Saturday, July 19, 2008

Horseback Riding

Saturday, July 19, 2008 View All Dates

10am – 6pm

$25 per person, age 7 & up

Registration Required

1 hour guided trail rides through the forest, weather permitting.

Allen Fannin Memorial Fishing Tourney

Saturday, July 19, 2008

8am

$6, includes lunch

Registration Required

This event starts at the Bayview Tent

 

Time Out to Fish

Saturday, July 19, 2008 View All Dates

$2 per adult $1 per child

Registration Required

This program offers school groups serving children with special needs, senior citizens and persons with disabilities the opportunity to fish for rainbow trout at Carpenter's Brook with all bait and equipment provided.
School groups/students with disabilities: June 2-June 13 9:30-11:30am
Senior or other disabled groups: June 16-July 25 Tues-Thurs 9:30-11:30am & 1:30-3:30pm.
Please note Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons are reserved for senior or disabled individuals.

Registration opens May 5.

Weekend Guided Walks

Saturday, July 19, 2008 View All Dates

2pm

$2 per vehicle park admission

Join a naturalist for an exploration of what the season has to offer.

 

June 7 & 8 - Look for Butterflies

June 14 & 15 - Damselflies & Dragonflies

June 21 & 22 - Turtles
June 28 & 29 - Carnivorous Plants
July 5 & 6 - Frogs
July 12 & 13 - Eye to Eye with a Red-Tailed Hawk
July 19 & 20- Eye to Eye with a Red-Tailed Hawk
July 26 & 27 - Identifying Ferns
August 2 & 3 - History of the Cool Hemlock Forest
August 9 & 10 - Turtles
August 16 & 17- Turtles
August 23 & 24 - Squirrels

August 30 & 31 - Sweeping for Insects

Animal Demonstrations

Saturday, July 19, 2008 View All Dates

Free with zoo admission

10:30 ANIMAL DEMO (CONTACT BARN)

11:00 ELEPHANT DEMO

11:30 "IN THE WINGS" BIRD SHOW

12:00 PENGUIN KEEPER TALK

1:30 "IN THE WINGS" BIRD SHOW

2:00 ELEPHANT DEMO

2:30 MEET THE KEEPER (LOCATION TBA)

3:00 ELEPHANT DEMO

3:30 PENGUIN KEEPER TALK

Demos will be every day until September 1 (weather permitting).  Meet the keeper chats will be conducted periodically throughout the Zoo.  The Contact Barn may conduct additional demos throughout the day.  Schedule is subject to change.  

Basic Orienteering Course

Saturday, July 19, 2008

12noon

Free, donations to Nordic Ski Patrol appreciated

Learn all about the sport of orienteering. Participants will receive basic instruction and exercise skills and head out into the woods.

Skatepark AfterDark

Saturday, July 19, 2008

8pm – 11pm

$5 per person

The Onondaga Lake Skatepark will open for special night sessions this summer. The schedule is as follows:

Friday, June 27 - Skateboard and In-line users - 8-11pm

Saturday, June 28 - BMX users - 8-11pm

Friday, July 18 - BMX users - 8-11pm

Saturday, July 19 - Skateboard and In-line users - 8-11pm

Friday, August 15 - Skateboard and In-line users - 8-11pm

Saturday, August 16 - BMX users - 8-11pm

Friday, September 5 - BMX users - 7-10pm

Saturday, September 6 - Skateboard and In-line users - 7-10pm

 

These night skates are open to all registered users ages 11 and over. Advance sale admission tickets are available at the Griffin Visitor Center. Season and monthly pass holders must purchase a ticket for these particular sessions, and all participants must have a waiver on file at Onondaga Lake Park.

Weekend Canoeing & Kayaking

Saturday, July 19, 2008 View All Dates

9am – 4pm

$2 per vehicle park admission; Rental rates are $8 for the first hour and $2 for each additional hour

Enjoy a leisurely paddle on your own around Beaver Lake. Explore the lake's edge and search for beaver lodges, turtles, herons and osprey. Paddlers may bring their own canoe or rent one from the Visitor Center. ental is on a first-come basis.  Canoes will not be permitted to launch after 4 pm. All canoes must be off the lake by 5 pm You must register at the canoe dock. Canoeing is subject to safe conditions and we reserve the right to cancel. 

In addition to weekends, the canoe/kayak dock will be open Monday holidays. 

Great American Antiquefest

Saturday, July 19, 2008

$20 early bird $7 Sat & Sun $6 single day

Over 200 dealers attend this long running show annually

 

• FRI 9am-12pm $20
Set-up Shopper While dealers unpack; includes
re-entry on Saturday & Sunday
General Admission from 12pm-4pm $6

• SATURDAY 9am-5pm $6
• SUNDAY 9am-4pm $6
• Saturday & Sunday Weekend Pass $7

Under 12 Free
FREE Parking