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Breakfast with a ranger at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Aug. 8

Date/time: Sat., Aug. 8, 9 – 10 a.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you and your family to Breakfast with a Ranger. Join the Rangers of Topsail Hill to learn about the park, its history and to ask them all the questions you can think of about the park its wildlife and anything in between. This program is ideal for the whole family to enjoy. To cover the cost of food, please bring $5.00, which goes to Friends of...

Kids reel in the fun at Nick’s catfish tournament

Everyone joined in the fun as Treylermade Tournaments hosted their 5th Annual Kids Catfish Tournament at Nick’s Seafood Restaurant in Basin Bayou. On Saturday, July 25, 2015, twenty-eight young fishermen and fisherwomen competed for an array of prizes. The grand prize was a Tracker Marine Jon boat with trolling motor. Kids age of 12 years and under, fished along the Choctawhatchee Bay for Sailcat and Hardhead catfish. Scoring was for heaviest weight for a single fish, and a combined weight...

Learn how to surf fish at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park July 31

Date/time: Friday July 31st, 2015, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Surf fishing is a popular sport along the beaches of Topsail Hill. This program will teach you what types of bait will work, what times of year certain fish can be caught, and common fish you can catch from the beach. Fishing gear is optional, the park has fishing gear. This program will take place at the Beach Access, park in the Day Use parking area and catch the 1:00pm Tram...

Free movie night at the Lakeyard in DeFuniak Springs Aug. 7

The Special Events Committee of the City of DeFuniak Springs is pleased to present August Movie Night on Friday, August 7, 2015. This annual family-oriented, back-to-school event has become a tradition and will be held in the amphitheatre at the Lake yard again this year. The movie is “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” the 2010 action film which is taken from the opening story in the five book series by Rick Riordan and directed by Chris Columbus. The plot revolves...

Explore the sights and sounds of nature at night July 29

Dates/times:  July 29 – 7:30 – 9 p.m. The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA), in partnership with Northwest Florida State College, announces the summer season of its popular eco-tourism initiative, Eco Adventures of Walton County. Discover the sights and sounds of nature at night. Nonie’s Ark Animal Encounters will guide evening Eco-Adventures for the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance this summer on Wednesdays. A minimum of five Eventurer’s are needed and a maximum of 25. We will meet at some of Walton County’s...

Movie, food, and fun at Camp Helen State Park July 29

Date/time: July 29, 5:30 p.m. Camp Helen State Park is offering a summer full of movies, food and fun with a series of family-oriented movies, interpretive programs, and old-fashioned campfire cookouts. On Wednesday, July 29, “The Princess and the Frog” will be the last film shown in the 2015 series. This movie involves a hard working waitress Tiana, who dreams of owning her own restaurant. After kissing a prince who’s been turned into a frog by an evil witch doctor,...

Learn about animals and tracks at Grayton Beach State Park July 22

Date/time: Wednesday July 22nd at 2 p.m. Join Park Ranger Chad for “Whose been walking in the forest.” Learn about the different animal tracks found in the park and the animals that they belong to. Participants will be able to make a plaster mold of some of the animal tracks. This is a fun program for the entire family. Sunscreen, drinking water, appropriate clothing, and hat are suggested. This program will take approximately 1 hour. Directions: Grayton Beach State Park...