Foto Friday – Christmas Railway Garden Meijer Gardens 2010

Foto Friday – Christmas Railway Garden  Meijer Gardens 2010

Did you ever have the thrill of constructing a train set with a model village

to run your track through?  I have visited a few but never had the fun of

constructing my own.  Elves have made an awesome model railway village

in the Meijer Garden Conservatory that runs past quite a few West Michigan

landmark buildings.   The model train runs through the Victorian

Conservatory and the “Special Exhibit” Rooms.  The model Railway Garden

village is constructed of only natural materials.  It is decked out in African

Violets, orchids from the Gardens large collection, numerous ground covers,

small fir trees, tree bark, rocks and moss to give a green and magical feel

to the model railway village.

See if you can recognize the buildings before you scroll down to read

the description.

FountainStChurch

This is the iconic Fountain Street Church famous for liberal speakers and

bringing the outside world to West Michigan since 1924.

Ada  covered bridge

The Covered Wooden Bridge in Ada Michigan is represented here.

Fulton_St _power_plant

This odd looking building is the Steam Power Plant on Fulton Street in

downtown Grand Rapids.  This still functions, supplying steam power to many

downtown buildings.

BigRedLighthouseHolland

The Big Red Lighthouse in Holland Michigan.

GothicChurch

Gothic style Church – my guess is Immanuel Lutheran on Michigan Avenue hill?

[There are over 1200 churches in Grand Rapids, so help me out if you know]

FallasburgCoveredBridge

The Fallasburg Covered Bridge over the Flat River in Lowell Michigan.

GrandRapidsHome

An arts & Crafts Style Grand Rapids Michigan home, typical of many homes

built here in Grand Rapids in the early 20th century.

We hope you enjoyed the brief tour through the Christmas Railway Garden

Village at Meijer Gardens this year.  It will be on display until Jan. 9th, 2011.

In addition, horse drawn carriage rides, carolers, 40 theme Christmas trees,

and other holiday specials will be happening till the end of this year.

There will also be extended holiday hours on December 21, 22, 23,

27, 28, 29 and 30. The entire facility will be open until 9 pm.

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2 thoughts on “Foto Friday – Christmas Railway Garden Meijer Gardens 2010

  1. The Church in question is St. James Roman Catholic Church on Bridge Street, NW. I was an altar boy there and am now a Carmelite Friar and Priest serving at St. Agnes Parish in Phoenix AZ. Thanks, I enjoyed your photos.

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