Download or read book Friendship Botanic Gardens written by Barbara Stodola with Friendship Botanic Gardens and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friendship Botanic Gardens is a 105-acre nature preserve at the eastern edge of Michigan City, Indiana. Its intriguing history dates back 80 years to the time it was founded as international Friendship Gardens and Music Festivals. Stodola reconstitutes the gardens' history, and shows how their mission is to provide a space to enjoy nature's splendor in the spirit of tranquility and friendship. Though many documents have been lost to fire and floods, Stodola interviewed dozens of people who shares their memories and historical photographs. -- adapted from back cover and foreword.