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Entering the small town of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, something sticks out prominently above the buildings; something you wouldn't expect to see shining above a desolate town. Upon looking up into what seems like thin air, one can see a large shimmering star hovering amongst the hills. This star is nearly 30 feet tall.

The Park Itself

Dedicated as a memorial to one of the past mayors, the actual park that the star is in lays at the top of a winding wooded road. Perched on top of the highest mountain overlooking the town, the park is surrounded by a large fence that wraps around the premises (because, of course, the long fall down if someone were to slip); it is because of this height that anyone going up to this park literally gets their breath taken away. The town lights, glittering nearly 200 feet below, make the whole view seem surreal.

Lent/Easter

During the 40 days leading up to Easter, other wise known as Lent, the star that watches the town disappears and is replaced by another image. A towering Christian cross is instead displayed over the town.

Access to the Park

Upon entering Honesdale from Route 6, take a right onto Main Street Continue until the first stoplight and take a left; then also the first left that you come to. You should be going up a steep incline now past a dozen or so houses. The fifth street on your left is the one you want to take. Even though it looks like it turns straight into nothing once reaching the forest, you will notice that the road continues to snake through the deep wilderness. After about a half of a mile, you found yourself at a dead end of a parking lot. This is the park, as you can vaguely see the dim light from the illuminated figure through the trees.

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-Entering the small town of Honesdale Pennsylvania, something sticks out prominently above the buildings; something you wouldn't expect to see shining above a desolate town.  Upon looking up into what seems like thin air, one can see a large shimmering star hovering amongst the other "real" ones.  And no, this is not an illusion.  Even though it seems so small from far away, upon getting close to this star, you will notice that it towers nearly 30 feet into the air.
+Entering the small town of [[Honesdale, Pennsylvania]], something sticks out prominently above the buildings; something you wouldn't expect to see shining above a desolate town. Upon looking up into what seems like thin air, one can see a large shimmering [[star]] hovering amongst the hills. This star is nearly 30 feet tall.
-<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:starpark.jpg]] -->
-''Size comparison, with 5'8" girl.''
 == The Park Itself ==
-Dedicated as a memorial to one of the past mayors, the actual park that the star is in lays at the top of a winding wooded road.  Perched on top of the highest mountain overlooking the town, the park is surrounded by a large fence that wraps around the premises (because, of course, the long fall down if someone were to slip); it is because of this height that anyone going up to this park literally gets their breath taken away.  The town lights, glittering nearly 200 feet below, make the whole view seem surreal.  Add in the giant illuminated star towering behind your back, and you have one good place to go to on a clear night (or just when you want somewhere to relax).
+Dedicated as a [[memorial]] to one of the past [[mayor|mayors]], the actual [[park]] that the star is in lays at the top of a winding wooded road. Perched on top of the highest mountain overlooking the town, the park is surrounded by a large [[fence]] that wraps around the premises (because, of course, the long fall down if someone were to slip); it is because of this height that anyone going up to this park literally gets their breath taken away. The town lights, glittering nearly 200 feet below, make the whole view seem surreal.
 == Lent/Easter ==
-During the 40 days leading up to Easter, other wise known as Lent, the star that watches the town disappears and is replaced by another image.  A towering Christian cross is instead displayed over the town.  Investigating how they dismantled the towering star and replaced it with an even taller cross in just 24 hours, I found out that the star and the cross are mounted together, but only one is lit at a time.
+During the 40 days leading up to [[Easter]], other wise known as [[Lent]], the star that watches the town disappears and is replaced by another image. A towering [[Christian]] [[cross]] is instead displayed over the town.
-It is rumored that they'll be putting a Christmas tree up around Christmas time, but that is only a rumor amongst some of the teenagers there.
-<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:crossatpark.jpg]] -->
-''Cross and the view of Honesdale, as seen from the park.''
 == Access to the Park ==
-Even though it seems like the glowing figures are so far away, it is not very hard to find yourself face-to-face with them.  Upon entering Honesdale from Route 6, take a right onto Main St.  Continue until the first stoplight and take a left; then also the first left that you come to.  You should be going up a steep incline now past a dozen or so houses.  The fifth street on your left is the one you want to take.  Even though it looks like it turns straight into nothing once reaching the forest, you will notice that the road continues to snake through the deep wilderness.  After about a half of a mile, you found yourself at a dead end of a parking lot.  This is the park, as you can vaguely see the dim light from the illuminated figure through the trees.
+Upon entering Honesdale from [[Route 6]], take a right onto Main Street Continue until the first stoplight and take a left; then also the first left that you come to. You should be going up a steep incline now past a dozen or so houses. The fifth street on your left is the one you want to take.  Even though it looks like it turns straight into nothing once reaching the forest, you will notice that the road continues to snake through the deep wilderness. After about a half of a mile, you found yourself at a dead end of a parking lot. This is the park, as you can vaguely see the dim light from the illuminated figure through the trees.
-All in all, it's not a very hard journey.  Knowledge of how to get to this park has become more and more popular and now the park is visited nightly by crowds of people.  Call it the view, the towering figures, or the rush of being up that high- whatever the case, the view from the park is one of a kind.
 [[Category:Parks in Pennsylvania]]