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So touching and emotional, anyone who has dogs and cats, or any pets for that matter, knows the story of the rainbow bridge.
When North Carolina’s real-life rainbow bridge in Lake Lure was destroyed by Hurricane Helene last fall, Susan Chesson felt called to build one in Wilmington. “The memory of that bridge is what we ...
"I wrote what I then called 'Pet Heaven' and forgot about it until 10 years later, when I lost my own dog and heard about 'Rainbow Bridge,' " said one claimant, Wallace Sife, who recalls writing ...
If you’ve lost a pet, you have likely encountered “Rainbow Bridge”—a simple but poignant poem about animal heaven and the promise of reunion with furry loved ones.
Pets become family and their death can be devastating. A local woman created a unique way for people to memorialize their ...
The Rainbow Bridge is a common metaphor for “pet heaven.” When an animal has died, people will sometimes say something like, “Fluffy has gone to the Rainbow Bridge.” As the story goes, the ...
Dawn and Robert Hanson drove to a Rainbow Bridge in Lake Lure, North Carolina to honor their Boston Terriers — Kaysar and Baker — who died in 2018 and 2023, respectively. The Greenfield couple ...
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
ITD seeks public input on the proposed 2028 Rainbow Bridge project in Cascade to improve safety and traffic flow on Highway ...
Greenfield, Ind. dedicates Baker's Rainbow Bridge, a memorial for beloved pets. A colorful tribute to the bond between humans and animals.
False: No, the Rainbow Bridge has not been rebuilt. Becky Melton. Lake Lure Flowering Bridge volunteer, said, "No, unfortunately, it is not true that the Rainbow Bridge, or any part of the Lake ...