Allen County Parks

[ August 12, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] August 12, Tuesday, 8pm until midnight, Metea County Park Nature Center
The Perseid Meteor Shower is upon us once again!  Perhaps the most famous of meteor showers, the Perseids are the tail remnants of the comet Swift-Tuttle, softly soaring through our solar system.  We’ll have music from some of the best acoustic musicians in Fort Wayne [...]

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[ August 14, 2008; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] August 14, Thursday, 10:00 am – Metea County Park Nature Center
Come to Metea County Park with your preschooler to learn about bats.  We will play some ‘bat games,’ complete a bat craft, sing some songs, read a bat book and have a snack.  $3.00 per child, $2.00 per adult partner (partner required).  Please register by [...]

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[ August 21, 2008; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. September 18, 2008; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] August 21 & September 18, Thursdays, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Metea Nature Center
Metea County Park is offering a home school science enrichment program for all school age students in three age groups.  Participants in this project MUST pre-register at 449-3777 or by emailing kharding@allencountyparks.org (preferred method).  The fee for this program is $10.00 per student [...]

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[ August 23, 2008; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] August 23, Saturday, 3-5pm, Metea County Park Nature Center
Girls in Boots is a monthly program designed to help women become more self sufficient in the outdoors.  The program is recommended for women and young ladies from about 12 years old on up.  Want to go fishing, but don’t know how?  Then this is the program [...]

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[ August 29, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Campfire Cooking – Everything but the Kitchen Sink Soup
August 29, Friday, 6:00 pm – Metea County Park fire ring
Come to Metea County Park with your own place-setting, beverage and a can of your favorite vegetable as we make “Everything but the Kitchen Sink Soup”.  There’s no telling what type of soup we will end up [...]

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[ August 29, 2008; 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ] August 29, Friday, 9:00 pm – Metea North parking lot
Meet at the Hursh Road parking lot and wear some bug repellant as we embark on a night hike filled with nocturnal animals, night senses and fun.  $2.00 per person.  Call 449-3777 to register.

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[ September 11, 2008; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Preschool Morning Adventure – Butterflies
September 11, Thursday, 10:00 am, Metea County Park Nature Center
Come to Metea County Park with your preschooler to learn about butterflies.  We will read a book, make a craft, have a snack, sing some butterfly songs, and take a short hike and (hopefully) tag a butterfly or two.  $3.00 per child, [...]

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[ September 20, 2008; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] September 20, Saturday, 3-5pm, Metea County Park Nature Center
Girls in Boots is a monthly program designed to help women become more self sufficient in the outdoors.  The program is recommended for women and young ladies from about 12 years old on up.  On this adventure, the Girls will learn what to do when your well [...]

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[ September 26, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] September 26, Friday, 6:00 pm – Metea County Park fire ring
Come to Metea County Park with your own place-setting and beverage as we make a foil dinner.  We will supply the fire, food, foil and instructions, but you must do the cooking.  REGISTRATION REQUIRED for this program (You will be turned away if you have [...]

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[ September 26, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Sept. 26, Friday, 7:30-9:30pm, Fox Island County Park Nature Center
Join a Fox Island naturalist to search for glowworms and bioluminescent mushrooms.  Leave your flashlight at home, but bring an item that glows in the dark.  Call 449-3180 to pre-register for this nighttime experience!  Program fee is $2.00 per person.

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