Discovery Park at the Olive G Pettis Library

Two people are installing a railing post for the stairs

The gravity slide is being installed on the hill. Trees are all around it.

The gravity slide is installed with a landing zone at the bottom

The patio is shaded with a swinging bench in the background and retaining wall on the left.

The Park Entrance sign with red, yellow, and orange ballons.

Two women holding a plaque that was presented at the park.

a completely installed gazebo on a wooden deck. there is a bench under the gazebo

An angled view of the patio, entrance stairs, and bench swing

Click on image to see the Discovery Park Grand Opening Dedication

Click on the harp image to open a video of pebbles making natural music

to watch the building of our labyrinth from start to finish click on the photo

A frog is sitting on a rock in the park.

Magnifyng station for viewing the leaves, plants, and bugs in the area

Two men installing a railing on a stone wall

The memorial pavers have been installed to create a patio. The stair entrance to the park is behind

The new patio is in front of the retaining wall and the green hill and gazebo are behind it.

Two pallets of pavers are on a gravel surface waiting to be placed in the patio area

A close up look at the grey pavers to be installed in the patio

A gravel bed has been laid down that the new pavers will be installed on. Photo 2 of 2

A gravel bed has been laid down that the new pavers will be installed on. Photo 1 of 2

The pavers are being installed in the patio

Hill with retaining wall being built. There is a gazebo at the top and fall trees behind it.

Arbor Swing with woman sitting and smiling

slide entrance is in the foreground, gazebo on lower level is in background. Trees and buildings too

Sign for Roscoe the Rock Snake; add a painted rock and watch him grow. Stone snake on ground

groundbreaking group photo of volunteers and board members

Board of Trustees Chair with honorary shovel to start the project

Site of new stairs to the park and our fund raising banner before any donations have been received.

Bonnie and Kim showing our fundraising goal has been met.

Three volunteers standing in front of an unfinished gazebo

Three volunteers working on the landscape around the gazebo site

Two volunteers working on landscaping and cleaning up weeds

A black SUV is parked with another car behind it

A native perennial pollinator garden has just been planted

Entrance to the park before construction

An abacus made out of tennis balls for the children to use.

Eversource Volunteers are lined up for a picture. A board member is taking the selfie

A sign saying thanks eversource volunteers

Retaining wall being built with a frontend loader and tractor. Retaining wall is only partial

The first pavers have been installed on the gravel bed to begin the patio

Large mushroom cap growing on the ground

A balance scale using buckets and a wooden lever is in the woods.

six volunteers sitting on a boulder relaxing. There is a green hill and trees behind them.

Bonnie Belden pulling on a tree root to remove a stump

Trisha working with a tractor to remove tree stumps

Entrance to the Park after entrance stairs were installed

stumps being removed from the park with a John Deere tractor

A gazebo being moved by a forklift up a grassy hill

A gazebo on a flatbed truck waiting to be unloaded

Gazebo being moved to gravel area by a for

Entrance Wall

Arbor Swing

Built by Sugar River Valley Regional Techincal Center. Installed by volunteers.

Arrival of the Gazebo - Thanks Lawson Crane & Rigging

Built by Students at Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center

Magnificent Volunteers

Park Entance

WE DID IT!

With your support, we officially meet our goal April 2024 of raising over $74,600 in matching funds for the Park!

We had asked for your help: you bought bricks, volunteered your time, and provided other donations.

It paid off! You played a major part in creating this vital community space.

Thank you for all your support to help this vision become a reality.

We had a site inspection at the Discovery Park on June 26th, 2024. Our trustees Bonnie and Trisha gave a representative from the NH State Parks a tour of the progress and shared lots of updates, including the recently installed gazebo.

We are making some great progress and want to thank the parks department for all their guidance and encouragement!

GROUNDBRAKING EVENT

October 25th, 2022.

Stump removal! Bonnie, Trisha & John!

Frog that lives in spring well.

Abucus

Used for doing math!

Balancing Scale

Pebble Harp -

Click on the harp image to the left to hear pebbles make natural music

Work by Shae Del Simino

Before

After

Our Pavers have been installed by Tremblay & Sons Property Service

Other things you will see at the Park . . .

First Site Inspection

A Big Thank You to Forest Smith & Carrol Concrete

To watch the building of our labyrinth from start to finish click on the photo above.

Click on the above photo to see the Discovery Park Grand Opening Dedication

Discovery Park

Natural Learn & Play Area

Grand Opening September 27, 2026

During Old Home Day

Install of Railings

Install of Embankment Slide

The Goshen Discovery Park project was first conceived of in 2019. The trustees were inspired to create a space for the community to enjoy the outdoors, learn, and explore together.

October 1,2022, the Discovery Park was finally underway!

In collaboration with the Goshen Selectboard, the library trustees have applied for and successfully been awarded a grant from the Land Water Conservation Funds. This is a 3 year grant in the amount of 74,600 dollars, we then had to raise matching funds. Your support via volunteerism and/or donations were invaluable to this project!