Regatta, other events set sail at state parks
Upcoming events at area state parks include the 13th annual Regatta at Lake Arthur on Aug. 6 and 7 on the South Shore of Moraine State Park, Muddy Creek Township.
Hours will be 10 a.m. until after the fireworks Aug. 6 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 7.
Featured will be live entertainment; water, air, and land events; craft and food vendors; children's activities; and homemade sailboats, canoe, kayak and sailboat races.
Admission and parking are free. For more information, visit the website www.lakearthurregatta.org.
Other upcoming events include:
• Yoga on the Beach, 9 to 10 a.m. Saturdays in July at the Pleasant Valley Beach. Cost is $7• Family fishing — 1 p.m. Sunday at the Bear Run Boat Launch on the South Shore• "Who Let the Dogs Out?" — 10 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Pleasant Valley Picnic Area• Hummingbirds — The Jewels of the Air — 1:30 p.m. July 30, pavilion 7, McDanel's Launch, North Shore• Learn to Kayak — 1 to 4 p.m. July 31, McDanel's Launch. Registration is required. Cost is $10 per person. Call 724-368-8811.
In Slippery Rock Township, just over the county line into Lawrence County off Route 422, McConnells Mill State Park has the gristmill open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays with interpretive tours offered at 1 and 3 p.m. each day.The gristmill also will be open from 11 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays with tours at 1 and 2 p.m.• Wild Edible Plants — 2 p.m. Saturday in the gristmill courtyard• Hike Along the Millstream — 1 p.m. July 30. Meet at the grist mill courtyard for this 2Z\x hour hike• Survive the Outdoors — 2 p.m. July 31. Meet at the Kildoo Picnic AreaCall 724-368-8811 to confirm programs.<B><I><U></B></U></I>
