Sacred Places
Smith Island, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
A bench beside the fire circle, where some children see their first campfire.
WHERE
Tylerton, MD
SETTING
Neighborhood
PARTNER INSTITUTION
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Visit
Where it is
21149 Marshall Street, Smith Island, Tylerton, MD
What happens here
Smith Island is one of CBF's island education centres, hosting educational programs for school-age children that blend island culture and ecology to showcase a traditional watermen's society.
HOW IT CAME TO BE
First campfire.
01
The Need
Children coming to the island for CBF's programs are often encountering island culture, ecology, and in some cases a campfire for the first time.
02
The Vision
The bench was placed adjacent to the fire circle rather than apart from it, so the Sacred Place sits at the point where that first encounter happens.
03
The Transformation
From the bench, views unfold of both the island and the Bay.
WHO TENDS IT
Paul Willey
Firesoul, Smith Island, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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