2018

Dragon Boat Team Registration Open

Contact: Natalie Eggeman (260-427-6028)
Megan Butler (260-427-6248)

Fort Wayne, IN: Riverfront Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department invite you to form a Dragon Boat team and register for the 4th Annual Fort Wayne Dragon Boat Races! The Races will take place at Headwaters Park West on June 23 on the beautiful St. Marys River, starting with opening ceremonies at 8 am. Each team is required to have 20 paddlers, including a designated captain and drummer. (Drummers cannot weigh more than 160 lbs.) Each team that registers will race their boat at least twice on event day and will receive practice time. All of the necessary training and equipment will be supplied for teams during practices and on event day including boat, life vests, paddles and steerman/coach.

First Section of Riverfront Bank Stabilization Project Nearing Completion

May 9, 2018
For Immediate Release
Contact: Natalie Eggeman, 260-427-6028
Public Information Officer

Fort Wayne, IN: The Old Fort Bank Stabilization Project is nearing completion and now crews have begun work on stabilizing the riverbank along Headwaters Park. In front of the Old Fort, the large boulders used to armor the toe of the bank slope will protect the bank from erosion during high water events. Native shrubs, perennials, grasses and trees will be installed above the boulders. Similar techniques and similar materials will be used to stabilize the riverbanks at Headwaters, Bloomingdale and Guldlin Parks.

5th Annual Community Extravaganza

May 7, 2018
For Immediate Release
Contact: Natalie Eggeman (260-427-6028)
Public Information Officer

Fort Wayne, Ind.—Mark your calendar and plan to join us at McMillen Park Community Center for the 5^th Annual Community Extravaganza on Saturday, May 19, 12 - 4 pm. This free event will be fun for the whole family!

Northside Pool & Splash Pads Opening 2018 Memorial Day Weekend

May 7, 2018
For Immediate Release
Contact: Natalie Eggeman, 260-427-6028
Public Information Officer

Fort Wayne, IN: The City’s free splash pads will be turned on Saturday, May 26 at 9 am. Northside Pool will be open May 26 - May 28 and will reopen on a daily basis starting June 2. McMillen Pool will open for the season on June 2. Memorial Pool will open on June 16 and will be available Wednesdays through Sundays.

What’s Happening at the Botanical Conservatory in May

April 30, 2018

For Immediate Release

Contact: Natalie Eggeman (260-427-6028)

Public Information Officer

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“Bugs!” Live Butterfly Exhibit

Through July 8

Visit the Botanical Conservatory for our 16^th year of live butterflies and you can also explore the larger world of insects and their arthropod relatives. Thrill to the experience of entering our butterfly tent filled with over a hundred exotic butterflies as they feed, fly, and rest. These large and colorful creatures inspire awe by the delicate lives, aerial prowess, and complex metamorphosis. You will also discover a diversity of invertebrates in our live hallway display of such arthropods as beetles, spiders, mantids, and millipedes. Activity sheets encourage visitor inquiry. Regular admission applies: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17, free for children 2 and under. Sponsored by 97.3 WMEE, ABC21 WPTA, the Magee-O’Connor Foundation, and the Florence M. and Paul M. Staehl Foundation. For more information, call (260) 427-6440 or visit www.botanicalconservatory.org .