The Peace Gardens have been in North Dakota for as long as I can remember. We used to go there on weekends when I was a little kid since the Gardens were not far from my grandparents farm. The establishment of the Gardens was a joint effort by the U.S. and Canada. My father worked there when he was in the Civilian Conservation Corp in the thirties.
"The International Peace Garden is a non-profit organization operated by a twenty person board of directors. Ten of the directors are Canadians and ten are residents of the United States. Of the twenty board members, one is appointed by the governor of the North Dakota and one is appointed by the premier of Manitoba.
The state of North Dakota and the province of Manitoba provide part of the garden’s funding with some assistance from the U.S. and Canadian governments mostly for capital projects. The primary source of the garden’s operating funds is from admission fees, profits from the gift shop, food service and from donations."
"Dedication of the International Peace Garden took place on July 14, 1932, with some 50,000 persons present. The simple boundary marker – a cairn built of stones gathered from both sides – bears a plaque, reading:
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."
I'm not an Elizabeth Dole fan, but this piece of "pork" is something we should continue to allow, in my opinion. Promoting peace in times like this is a good thing. And frankly, I'm surprised that Bushco didn't tear up the Gardens and give them to some crony developer to build stick houses for profit . . .
http://www.peacegarden.com/
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