Grafton Trailblazers
Events
25th Annual Winter Fest
Saturday,February 06, 2010
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
We will be hosting an open house in the clubhouse on the day of winter fest. We want to invite everyone attending winter fest to visit the clubhouse and enjoy our new facilities.
Grafton Lakes State Park and the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park will host the 25th Annual Winter Festival on Feb. 6, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Winter Fest will feature winter exhibits, vendors, family-friendly and recreational activities. The Winter Fest is free of charge.
The annual ice fishing contest, sponsored by Trout Unlimited Home Waters Chapter, will run from 5 a.m.-3 p.m. on all the ponds in the park. Participants can call the Park Office for information about pre-registering or register starting at 5 a.m. on Feb. 6 at the park’s maintenance shop. A $12 entry fee for adults 16 and older is required to participate in the fishing tournament. Children may enter at no charge.
The Winter Festival offers environmental and recreational workshops and outings, including snow sculpture and snowball-throwing contests for the kids, horse-drawn sleigh rides and dog sled rides, and live animal exhibits.
The Third Annual Polar Plunge into Long Pond will take place at 1 p.m. for the benefit of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Participation is limited to the first 50 registrants. To pre-register, participants may call Margaret Philips of the East Greenbush Master Swimmers’ Club at 479-3739.
The park will also host the second Art in the Park exhibit and silent auction in the maintenance shop, with proceeds benefitting the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park.
There will be snowshoe and cross country ski outings throughout the park at levels for all ages to enjoy. Free snowshoes and cross country ski rentals will be available at the main Beach area at the Eastern Mountain Sports Display from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Hot food is also sold during the event.
Visitors may ice skate at Long Pond if conditions permit and rent snowshoes from the park office throughout the winter. Snowshoe rental rates are $5 for four hours, and group rates are available.
The annual ice fishing contest, sponsored by Trout Unlimited Home Waters Chapter, will run from 5 a.m.-3 p.m. on all the ponds in the park. Participants can call the Park Office for information about pre-registering or register starting at 5 a.m. on Feb. 6 at the park’s maintenance shop. A $12 entry fee for adults 16 and older is required to participate in the fishing tournament. Children may enter at no charge.
The Winter Festival offers environmental and recreational workshops and outings, including snow sculpture and snowball-throwing contests for the kids, horse-drawn sleigh rides and dog sled rides, and live animal exhibits.
The Third Annual Polar Plunge into Long Pond will take place at 1 p.m. for the benefit of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Participation is limited to the first 50 registrants. To pre-register, participants may call Margaret Philips of the East Greenbush Master Swimmers’ Club at 479-3739.
The park will also host the second Art in the Park exhibit and silent auction in the maintenance shop, with proceeds benefitting the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park.
There will be snowshoe and cross country ski outings throughout the park at levels for all ages to enjoy. Free snowshoes and cross country ski rentals will be available at the main Beach area at the Eastern Mountain Sports Display from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Hot food is also sold during the event.
Visitors may ice skate at Long Pond if conditions permit and rent snowshoes from the park office throughout the winter. Snowshoe rental rates are $5 for four hours, and group rates are available.
