Myrtle the Turtle Finds New Home in Namesake Playground

Only a short distance from its original
location, the Myrtle the Turtle sculpture will remain in its namesake Myrtle
Street Playground. To
commemorate its 90th anniversary, the Beacon Hill Garden Club commissioned
renowned West Newton sculptor Nancy Schön, who also designed the iconic “Make
Way for Ducklings” sculpture on the Public Garden, as well as the “Tortoise and
the Hare” sculpture in Copley Square, to create the 4-foot-long turtle
sculpture as a gift to the c