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Lake Pleasant will have a Fourth of July celebration on July 3. The
fireworks show returns to the lake for the first time since 2008. The
day’s festivities also will include games, food and music throughout
the day leading up to the fireworks once it gets dark. The park also
will have an evening kayaking event from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.
COMMUNITY
NEWS
Lake Pleasant offers evening entertainment
STAFF REPORT ~6/8/2011For the first time since 2008 Lake Pleasant will have a 4th of July
celebration complete with a fireworks show.
The entertainment at Pleasant Harbor will take place beginning at
5 p.m. on July 3. Entrance to the park is a $10 gate fee per vehicle.
The festivities will include bounce houses and other games for kids
as well as music. Food and drinks will be available for purchase,
but park goers are welcome to bring their own coolers. Those attending
are encouraged to bring their own chairs. The fireworks show will
take place once it’s sufficiently dark.
The fireworks show isn’t the only evening event coming up this summer
at the lake. From 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Saturday there will be a kayaking
adventure under the full moon.
Led by an interpretive ranger, the trip will leave from the north
end of Lake Pleasant, near the 4-lane launch area.
For those that don’t have their own kayaks they can be rented at Scorpion
Bay Marina, which rents one or two person kayaks for $20 per hour.
Life jackets are provided as well as paddles.
Renters would then have to transport the kayaks to the 4-lane launch
area. Those with their own kayaks or canoes only pay the $6 per vehicle
and a $2 per paddle craft park entry fee.
“Along with experiencing the lake under the full moon participants
will get an informative educational lecture about the history of the
lake, and about the animals and vegetation at the lake,” Anna Eshe,
Lake Pleasant Event Coordinator said.
The two-hour event will explore Fireman’s Cove as well as Cottonwood
Cove.
“It’s in the North end of the lake, which is pretty popular,” Eshe
said. “The water is 92 percent full so it’s pretty impressive looking
at this point.”
Those interested in attending are encouraged to bring a life preserver,
a flashlight, some light sticks and some water. Participants should
take Highway 74 to Castle Hot Springs Road and then go five miles
and turn right into the park to the 4-lane ramp.
Registration is not required. For information call 602-372-7460 ext.
202.