Haliburton Sculpture Forest Dedicates New Bill Lishman Sculpture
Ξ October 15th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Haliburton, Haliburton Highlands, Maple Lake Ontario, Ontario, Photography, Trails, art/crafts, cottage country, events, family, nature, personal |
“Kennisis” by Bill Lishman
You may have come across me mentioning the many places that I wanted to visit while staying at Maple Lake in summer, 2008. Because Maple Lake is in the heart of the Haliburton Highlands but only a few hours from two of Canada’s most important cities, Toronto and Ottawa (Canada’s capital), it affords great opportunity for day trips. Despite my best intentions, this summer past it rained so much that outdoor activities had a very small window for one to take advantage of.
The Haliburton Forest was high on my “to visit” list because I love public art and nature and can’t think of a more clever nor inviting way to enjoy it than to combine it.
Because I’m lucky enough and because now we’ve got year-round access to Internet so I can work when I need to, I’ll be at Maple Lake next summer and I cannot imagine that next year will outdo this year’s 70-year record rainfall so I’m feeling quite certain that I will get my visit to the Haliburton Forest and enjoy every minute of it. 
To add to my anticipation I’ve just now heard that there will be a dedication of a new sculpture on
October 25th, at 2.00 pm. The artist, Bill Lishman, is a world-renown artist who has worked on a diverse spectrum of projects in varied media.
Here’s a little bit about him:
“His works over the past three decades include two award winning films and numerous works of public art, which include an 86-foot high central theme Sculpture for Expo ’86 in Vancouver and a 2700 square foot 21st century earth integrated dome home. He and seven pieces of his sculpture star in the acclaimed 3D IMAX film the “Last Buffalo.”
Bill was one of the pioneers of ultralight flight in Canada and in 1988 became the first human to lead birds in formation. In 1993 he led the first experimental migration of geese from Ontario to Virginia, which was documented by ABC’s 20/20. ”
Things to know before you go:
The Haliburton Sculpture Forest, in Glebe Park near the village of Haliburton in the Haliburton Highlands of Ontario, Canada, is a unique outdoor collection of sculptures by Canadian and international artists. The trails in the Sculpture Forest-for walking and bike riding in spring, summer and fall and skiing in the winter-provide changing perspectives of the forest and the sculptures in each of the seasons. There is no charge for admission in spring, summer or fall but donations are accepted. A Sculpture Forest map and more information about the sculptures, the artists, and new additions to the Sculpture Forest is available at www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca.
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