Memorial Day Weekend at Monroe Lake

Memorial Day Weekend at Monroe Lake
Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 10:00am
Monroe Lake
4850 South State Road 446

All activities at Paynetown SRA and included Free, with park admission (Daily entrance fee is $7 per vehicle with Indiana license plate; $9 per vehicle with out-of-state license plate).
Paynetown Activity Center, open Friday (5-24) - Monday (5-27) from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.: different drop-in craft available each day, kids' play corner, board games and puzzles, live snakes, wall displays, coloring table, and park information.

Schedule:

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
From Earth to the Moon
Campground Playground
DROP BY to choose between an “Inside the Earth” or a “Phases of the Moon” craft – and discover why the Earth and our moon share more than just an orbit around the Sun.

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Freshwater Jellies
Activity Center, Patio
DROP BY to learn cool facts about a species of jellyfish that hangs out far from the ocean - in some of Indiana’s lakes – and jellyfish craft.

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Solar Spotting
Campground Playground
DROP BY to take a closer look at the Sun through our telescope (equipped with a special solar filter) and experiment with a couple of other methods to safely view the Sun