MARION — Those who are members of the Sippican Historical Society will have the opportunity to participate in a few events during August.

Learn more about the history of Marion Village with a guided walking tour hosted by society President, Will Tifft, and volunteer C.C. Dyer on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 10 am. The rain date will be on Sunday, Aug. 23. This tour is for members only, and will be limited to 15 people. Contact the society’s office at info@sippicanhistoricalsociety.org to reserve a spot.

The Untermyer Gardens sit perched above the Hudson River on 43 acres in Yonkers, New York. It was built in 1917 by Samuel Untermyer, a lawyer, reformer, and human rights advocate, who desired that it be the “finest garden in the world.” The garden was famous in its heyday, and in the 1920s was called the most spectacular garden in America. Thirty thousand people visited it on one day in 1939. Among the garden’s most notable features are: the finest Persian garden in the Western Hemisphere with four crisscrossing canals that symbolize the four rivers of paradise; the Vista, a breathtaking staircase leading to an overlook with two ancient Roman columns; and the Temple of Love, a stunning, rocky temple atop dramatic cascading waterfalls.

Stephen Byrns, Founder and President of the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy in Yonkers, NY will discuss the history of the garden in a Zoom presention on Aug. 20 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Learn about the garden’s design, the history of Samuel and Minnie Untermyer, and the story of the garden’s glory, ruin, and rebirth. 

Members will receive the Zoom link in an email on Thursday morning, Aug. 20.