"Carousel of Happiness" Project - Nederland, Colorado
Scott Harrison, with help from many, has been restoring the Looff carousel frame, gears, machine parts. He is also replacing the sweeps with new wood and building new floor sections with 115 year old Southern Yellow Pine.
Scott has also carved all new animals of his own design,
not trying to copy the carvings of the old masters.
In
early 2006 the "Carousel of
Happiness" was given a building site in the middle of town and fundraising for a building
started soon after. The carousel will be housed
in a 12-sided polygon pavilion, closed in for year-round
operation. There will even be a gift
shop, event space and rest rooms.
