Munroe Falls RiverDay 2008
Saturday, May 17 10:00a to 3:00p
Price: Free and open to the public. Free parking
Start your day with a Pancake & Sausage Breakfast sponsored by our Fire & Rescue Association at Fire Station 1, 43 Munroe Falls Avenue. Donations appreciated.
Help volunteers and Scouts pull invasive Garlic Mustard and restore the old riverside picnic area overlooking the restored Brust Park river site. Long pants, closed shoes/boots, and gloves recommended. Volunteers under 18 must be with parent or guardian. Volunteer lunch provided by the MFPB. Free. No reservations required.
Buy your perennials from our Garden Club and tour our Historical Society's 1851 house built by John Brown's father, Owen, at 83 Munroe Falls Avenue.
From the Museum, drive or walk to Brust Park, 128 North Main Street to meet Live Native Ohio Animals, pet Minature Horses and feed baby farm animals at our Petting Zoo.
Watch an OEPA expert demonstrate river fish population sampling.
Shop at our Farmers Market Preview Sale and listen to live music by "Implied Logic" and "Guy Pernetti".
Enjoy a hot dog or hamburger sold by the Crooked River Jaycees and buy a book from Friends of the Library.
See displays by ODNR, OEPA, NEFCO, the University of Akron, Summit County Soil and Water District, Summit County Metro Parks, National Wildlife Federation, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, Hale Farm, and Stow Parks and Recreation.
The Munroe Falls Park Board is an Event Sponsor for RiverDay 2008, which is coordinated by "Friends of the Crooked River". See http://www.cuyahogariver.net/riverday.htm
Flyers for the Munroe Falls events may be downloaded by clicking on Adobe PDF , MS Word, or http://www.cuyahogariver.net/riverday.htm