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Friday, September 10, 2010

Children, Families Invited to Outdoor Expo

Children, Families Invited to Outdoor Expo

DES MOINES - An Iowa Outdoor Expo is scheduled for Sept. 25 - 26, at the west end of Waterworks Park, near the Izaak Walton League Lodge, 4343 George Flagg Parkway, in Des Moines.

The Ike's Outdoor Expo is for children and families to discover new and exciting ways to enjoy the outdoors. Attendees may shoot, fish, canoe, and see and touch wildlife while learning about recreation in the great outdoors.

The Outdoor Expo will resemble a fair featuring ten villages, each with different a theme. Village themes include water sports, fishing, pointing/retrieving dog demonstrations, camping, archery, shooting, buckskinners, snow sports, indoor activities and food service.

The Expo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 25 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 26. Admission and parking is free. Hunting and fishing licenses will be for sale on site. Attendees who stop by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources registration booth may receive a goodie bag.


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