Geauga Park District

October 5, 2017 by Staff Report

For more information on these programs, contact the park district at 440-286-9516 or visit them online at www.geaugaparkdistrict.org.

Free Wagon Rides and Fall Fun

The park district offers free horse-drawn wagon rides through the woods of Swine Creek Reservation on Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 21, 22, 28 and 29, with first-come, first-served wagon rides from 1-5 p.m. Timed passes will be distributed as guests arrive; each day’s final ride leaves at 4:30 p.m.

Wagon rides will also be available, along with many more free featured activities, during Jump Into Fall Days on Oct. 14 and 15, from 1-5 p.m. Additional family fun will include hands-on fall activities for all ages, including kayaking, fishing, face painting, balloon creations, a corn box, music, snack and lunch/dinner options for sale and more.

Finally, seniors may also register for special wagon rides on Oct. 12, from noon to 3 p.m., complete with a free picnic lunch provided by the Geauga County Department on Aging and University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center. Senior Day: Fall Wagon Ride marks the end of outdoor Senior Days until spring. Watch fall and winter listings for indoor Senior Day: Lifelong Learners programs throughout the cold-weather months.

Swine Creek Reservation is located at 16004 Hayes Road in Middlefield Township.

Meet The Artists

Oct. 13, 7-9 p.m.

View Robert Kolcum’s watercolor and acrylic paintings of nature and Northeast Ohio wildlife, as well as Wayne Mazorow’s stunning collection of nature photography, and meet the artists themselves in The West Woods’ serene setting.

The display of paintings and photographs will begin at the public open house event and last through the end of the year daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except holidays.

Meet the Artist events are free and include refreshments to enjoy.