FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or-
KALI FENCL - 216-635-3284
Why should Halloween only be one night? Cleveland Metroparks
invites everyone to celebrate all that is spooky, creepy and goes
bump in the night with Halloween-related programs this October:
Halloween Scavenger Hunt
October 1 thru October 31 � 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., daily
Garfield Park Nature Center � Garfield Park
Reservation
October is the perfect month to learn all about Ohio's creepiest
critters. View live examples while hunting for hidden creatures
around the nature center! Garfield Park Nature Center is located
off Mill Creek Lane, off the Broadway Avenue entrance of Garfield
Park Reservation in Garfield Heights. For more information, call
216-341-3152.
Family Friday Night: Creepy Campfire
Friday, October 26 � 7 - 8 p.m.
North Chagrin Nature Center's Nature Education Building �
North Chagrin Reservation
Celebrate the season with an evening campfire in the park.
Explore what goes bump in the night with a look at some nocturnal
animals. Bring a scary story to share around the campfire while
roasting marshmallows. North Chagrin Nature Center's Nature
Education Building is located behind the nature center, off
Buttermilk Falls Parkway, off the Sunset Lane entrance of North
Chagrin Reservation, off SOM Center Road/Route 91 in Mayfield
Village. For more information, call 440-473-3370.
Pumpkin Carving
Saturday, October 27 � 1 - 2:30 p.m.
Garfield Park Nature Center � Garfield Park
Reservation
Excited for the changing seasons? Come to Garfield Park Nature
Center for a fun afternoon of pumpkin carving! Carving materials
will be provided, but everyone is to bring their own pumpkin.
Registration is required. Garfield Park Nature Center is located
off Mill Creek Lane, off the Broadway Avenue entrance of Garfield
Park Reservation in Garfield Heights.For more information and to
register, call 216-341-3152.
Spooky Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, October 27 � 1 - 3:30 p.m.
Rocky River Nature Center � Rocky River Reservation
Take a page out of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys books and head
onto the trails to find clues that solve a spooky mystery! Be sure
to bring a camera or a phone to �capture� the answer. Join the fun
any time after 1 p.m., but complete the haunted hunt by 3:30 p.m.
to win a prize! Rocky River Nature Center is located at 24000
Valley Parkway, between Cedar Point Road and Shepard Lane in Rocky
River Reservation in North Olmsted. For more information, call
440-734-6660.
Halloween Hoopla
Saturday, October 27 � 1 - 4 p.m.
Rocky River Nature Center � Rocky River Reservation
Dress up in a Halloween costume and kick off this spooky holiday
celebration with a fun party for young ones. Answer questions about
creepy animals to navigate through a giant maze, enjoy sweet treats
and get up-close and personal with snakes, tarantulas and more!
Rocky River Nature Center is located at 24000 Valley Parkway,
between Cedar Point Road and Shepard Lane in Rocky River
Reservation in North Olmsted. For more information, call
440-734-6660.
Yappy Hour
Saturday, October 27 � 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Rocky River Nature Center � Rocky River Reservation
Dress Fido up in a Halloween costume and let him strut his stuff
around West Channel Pond Trail. Then, head back to Rocky River
Nature Center for some light refreshments for both dogs and humans.
Prize awarded for best dog costume. Rocky River Nature Center is
located at 24000 Valley Parkway, between Cedar Point Road and
Shepard Lane in Rocky River Reservation in North Olmsted. For more
information, call 440-734-6660.
Great Pumpkin Party
Saturday, October 27 � 4 - 8 p.m.
Look About Lodge � South Chagrin Reservation
Drop in anytime between 4 and 8 p.m. for a celebration of
pumpkin proportions! Wear a costume, bring a pumpkin to decorate
and enjoy the pumpkin trail as the sun sets. And, be ready for the
�Great Pumpkin Fling� of 2012. Great gourds! It's fun for everyone!
Look About Lodge is located at 37374 Miles Road in South Chagrin
Reservation, between SOM Center Road/Route 91 and Chagrin River
Road in Bentleyville. For more information, call 440-247-7075.
Halloween Creatures
Sunday, October 28 � 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.
North Chagrin Nature Center � North Chagrin
Reservation
Come and meet animals that make people think of Halloween. Owls,
spiders and other creepy creatures await! Kids will take home a
spooky craft, too. Registration, beginning October 1, is required
and space is limited. For children ages 9 to 12. North Chagrin
Nature Center is located off Buttermilk Falls Parkway, off the
Sunset Lane entrance of North Chagrin Reservation, off SOM Center
Road/Route 91 in Mayfield Village. For more information and to
register, call 440-473-3370.
Full Moon Hike
Monday, October 29 � 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Rocky River Nature Center � Rocky River Reservation
Monthly lunar celebrations get a little spookier this month!
Listen for the haunting hoots of owls and learn a few freaky facts
about local wildlife while navigating through the nighttime forest
under the full moon. Rocky River Nature Center is located at 24000
Valley Parkway in Rocky River Reservation, north of Cedar Point
Road in North Olmsted. For more information, call 440-734-6660.
Have a creepy, kooky time this October with Halloween happenings
in Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life, naturally!
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