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Trail Hike in Sodalis Nature Preserve
October is the perfect time to explore the unpaved trails at Sodalis Nature Preserve. The brilliant foliage adds another layer of beauty to the diverse landscape. Late in the season, trails crunchy with leaves offer views often hidden in the summer by a canopy…
October 7, 2020 newsletter
Your monthly news & updates Visit our Website Huckleberry Park is one of many parks in Hannibal resplendent with autumn glory right now! And it will keep getting better through the month of October. Check out the best places to see fall color!…
Senior Adult Dances turn 46
The band the Uptown Strings will mark 46 years of playing music at the weekly Senior Dances. There will be a cake and celebration to honor the anniversary on Oct. 14. The Senior Dances are noon to 3 p.m. every Wednesday at the Admiral…
Fall Facebook Contests
With fall in the air, it’s the prime time to decorate pumpkins, dress in costume and enjoy the fall foliage. Hannibal Parks & Recreation is sponsoring Facebook contests in October to give Hannibal residents to show off their creativity and artwork. The categories for…
Bat Appreciation Month
October is Bat Appreciation Month so it’s a good time to see the bats getting ready to hibernate. There will be two opportunities in October to take part in Night Hikes through Sodalis Nature Preserve: 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct….
Storybook Trail
The Hannibal Parks & Recreation Department recently installed a Storybook Trail in Central Park which will be available through Oct. 9. The book is “The Seals on the Bus” by Lenny Hort, which is an animal-filled version of the classic children’s song “The Wheels…
Trail Hike Sunday
There have been several additions to the unpaved trail system at Sodalis Nature Preserve. A guided trail hike will be 10 a.m. Sept. 27 to encourage the use and exploration of the rustic trails. Participants should meet at the Sodalis Nature Preserve parking lot….
September 16, 2020 newsletter
Your monthly news & updates Visit our Website Stargazing 101: There’s a new moon in the forecast! Get outside and see the stars, planets and constellations! Star Stories, a star-watching nature program, will be 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 in Riverview Park. It’s free!…
Senior Dances return
Senior Dances will begin again Sept. 23 at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. The dances will be noon to 3 p.m. Wednesdays featuring the music of the Uptown Strings. The Recreation Center reopened to the public starting in September and is open for walking…
Tree planting held Wednesday, September 16th
Members of the Hannibal Tree Board, with help with Hannibal Parks & Recreation personnel, will be planting about 70 bald cypress trees on a .75 acre of city-owned flood buyout land just south of Bear Creek and east of South Main Street starting at…
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