Hannibal Parks & Recreation Recent News

Time Capsule Letter

08/26/2019

Merrilyn and Patricia Jurgens will be able to finally see the letter their mom wrote 50 years ago. It was the only letter in pristine condition from the Sesquicentennial time capsule, which was opened in May in Central Park. Hannibal is celebrating its 200th…

September Night Hikes

08/26/2019

Hannibal Parks & Recreation has announced two night hikes planned for September through Sodalis Nature Preserve: 6 p.m. Sept. 13 6 p.m. Sept. 20 The Night Hikes will begin at the parking lot of Sodalis Nature Preserve. Participants are asked to meet in the…

Recreation Center Hours

08/26/2019

The Admiral Coontz Recreation Center will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day. Winter hours for the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center begin Monday, Sept. 9. The Admiral Coontz Recreation Center will be open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday…

Pickleball equipment available for use

08/23/2019

Pickleball equipment is now available for use at the Ramp Park in Huckleberry Park. There are eight pickleball courts at Huckleberry Park. The tennis courts were resurfaced in June and painted with both tennis and pickleball lines. There are pickleball nets on rollers available…

August 22, 2019 newsletter

08/22/2019

  Your monthly news & updates Visit our Website Here is what City Hall looks like now! Wouldn’t you rather see this? Donate to the mural and receive a commemorative poster to celebrate Hannibal’s 200 birthday. Click here to back this project! Pledges must…

Hannibal City Hall Mural Kickstart

08/21/2019

Today, Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 11:45AM at the Hannibal City Hall, Artist Ray Harvey and Mayor James Hark will  host a press conference to kick start the fundraising campaign to raise money for a mural on the side of the City Hall Building….

August 15, 2019 newsletter

08/15/2019

  Your monthly news & updates Visit our Website No Gloves? No Problem! Old Time Base Ball 11 a.m., 1 p.m. 3 p.m. Aug. 17 at Huckleberry Park Honor the legacy of Hannibal’s own Jake Beckley. Mark Twain Dinette Food Truck available! Ramp Park…

Mysterious Migrations Nature Program

08/15/2019

Migration is a behavioral adaptation that helps animals to survive. A nature program that explores why animals migrate will be given at Riverview Park. The nature program Mysterious Migrations will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 in Riverview Park, Shelter No. 1. The program…

Aquatic Center Numbers

08/13/2019

The Hannibal Aquatic Center had record attendance this summer. According to Hannibal Parks & Recreation records, the attendance was 21,132 (up 2,261 from last year). The attendance was the highest in the last five years. The biggest date was June 29, when 620 people…

Huckleberry Park to be site of Old Time Base Ball games

08/12/2019

There will be a food truck from Mark Twain Dinette available during the Old Time Base Ball games Saturday in Huckleberry Park. Old time “base ball” (as it was originally called) games will be played at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. It…

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