Tucked away in Conestee Nature Preserve, a simple rotary phone waits in the Rock Garden. It isn’t connected to anything, yet it carries the weight of countless conversations.
Known as a Wind Phone, the unconnected telephone offers a quiet, reflective space for visitors to share unspoken words with loved ones who have died, are missing, or otherwise out of reach. Adriana Brooks created the Wind Phone in honor of her daughter, Adele, describing Conestee as a place of healing.
“I’ve had a few losses over the last few years, and my grief process always includes time at Conestee,” she said. “I came across the Wind Phone idea and thought about just how beautiful of an addition it would be to an already healing place.”
You can find the Wind Phone a short walk from entrance D off Fork Shoals Road.
“I hope it’s a place for others to find comfort and hope.”
