Photo Friday: Richland Carrousel Park in Mansfield, Ohio

I always seem to end up with more than enough images for more than a single post whenever I get a chance to photograph a beautiful, hand-carved carousel...or in the case of this beauty in Mansfield, Ohio, "c-a-r-r-o-u-s-e-l".

Do you know of any other great Midwest carousels worth visiting?

Check out my feature story about this great family- and budget-friendly attraction in downtown Mansfield, Ohio's Richland Carrousel Park, for information about planning your own visit there.

Learn more about carousels and carousel animal carving with Carousel Animal Carving: Patterns & Techniques by Bud Ellis and Rhonda Hoeckley or Flying Horses: The Golden Age of American Carousel Art, 1870-1930 by Peter J. Malia, and read more about the history of Mansfield with Mansfield (Then and Now) by Timothy Brian McKee and Mansfield in Vintage Postcards by Timothy Brian McKee.

Thanks to Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby for creating and coordinating Photo Friday to link travel photos and blog posts across the Web.

Comments

[Beth Henry]

This carousel is absolutely gorgeous! Great pictures! We had a lot of fun at the 1902 Parker Carousel in Abilene, KS. http://www.heritagecenterdk.com/parker_carousel.html

[Sonja]

Why do they spell it with two r's? Interesting. I love antique, hand-carved carousels - so gorgeous.

[Dominique King]

Beth--
That looks like a great carousel, too. I'm so glad to see so many of them still in use today.

Sonja--
I have no idea about the alternate spelling, the dictionary simply listed the two-r spelling as an alternate...although I've always seen it with just one "r" elsewhere.

[Adam Sommer]

Our hometown historic carousel, St. Louis Carousel, is in Faust Oark located in St. Louis....it was first used in 1929!

http://www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/ChildrensFun/StLouisCarouselatFaustPark