Fishing, archery, Birds in Flight entertain families at 3rd annual Fun Day

BOARDMAN

Though the sky was gray and the day was on the chilly side, families came to Boardman Park Saturday to celebrate the outdoors.

“If you’re an outdoors person, you’re going to deal with the weather, the elements,” said Karen McCallum, recreation director.

To celebrate the outdoors, participants had a variety of options at the Outdoor Family Fun Day, including fishing, archery and wagon rides. Inside the Lariccia Family Community Center they could listen to the Red Dust Mountain Boys perform live, make a snake craft and view taxidermy animals and live snakes. The Birds in Flight Sanctuary was also on hand with live birds of prey. Boats from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources were on display.

Siblings Connor and Lauryn Wallace of East Liverpool tried their hand at fishing in a large swimming pool in a pavilion. Members of Boy Scout Troop 60 of Boardman helped them. The first 200 children at the event received free fishing poles, courtesy of Armstrong.

“My kids love the outdoors and this kind of stuff really interests them, and I thought it would be a really nice day,” said their mom, Amanda. “I’m very impressed. “It’s very nice.”

This was the third year for the event. Admission was free.

Read more about the event in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.