Hannibal Parks & Recreation Recent News
Tree of the Month is bald cypress
The Tree of the Month for June is a bald cypress at 3890 Highway MM, at the home of Sally Bouyea. This stately conifer turns rich brown in the fall, loses its needles in the winter and grows a new set in the spring….
Volunteers needed for trail building
Volunteers are needed to help maintain existing trails and build a new trail at Sodalis Nature Preserve. The work will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8. Martin Meyer is organizing the volunteer work. Volunteers should meet at the shelter at Sodalis Nature Preserve…
Nature program Saturday focuses on cicadas
The buzzing sounds all over Hannibal parks will be the focus of a family interpretive program offered by the Hannibal Parks & Recreation. Starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8 at the picnic tables about 600 feet past the playground at Riverview Park, the…
Pickleball camp planned for July
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the U.S., especially among young people. The Hannibal Pickleball Club, in conjunction with Hannibal Parks & Recreation, is putting on a Youth Pickleball Camp designed to teach the basics of pickleball, which will include fundamental techniques, rules…
Aquatic Center open for the season
The Ronny Ferrel Hannibal Aquatic Center opened for the season Saturday, June 1. The Aquatic Center, located off U.S. 36 at 1700 Pleasant St., is open 1 to 6 p.m. every day. Emily Hultgren is serving her first year as aquatics director. Pool managers…
Census shows 8 percent increase in bats at Sodalis
The latest bat census at Sodalis Nature Preserve confirms its place as the country’s most important hibernation spot for Indiana bats, with an estimated 222,129. This is an 8.7 percent increase from the last survey which was conducted in 2022, when researchers documented a…
Bird Watching weather this Saturday
Weather looks to be perfect for spotting birds at Sodalis Nature Preserve this weekend. The program, called Momma Birds and Baby Birds, will be led by Hannibal Parks & Recreation’s Interpreter Guide Gale Rublee and members of the Mississippi Hills Master Naturalist chapter. The…
Rec Center to be closed
The Admiral Coontz Recreation Center will be closed to recreational activities on Thursday and Friday, May 23-24 due to Project Graduation at the facility. The Recreation Center will also be closed Monday May 27 for Memorial Day. Summer hours are 7:30 a.m. to 1…
Book Signing Friday before Spring Festival of Country Music
A longtime musician and now author will be signing books at 4 p.m. May 17 at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. Virgil Watts wrote the book “The Life of a Steel Player” with the help of his friends. He will be signing the books…
Ferrel’s name to be added to Aquatic Center
The Hannibal Aquatic Center will officially be renamed to honor a longtime employee. Ronny Ferrel will be recognized at a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16, prior to the Hannibal Park Board meeting at the Aquatic Center. Monetary memorials were made in his…
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