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Nautical Nature pontoon boat at Moraine State Park operates cruises on Lake Arthur at 1 and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from McDanel’s Launch on the North Shore. Call 724-368-9185. The cruises end with the Oct. 27 Halloween cruise. Reservations are recommended.

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McConnells Mill State Park in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, hosts an owl prowl at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 from the Kildoo Pavilion. The Heritage Festival is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 29 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 30.

A star party, sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, weather permitting, at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park near Russellton. Call 724-224-2510.