conduct:  Customers may bring their leashed, well-behaved dogs to the common areas of The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk.  In addition, merchants that permit dogs will have a sticker on their door or window to indicate that customers may bring their dogs into their store.  Some merchants allow only small dogs if carried.  As always, seeing eye dogs are always welcome in all stores within the Center.

The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk require all owners and dogs to abide by the following rules:
• All dogs must be leashed OR contained inside carriers at all times.  Leashes must be no longer than 6' including retractable leashes.
• Dogs must be under their owner's control at all times.  Onwers, by law, are responsible for the behavior of their dogs and for cleaning up after their dogs.
• At no time is an owner permitted to leave his or her dog unattended.  This includes, but is not limited to, tethering dogs to Center amenities while shopping.
• If at any time, the Management of The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk determines that the behavior of a dog is causing disturbance to others, the owner will be asked to remove his or her dog from the premises.