2009 LIST OF SPECIAL EVENTS
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MAPLE
SYRUP TIME AT DEEP RIVER COUNTY PARK
March 14
& 15 and March 21 & 22, 2009
10 a.m.
until 4 p.m.
FREE
Demonstrations
of the maple syrup making process from tapping trees to tasting pure maple
syrup. Educational tours,
family fun, both indoors and out.
Deep River
County Park, 9410 Old Lincoln Highway, Hobart, In.
219-769-PARK
or see www.lakecountyparks.com
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Children
find the tap holes
WORLD
WAR II TRIBUTE
Remembering
those who served and all who supported them on the homefront
May 2 (10
a.m. - 5 p.m.) & May 3 (10
a.m. until 4 p.m.), 2009
$5 per
person; Children under 7 Free
WWII
military equipment, including tanks, jeeps, half-tracks, and more provide
a backdrop for Allied and Axis reenactor encampments.
WWII veterans share their memories.
Skirmishes and battlefield maneuvers.
Food concessions, Victory Gardens, USO entertainment.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Patriotic closing ceremony on Sunday
honoring all veterans.
Buckley
Homestead Living History Farm, 3606 Belshaw Road in Lowell, In
219-769-PARK or see www.lakecountyparks.com
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“A
Traveler’s Gathering of the Fur Trade Era”
May 16 (10
a.m.- 4 p.m.) & May 17 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.), 2009
$2 per
person; Children under 7 Free
Educational,
historic, and fun events in encampments of French Voyageurs, Native
American, and Military units. Music,
storytelling, concessions, children’s games.
Grand
Kankakee Marsh County Park, 21690 Rangeline Road, Hebron, In (southeast of
I-65 & Rt. 2)
219-769-PARK
or see www.lakecountyparks.com
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October 3
& 4, 2009
10 a.m. -
5 p.m.
Celebrate
fall on the farm. Children’s
activities, traditional crafts and skills, historic buildings, family fun,
food concessions, entertainment, cowboys, music, storytelling.
Buckley
Homestead Living History Farm, 3606 Belshaw Road in Lowell.
219-769-PARK or see www.lakecountyparks.com
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People
really made candles this way?
DEEP
RIVER GRINDERS Historic Base Ball Team
Play by
1858 rules on Grinder Field at Deep River County Park
Free
Deep River
County Park, 9410 Old Lincoln Highway, Hobart, In.
219-769-PARK
for home game schedule or see www.lakecountyparks.com
Base
Ball – the way it started
FOR SHELTER RESERVATIONS CALL
Phone: 219-769-PARK
Lake County Parks and Recreation Department Corporate Offices
8411 East Lincoln Highway, Crown Point, Indiana 46307
Just west of Deep River Waterpark 4.5 miles east of I-65 on Route 30