Reverence (Whales Tails)

"Reverence" was created by sculptor John Sardonis in 1989. He carved the sculptures from 36 tons of African black granite. Each sculpture was fit together from two separate pieces - the vertical tail and the horizontal fluke. While whales aren't a common sighting in Vermont, remains of what was probably a Beluga were unearthed in 1849 - probably a remnant of the Ice Age when this region was covered by the Champlain Sea. (Submitted by Shirley Beauchemin Thurston)