点评:The first and only other time I visited this park was almost 10 years ago, back in July 2014. I even wrote a Tripadvisor review. Back then, I visited the Overlook, Gracehoper Sculpture, and Great Lawn areas. Even though it was very close in proximity, I somehow missed the Tetra sculpture. Another interesting piece of art that I missed back then was the Flock of Finns, colorful 28-piece metal bird sculptures. In May 2014, it was temporarily moved to Oberlin, Ohio for professional conservation due to rust and weather damage.
On this trip, my wife and I drove and parked at the Lincoln Memorial lot. It was mostly empty, except for the random woman who decided it was the perfect place to wash her SUV. We walked down to the water to check out the waterfront and the many bridges. Then, we followed the pathway to the Lincoln Memorial, which features an 8-foot statue of our nation's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, seated on a rock overlooking the Ohio River. It was dedicated in 2009 as part of the bicentennial celebration of Lincoln's birth. Sadly, Lincoln's bronze top hat was stolen from the statue in early December 2023. It was replaced in June 2024 with a $17,000 replica hat, alongside new security cameras focused on the statue.
Other things to do at this FREE, public, Waterfront Park on a future trip include taking a ride on the Belle of Louisville, walking across the Big Four Bridge at night to see the rainbow display of multi-color LED lights, or catching a concert at 91.9 WFPK's Waterfront Wednesdays on the Big Four Lawn.
翻译:我第一次也是唯一一次来这个公园,还是将近十年前,也就是2014年7月。当时我还写了篇TripAdvisor评论。那时,我去了观景台、格雷斯霍珀雕塑和大草坪。虽然离这里很近,但我竟然错过了四重奏雕塑。当时错过的另一件有趣的艺术品是芬兰鸟群,这是一组由28个色彩斑斓的金属鸟雕塑组成。2014年5月,由于生锈和风化损坏,它被暂时移至俄亥俄州奥伯林进行专业修复。
这次,我和妻子开车来到林肯纪念堂停车场。停车场几乎空无一人,只有一个陌生女人觉得这里是洗SUV的绝佳地点。我们走到河边,欣赏了河滨风光和众多桥梁。然后,我们沿着小路来到林肯纪念堂,那里矗立着美国第16任总统亚伯拉罕·林肯的雕像,他坐在俯瞰俄亥俄河的岩石上,高达8英尺。这座雕像于2009年落成,是为纪念林肯诞辰200周年而建。可惜的是,林肯的铜制礼帽于2023年12月初被盗。2024年6月,一顶价值17,000美元的复制品被替换,同时雕像周围也安装了新的监控摄像头。
如果您下次来这座免费的公共滨水公园游玩,还可以体验其他活动,例如乘坐“路易斯维尔美女号”游船,晚上漫步穿过大四桥欣赏五彩缤纷的LED灯光秀,或者在大四草坪上欣赏91.9 WFPK电台每周三举办的“滨水星期三”音乐会。