This photo was taken earlier this week at the AMVETS Carillon on Disposal Road in North Arlington.
The carillon, which celebrated its second anniversary last month, chimes four times an hour on the quarter hour.
Earlier Meadowlands Blog posts featuring the Carillon are here.
Background on Veterans Day is here.
Let freedom ring.
AMVETS Carillon, North Arlington, earlier this week.
If you've ever walked to the beginning of the Saw Mill Creek Trail in North Arlington or gone birding along Disposal Road, you're probably familiar with the AMVETS Memorial Carillon.
Friday, Oct. 17, is the carillon's first anniversary, and the local AMVETS group is having a commemoration at the site at 11 a.m., followed by coffee at the Meadowlands Environment Center just down the road in Lyndhurst. The public is invited.
The carillon chimes on the quarter hour, with a lengthier anthem on the hour. Then first time you walk by when it chimes, it catches you by surprise but the pealing appealing once you get accustomed to it.
There are several AMVETS carillons nationwide, including one at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Va. For more information on the AMVETS Carillon program, click here.
