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The City of West Palm Beach arranged for local artists to paint 25 picnic tables with an Aesop's Fables theme

Want to create a great attraction for your park this summer with picnic tables?

One city came up with an idea to liven up their surroundings by using wooden picnic tables as canvases for local artists to display their talents.

What a fantastic (and simple) strategy to bring people to a park or promotion!

And what a clever way to generate revenue for your park (The city will auction off these tables at the end of the summer).

These artistic picnic tables are part of the

Picnic tables at the Grand Canyo

Fine dining and picnic tables? Not the first image that comes to mind.

But think about a time when you enjoyed a meal in a nice restaurant where the ambiance was outstanding.  Beautiful wallpaper. Interesting chandeliers. Striking tile floor.

Sort of makes the food taste better, doesn't it?

It certainly makes the overall dining experience more enjoyable.

But the reality is, you don't' need to spend $300 to enjoy a meal with great ambiance.

Not when Mother Nature is the Maître d'.

Because if you take the time to look, just about every great view has a picnic table somewhere in the vicinity.

Take this picnic table overlooking the

 

 

Graffiti artist looking for a "canvas." Unfortunately at times they chose a picnic table in a park. But now there are products that deter these vandals from defacing public site furnishings

If you have a situation where site furnishings are the frequent target of vandals, you should consider the benefits of an expanded metal picnic table or park bench.

Why? Kids will be kids and every year there is a new flock of misguided youngsters who engage in destructive behavior that can have a harmful effect on an entire community.

This is what administrators at Brookline

Family at a picnic tabl

When was the last time you sat at a picnic table and enjoyed a picnic? Not one of those lazy picnics where you eat out of a lunch sack standing outdoors—I mean a true picnic.

For planning a picnic in the classic style, fill a wicker picnic basket with delicacies and head to a remote spot or local park. Watch the sun rise or set, catch a fireworks show, listen to the waves of the ocean, or just enjoy the beauty of nature around you.

If it's been years since your last true picnic, what are you waiting for? Picnics are rejuvenating outdoor dining experiences that provide similar feelings as a hike or camping trip, while just minutes from your home. For some helpful picnic tips, turn to the experts at

Picnic basket office building in Ohio

When is a picnic basket too big for a standard picnic table? When it's the size of an office building.

On a 25-acre piece of land in Newark, Ohio, there's one particular picnic basket that actually functions as an office building. Or rather, it used to.

The 180,000 square foot picnic basket-shaped building was once home to