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Mid Coast Hospital Installs StoryWalk®

Mid Coast Hospital Installs StoryWalk^®

 Brunswick, ME – On Thursday, July 16 Mid Coast Hospital held a dedication ceremony for its newly installed StoryWalk^® and trail connector. The new trail connector provides improved access from the Mid Coast Hospital Healing Garden to the 3,300 feet of Nature Trails, which wind behind the hospital at 123 Medical Center Drive in Brunswick. The new permanent StoryWalk is located along the nature trail, depicting pages of the “Wild Animal Alphabet” book by popular Maine author and illustrator Dahlov Ipcar.

 This project was funded by a generous, anonymous donation in honor of former Mid Coast Hospital board member and distinguished community member, James E. Ward III.

 “A devoted family man, gifted professor at Bowdoin College, and an active community member, Jim Ward connected people wherever he went,” noted Lois Skillings, President and CEO of Mid Coast Health Services. “The StoryWalk reflects so much of what Jim was dedicated to — children, fitness, and literacy — so it is quite fitting that this project is dedicated to him.”

 Since its creation—a gift of the Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary—the Mid Coast Hospital Healing Garden has expanded to include the walking paths through the forested wetlands area between the hospital and the protected estuary and salt water marshes of Thompson's Brook. A unique way to promote literacy and physical activity, the Mid Coast Hospital StoryWalk and Nature Trails are open to the public. Employees, families, and local residents are encouraged to come and enjoy the installation, the trails, and the garden.