Marylake, a Carmelite monastery located in rural central Arkansas, has always fascinated me. My grandmother lived outside of Little Rock near a small community called Landmark and the drive to her house took us past the monastery. It’s a beautiful building set in equally beautiful surroundings. As a child, I always knew we were “almost there” when the monastery came into view. My mother would tell me stories about visits there as a little girl with her father. Her sister’s senior prom was held there in the mid 30s. Originally built in 1926 by Masons, it didn’t become a monastery until 1952.
My aunt still lives in that area and every time I go to see her I comment that I should have brought a camera so I could stop and take some pictures on my way home. This past Monday I finally remembered.
The monastery has a blog called Monastery of Marylake. Check it out if you’d like to see more pictures or learn more about their community. In the meantime, here are a couple of the photos I took.
My aunt still lives in that area and every time I go to see her I comment that I should have brought a camera so I could stop and take some pictures on my way home. This past Monday I finally remembered.
The monastery has a blog called Monastery of Marylake. Check it out if you’d like to see more pictures or learn more about their community. In the meantime, here are a couple of the photos I took.
