The Final Charge, a massive, museum quality display showing two huge Bull Moose with locked antlers, created by taxidermist Mark Dufresne of Nature’s Reflections Taxidermy in Gray. Most often exhibited at the LL Bean flagship store in Freeport, this amazing display is on loan to us for our visitors to view & photograph up close! www.llbean.com

Certified archery instructors will have equipment & targets to try your hand at this great family sport. Archery builds selfconfidence, self discipline, responsibility & leadership while promoting youth development & life skills. umaine.edu/bryantpond/

Join a local District Forest Ranger with a demonstration & display of the tools of his trade. Forest Rangers protect our forests from fires, insects, disease and misuse. A special photo opportunity for the kids from 12 noon to 12:30pm, when Smokey the Bear will arrive to meet his fans. Bring your cameras for photos of Smokey with your children! www.maine.gov/doc/mfs

Join MDIFW Recreational Safety Instructors to learn about safety & survival in the outdoors. See demonstrations of fire building/starting; survival shelter construction, map & compass & must-have equipment you should always carry with you! www.maine.gov/ifw/education/safety

A brand new event featuring local specialty foods as a fund-raiser for a new Canada Lynx exhibit. Pre-purchase tickets to visit the park on an ‘almost solstice/almost full moon’ evening & sample snacks & specialties from local stores, farms & restaurants. Chipman Farms, Cole Farms, Cyndi’s Dockside, Friends of the Wildlife Park, Harvest Hill Farm, New Gloucester Village Store, Pineland Farms Creamery, Poland Spring Water & Sabbathday Shaker Village will be stationed at tables around the park providing

11:00am-12noon Get ready for some sizzlin’ excitement with safe & scientific fun with fire & ice! Witness experiments like the Big Burp, Sizzling Scissors & famous Mad Science Shower! Live, interactive & compelling experiences that make learning a blast! A must-see for the kids! www.madscience.org/maine Sponsored by Us & Company Computers & Gray Physical Therapy

Learn about Lobsters on World Oceans Day with Captain Tom & crew from the Portland lobster boat Lucky Catch. See how that tasty treat gets from the bottom of the ocean to your dinner plate. Hear about lobster life, habitats & conservation efforts; learn about hard shells, shedders, short, culls & keepers; lots of live lobsters plus many other cool sea critters! www.luckycatch.com worldoceansday.org

Join us in celebrating the finished construction of a new round pond & show fish pool; and the opening of a new associated educational building with display tanks at the Dry Mills Hatchery! A dedication will be at 11:30am; and there will be a variety of other ‘fishy’ displays & demonstrations from 11am-2pm. FREE ADMISSION to the entire wildlife park today only!

The Friends volunteer group helps out the wildlife park in so many ways; learn more about their
ongoing projects & enjoy great bargains on spring plants with annual & perennial flowers, vegetables &
floral baskets grown in their own greenhouse! Plants will be available all day each day.
www.wildlifeparkfriends.org

Scandinavian climate, wildlife & conservation practices are similar to Maine’s. Come & learn about Scandinavian culture from folks in full native dress; & see demonstrations of traditional activities like carving, rosemaling, weaving & Viking life. Sample delicious Scandinavian foods like polser, in lompe, lefse & krumbkaka. Many ‘make & take’ activities for children & adults, like building Troll, or ‘nisse’ houses!