June 15 is National Marina Days at Lewis and Clark SRA

CROFTON — Enjoy National Marina Days, a summerlong celebration, on June 15 at Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area near Crofton.

The daylong schedule starts with yoga at 9 a.m.

From 1-4 p.m. there will be fishcleaning demonstrations, a fishing clinic, boat tours, touch tanks, ranger station, water safety, bounce house, lure making, bass catching, and a scavenger hunt.

Hayrack rides will be given from 6-8 p.m.

For more information, call the park at 402-388-4169, or see the calendar event listing at Calendar. OutdoorNebraska.gov.

Another State Park event is also planned for June 15. This one is at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park near Ashland and will feature summer stargazing.

Telescopes will be provided so visitors may get a glimpse at the night sky beginning at dusk.

Meet behind the park’s golf shack for this free event. Remember to bring camp chairs or blankets.

Also on Saturday, June 15, there will be a Bob Tichota Fire Prevention Fun Day at the Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area will host the Bob Tichota Fire Prevention Fun Day on June 15.

That event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the group lodge on Lake No. 16, visit with local rural fire departments, law enforcement, Omaha Public Power District, and other safety entities to learn about fire

safety awareness and firefighter and law enforcement job duties.

For the kids, there will be fire truck rides, free food, face painting, seat belt simulator, and much more.

Tichota was a volunteer firefighter and fire prevention advocate. He also was a campground host at Fremont Lakes for more than 25 years.

On June 18, the Rock Creek Station State Historical Park wll hold the Pony Express Re-Ride Exchange.

Each June, the National Pony Express Association recreates the Pony Express in a commemorative re-ride. Letters are carried by horseback over the original trail stretching from St. Joseph, Mo. to Sacramento, Calif. The 1,966-mile, eight-state event is conducted 24 hours a day.