Good evening LSC, we'd like to give you a brief recap of the Libraries Love Lakes Summer Event which took place today at the Lake St. Catherine State Park,

What a fun day!

Kids and their families got to enjoy all the Lake St. Catherine Park has to offer, and they got to go swimming, get a treat at the snack bar, and participate in the fun educational activities with the educators that were on hand.

The stream table was a hit:

As was the Giant Lake Champlain Watershed Map:

...and the boat ride for water testing:

...with some followup at the Nature Center:

The kids tested for dissolved oxygen, and took secchi disk and temperature readings. They also saw one of the eagles, the eagle nest, and the loon family! They had quite a boat trip. Some also then ventured forth to Endless Brook to check out the macroinvertebrates.

The LSCA and the Wells Village Library would like to thank the Lake St. Catherine State Park - and their fantastic staff, 'Captain' Martha Pofit for taking everyone out on her boat, our volunteers for the day, the awesome staff from PMNRCD - Jaden & James, Megan Hill from the Maritime Museum, Park Interpreter Jeff Ormsbee, and all the families that attended the event - we hope all involved had a great time!

Finally, we would like to thank the Lake Champlain Basin Program and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission which made this day possible through an Education & Outreach Grant earned by the LSCA and Wells Village Library.

Our final Libraries Love Lakes event will take place in the fall and will focus on the artist side of nature. Watch for details for this event in the coming weeks.

More images from the day are available in our Facebook photo gallery:

Facebook Photo Gallery