on location: midwest ❖ alyssa cherwak
Floral flags mirror the spirit of friendship between the U.S. and Canada.
International
Peace Garden
Straddling the american-canadian border, this group-friendly attraction fits well into a two-nation vacation n the Turtle Mountains of North Dakota and Manitoba lies the International Peace Garden, a unique attraction dedicated to the peace and friendship between two countries. Embodying beauty and serenity, the botanical garden spans over 2,300 acres and draws thousands of tourists every year. Constructed and dedicated in 1932, the International Peace Garden is a representation of unity and peace between the United States and Canada. A monument, constructed from native stone,
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was placed on the American-Canadian border as a symbol of this friendship with an engraving that reads, “To God in His Glory…We two nations dedicate this garden and pledge ourselves that as long as men shall live we will not take up arms against one another.” Half of the garden is in North Dakota, half in Manitoba. The cascade panel, a narrow channel of water, flows through the center, dividing the garden in two. Each side can be identified by a floral display of its country’s flag. The
American and Canadian flags are the only two floral displays in the garden that remain the same every year. One of the garden’s more popular attractions is the floral clock. In 1966, a duplicate of the Bulova Floral Clock in Berne, Switzerland was received from the Bulova Watch Co. In 2005, it was replaced with a clock from St. Louis. Each spring a new flower arrangement is planted around the 18-foot-wide clock; sometimes up to 5,000 plants are displayed. LeisureGroupTravel.com