Restored Lotta Fountain on Esplanade ReOpens June 15

By Dan Murphy
Dogs and their owners will have reason to rejoice with the grand reopening of the restored Lotta Fountain on the Charles River Esplanade on Thursday, June 15.
The 6-foot granite fountain, adorned by a statue of a dog, the face of a cat and etched drawings of a duck and a rabbit, was designed by renowned sculptor Katherine Lane Weems and constructed in 1939. Its unique, Art-Deco design includes a fountain-fed pool for dogs, two bubblers for humans and granite benches.  The foun