Family Fishing Day and vintage fishing lure display
June 6, 2011
O’Fallon, MO
Get ready for a relaxing day of fish-related fun on Sunday, June 12, in Fort Zumwalt Park , O’Fallon, Missouri 63366.
Family Fishing Day - Don’t forget the bait and tackle! Kids ages 5 – 12 and their families are invited to enjoy a morning of free catch-and-release fishing at Lake Whetsel from 8 a.m. – noon. Family Fishing Day activities include worm races, a casting contest, a reel race, and more, courtesy of O’Fallon’s Parks and Recreation Department. No fishing license is needed for ages 15 and under, or 65 and older. For more information, please contact Recreation Specialist Paula Creech at pcreech@ofallon.mo.us, or call 636-474-8121.
Vintage Fishing Lure Display – In the afternoon from 1 – 4 p.m., take a leisurely tour of the historic Heald Home overlooking Lake Whetsel , and see a collection of vintage fishing lures and other gear displayed throughout the house, which was built circa 1884 by O’Fallon patriarch Darius Heald. Admission is $2 per person. For additional information, call 636-379-5614 or email Marsha Seymour at mseymour@ofallon.mo.us.
Volunteers are needed to assist with Family Fishing Day. To volunteer, please call O’Fallon’s Volunteer Services Department at 636-379-5507, or send an e-mail to volunteer@ofallon.mo.us. For more information, visit www.ofallon.mo.us/volunteer.
Directions: On I-70, take Exit 217 at Highways K / M (Main Street) in O’Fallon, drive south on Highway K for one block to the stoplight at Veterans Memorial Parkway; turn right (west); drive about one mile to the Fort Zumwalt Park entrance; turn left.
From the City of O''Fallon, MO
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