Palmerston`s Whites Junction Trail
White's Junction Trail currently runs from the Black Locomotive on Main Street in Palmerston North to Side Road 5 approximately 6 kilometers. The actual trail starts up on Inkerman Street - a few streets to the north!
This trail is the home of many interesting plants and wildlife, such as, woodpeckers, blue jays, opossums, herons, deer, hawks, and turtles, prairie grass, flowering spurge, trout lilies, butterfly milkweed, wild bergamot and thimbleweed.
An historical sketch of an ancient Israelite Prophet: Daniel
Timeframe:
Daniel was born about 620 B.C.E. We know he survived the conquest of Babylon by the Persian King Cyrus in 538 B.C.
Family:
All we know is that Daniel was "of the royal family and of the nobility", as was the rest of the youths that were kidnapped and taken to Babylon.
Mission:
Daniel, together with Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah ( Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego), was exiled to Babylon and trained to be a chamberlain in the royal court. After successfully interpreting King Nebuchadnezzar's dream, he was appointed to a high government position. During the reign of King Belshazzar, Daniel deciphered writing that mysteriously appeared, predicting Babylon's downfall. He was thrown into a lion's den during King Darius’ reign for praying; miraculously, he wasn’t harmed.