A view few trees of the Wind Phone overlooking the Connecticut River bay
 

The Wind Phone invites you to express your thoughts and feelings to loved ones who have passed. Your words will be carried on the wind.

An old fashioned wooden phone with handset is set against wooden latticework, behind which you can see a woodland forest floor and the bases of tree trunks.
 

The Wind Phone invites you to express your thoughts and feelings to loved ones who have passed. Your words will be carried on the wind.

Nestled along the riverbank in a hemlock grove, the Wind Phone invites you to pause, reflect, and remember those who have passed away by engaging in a symbolic, one-way conversation with deceased loved ones.  The act of speaking “into the wind” invites private reflection, remembrance, and contemplation of life and loss as a meaningful way to engage with grief.

The Wind Phone is outdoor exhibition located on the Blood Brook Trail.

In memory of Stephen R. Marion, who explored these woods and countless others.

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