Published June 13. 2022 02:45PM
The Friends of Tuscarora and Locust Lake State Parks threw a 50th anniversary bash for Locust Lake State Park on Friday afternoon.
Hundreds of people attended the event, which featured food trucks, yard games, music, face painting, touch-a-truck, a children’s author and astrophysicist, children’s museum and stargazing.
It also included a ceremony recognizing the significance of the park for the community.
Sharon Gladski and Eric Zizelmann, co-presidents of the Friends of Tuscarora and Locust Lake State Parks, speak during the 50th anniversary celebration of Locust Lake State Park in Barnesville on Friday. Behind them are members of Barnesville Boy Scout Troop 725. Other speakers included Jennifer Holman, who coordinated the event for the Friends group; Nicholas Sulzer, park manager; “Porcupine” Pat McKinney of the Schuylkill Conservation District and Sen. David Argall, R-29. JILL WHALEN/TIMES NEWS
Ethan Lusch, 7, of Tamaqua, puts together a “pocket solar system” with the help of Sue Clouser of the Lykens Valley Children's Museum during Friday's 50th anniversary celebration of Locust Lake State Park in Barnesville.
Visitors to Locust Lake State Park's 50th anniversary celebration could visit the touch-a-truck display of vehicles lined along the lake's shoreline.
A large crowd gathered for the 50th anniversary celebration at Locust Lake State Park in Barnesville on Friday. JILL WHALEN/TIMES NEWS
Melanie Lomaz, left, of Lancaster, and her grandchildren Zoe and Josh Lindberg, play with “old-time” toys brought to the 50th anniversary celebration of Locust Lake State Park by “Porcupine” Pat McKinney of the Schuylkill Conservation District, right. JILL WHALEN/TIMES NEWS