SANDUSKY, OH -- People interested in learning more about Lake Erie and its recreational and environmental benefits are invited to attend "Explore The Shore Day" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 24, at Lakeview Park in Port Clinton. The event is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Office of Coastal Management.
Families are encouraged to bring their children (and their sandcastle-building tools) for fun activities including a beach IQ quiz, a sandcastle-building contest, pizza-eating contest, sand treasure hunt and water safety demonstrations.
Additional ODNR demonstrations at "Explore The Shore Day" will include: Know Your Lake Erie Wildlife by the Division of Wildlife; Kids & Floats by the Division of Watercraft; Sand by the Division of Geological Survey and Erosion by the Office of Coastal Management.
"Explore The Shore Day" is part of the Coastweeks 2002 Celebration that runs from August 24 through September 22 and focuses on the fragility and importance of Lake Erie as one of Ohio's great natural resources. The theme of Coastweeks 2002 is, "I Can Help Lake Erie."
Ohios Coastweeks is coordinated by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission Office and is part of a national program that celebrates the many benefits of America's waters and shorelines.
For more information on "Explore The Shore Day," call 419-626-7980. For information regarding the nationwide celebration or any other Coastweeks events, please contact the Ohio Lake Erie Commission at (419) 245-2514 or e-mail: ole@www.epa.state.oh.us.