HOWLoween 5K & 1-Mile Dog Walk
The HOWLoween 5K and 1-Mile Dog Walk sends runners and leashed dogs through Parkside Place Park, followed by a fall fair with 50-plus raffle baskets and an 11:30 costume contest. Proceeds go to Home at Last Dog Rescue; it steps off the morning of October 31.
More at Parkside Place Park
Green Ribbon Trail Hike: Parkside to the Mill
Five miles out and back to the Evans-Mumbower Mill, with stepping stone creek crossings and a rest at the mill. Moderate pace, roughly thirty minutes a mile. Restrooms at the trailhead.
Green Ribbon Trail Hike: Parkside to Evans-Mumbower Mill
Five miles out and back to the gristmill, with three sets of stepping stones across the creek and a rest at the mill. Roughly thirty minutes a mile, under a hundred feet of climb.
Green Ribbon Trail Hike: Parkside to Evans-Mumbower Mill
Five miles out and back along the creek, across cement stepping stones and a run of boardwalks, to the old mill and home again. Moderate pace, about thirty minutes a mile.
Around the same time
Rice's Market (Tuesdays)
Thirty acres of flea market, farm stands and antique dealers going since the 1870s. Gates at 7am and it thins out by midday, so come early and bring cash.
Executive Scramble
Nine simulated holes before work with a rotating cast of local business people. Ninety minutes, no handicap required, and the point is the conversation between shots as much as the golf.
Bird Walk at Peter Wentz Farmstead
An early walk across the farmstead fields and nature trail with the county environmental educator, looking for whatever came through overnight. Free, but email ahead to register.
