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Post by trubble on Jun 9, 2012 10:50:44 GMT
Don't you love it when a bit of creativity turns into folklore and becomes public property -- like Banksy's pieces, for example, or santa, or crop circles. Here's another: The Fairy Doors of Ann Arbour, Michigan. A series of small ''fairy'' doors that suddenly appeared over a couple of years in Ann Arbour, and now, apparently, are here to stay, spreading to other towns and spawning festivals... The fairy doors have taken on a cult following in Ann Arbor and surrounding small towns such as Dexter where the first rural fairy door and its portal can be found. The local children leave gifts in the hopes that real fairies will receive them. Some presents left at the doors include pennies and nickels, drawings, tiny packages, candies, and shiny rocks. Some of the doors, like the one found in Sweetwaters, have guestbooks nearby for visitors to write reflections, stories, draw fairies, and ask questions. Sometimes a "fairy" will answer the questions in the journals. The Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce and some of the businesses with fairy doors hand out maps and sell copies of Jonathan B. Wright's Who's Behind the Fairy Doors? and posters with pictures of each door and its location. Many articles, including local and national, have been published regarding the doors. The Michigan Daily, the University of Michigan's student newspaper published an article titled "Are Real Life Fairies A2's Busiest Carpenters?" ... The general attitude toward the fairy doors is that of mysticism and childlike adoration.wiki2.bp.blogspot.com/_6yXXRrz_giE/SR16mYyxOTI/AAAAAAAADKA/-4oaU_aGKAI/s400/Ann+Arbor+011.JPG[/img]
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Post by Hunny on Jun 9, 2012 11:56:07 GMT
Oh that's cool! I want one.
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Post by trubble on Jun 9, 2012 14:13:26 GMT
Build one! ;D
Ahem, I mean ....ask the fairies to move in....
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