WACF Earth Day Festival Draws Many Visitors To Syracuse
Chuck Hileman, a member of the Stones Trace Regulators muzzle loader club, demonstrates hand engraving onto metal.
By Keith Knepp
InkFreeNews
SYRACUSE — Outdoors and nature lovers enjoyed a gorgeous day Saturday at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Earth Day Festival, which was held on the WACF grounds south of Syracuse.
More than 200 visitors came to the festival, which featured 19 great activities sponsored by community groups, organizations and members. Everyone who came was treated to a blue drawstring bag, hot dog lunch and was entered into a door prize drawing for WACF-branded merchandise.
Visitors to the free event had the opportunity to stop by the numerous white tents and talk with the various groups about different aspects of nature and the great outdoors.
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- Danielle Schley of Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehab holds Ruby during the WACF Earth Day Festival.
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- Alan Lucht, left, and Jim Nelson were in full period dress to represent the Stones Trace Regulators muzzle loader club, which is based in Ligonier. The two were on hand at the WACF Earth Day Festival to explain the lost art of shooting of black powder muzzle loading firearms.
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- Members of the Syracuse Lions Club were making and giving away butterfly nets and offering information on endangered butterflies during the WACF Earth Day Festival in Syracuse. Seated is Marie Butler-Knight. Behind her, from left, are Karen Hartley, John Searfoss, Candy Fancil and Ann Haffner.
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- Martha Stoelting, left, and Joyce Arleen Corson were busy making seed balls to give away at the WACF Earth Day Festival. The duo were representing the Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club.
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- Finn Cyr, 2, and his mother Tanya Cyr of Fort Wayne were two of the many visitors to the WACF grounds in Saturday.
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- Numerous white tents covered various displays on Saturday.
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- Ron Mason and Diana Castell were on hand to welcome guests to the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Earth Day Festival, held Saturday, May 1.
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- Mary Moretto, right, picks up her free hot dog from Donald Curry, representing Cub Scout Pack 3828, and Jackson Hayes of Boy Scout Troop 728. Free hot dog lunches were given out by the Scout troops during the WACF Earth Day Festival on Saturday, May 1.
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- Erlene Yents, left, and Kay Young were on hand to talk about the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails.
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- Peggy Wihebrink, a volunteer for The Watershed Foundation, explain a map of the local watersheds.
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