Free Picnic Days Return To Mercer County This Summer

Picnic Days at the Tulpehaking Nature Center is back. Due to last year’s success, this event has been extended to three Saturdays this summer, Mercer County officials announced. Picnic Days are set for June 30, July 28 and Aug. 25, noon to 3 p.m. each day. Families and friends are invited to relax in the shade and enjoy educational activities, and even a sweet treat from Rita’s.

Watershed Fellows Amanda Buchner and Giovanni Rivera will be on hand for bilingual educational games and activities on the importance of water and the Delaware River watershed. Spanish-speaking volunteers will be on site. Guests will be able to explore the small but mighty creatures that live in the marsh.

They can also participate in arts and crafts activities before finishing out the day with a cool refreshing cup of Rita’s Italian ice. Picnic Day is free and open to the public as part of Tulpehaking Nature Center’s summer-long effort to provide engaging family programs. For more information, call 609-888-3218 or e-mail tnc@mercercounty.org.

The Tulpehaking Nature Center is located at 157 Westcott Avenue in Hamilton. It is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. The nature center provides programs and exhibits that encourage visitors to explore and discover the many cultural, historic and natural resources of the Abbott Marshlands. It is owned by the County of Mercer and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission.

For more information about the nature center, programs and schedule of events, visit www.mercercountyparks.org.

The attached image was provided by Mercer County officials: Families can enjoy the outdoors and a cup of Rita’s Italian ice at the Tulpehaking Nature Center’s Picnic Days.