Louisiana State Parks May 2014 Calendar of Events

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Louisiana State Parks May 2014 Calendar of Events

SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE

May 3, Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi - McQuillan Memorial, 1 p.m. For more information call 318.878.2162 or visit http://www.blackbear-golf.com.

May 3, Lake D'Arbonne State Park, Farmerville - Dia de la Familia, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Children's Coalition of Northeast Louisiana will hold its annual family day in the park, with music, food, games, health screenings, door prizes, and a community resources fair. For more information call 888.677.5200 toll free or 368.2086 locally.

May 3, Lake Bistineau State Park, Doyline - Archery Program, noon. The interpretive ranger will teach how to safely handle and shoot a bow and arrow. There are a limited number of spaces available, so preregistration is required. Minimum age is 10 years old. For more information call 888.677.2478 toll free or 318.745.3503 locally.

May 3, Poverty Point State Historic Site, Epps - Building is for the Birds, 1 p.m. Join the site ranger for a discussion on blue birds, which can be attracted into yards by simply encouraging nesting. Material will be on hand, to make a standard blue bird box to take home. For more information call 888.926.5492 toll free or 926.5492 locally.

May 4, Poverty Point State Historic Site, Epps - Tool Demonstration, 1 - 4 p.m. Join park rangers as they demonstrate the tools used by ancient inhabitants to build, hunt with and create other articles used in their culture. Rangers will also discuss the origins and making of these ancient tools. For more information call 888.926.5492 toll free or 926.5492 locally.

May 10, Lake Bistineau State Park, Doyline - Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration, 10 a.m. The park will host the Bayou Pots Dutch oven cooking group for cooking demonstrations, with sampling at noon. A unique form of cooking, Dutch Ovens have been used for several hundred years and consist of a cast iron pot with three legs, a wire bail handle, and a slightly concave, rimmed lid so that coals from the cooking fire can be placed on top as well as below. For more information call 888.677.2478 toll free or 318.745.3503 locally.

May 10, Mansfield State Historic Site, Mansfield - Battlefield Walking Tour, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Retrace the battlefield where the fate of Civil War Shreveport and East Texas was determined in 1864. A Ranger Walk will be conducted along the three-quarter-mile "Mouton's Trail," with stories of bravery and sacrifice by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Mansfield. Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes, light clothing, and bring water. For more information call 888.677.6267 toll free or 872.1474 locally.

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Louisiana State Parks May 2014 Calendar of Events