These sound awesome. You get a guided tour, interesting information and some exercise. What could be better? I’m thinking the Creek Crawl and the Cherokee Park Walk in the Woods are on my agenda.
Olmsted Parks Conservancy invites you to come to the park and enjoy a
beautiful and educational FREE walk in one of our historic parks. Space
is limited so register early with Sarah Wolff at sarah.wolff@olmstedparks.org or 456-8125.Explore the Field
When: Saturday, September 6, 8:00am -10:00am
Where: Iroquois Park-Meet Jacobs Shelter (near playground and Summit Field)
What: Exploration of the Summit Field. Easy hike.Creek Crawl
When: Saturday, September 20, 12:30pm-2:00pm
Where: Cherokee Park-Meet at Big Rock Pavilion
What: Learn about stream ecology, aquatic insects,
water quality assessment techniques and how to improve water quality in
our community. Easy hike.Walk in the Woods
When: Sunday, October 12, 9:00am-11:00am
Where: Cherokee Park-Meet at the Eastern Parkway entrance near the Daniel Boone statue
What: Exploration of this unique urban natural area. Moderate hike.Walk in the Woods
When: Sunday, October 19, 11:00am-1:00pm
Where: Iroquois Park- Meet at the Amphitheater
What: Hike through the woodlands and hilltop prairie of Iroquois Park. Moderate hike.Shawnee Stroll
When: Sunday, November 2, 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: Shawnee Park- Meet at the Pavilion
What: Learn about the design, history, and ecology of Shawnee Park while walking along the loop and river walk. Easy hike.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:21 am
Shawnee Park was like a second home to many of us, with all that it gave to us. It was a place to learn and play tennis, with its 32 tennis courts, and a big ledger to sign our names in and wait for a court to open up. It was a place where we could play in the wading pool with a huge water fountain in the center of it. The Park Recreation Board provided Tap Dancing lessons in one of the pavillions, with a lovely lady, whom we called “Miss Mary” as our instructor and her sister, “Miss Ann” as her pianist. In Shawnee Park, there was a beautiful flower bed full of Cannas, as I remember, a Lilly pond, and a Band Pavillion, with chairs surrounding it, where we could enjoy music on Special days, baseball diamonds, where young boys as well as young men, such as Pewee Reese, played in their youth,and it even had a shuffleboard court for the senior men who met in the park to play the game or just to sit on a bench and visit with each other.