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Lagoon by Pontoon Rides Begin Memorial Day Weekend

Free pontoon rides continue throughout the summer

by Tracy Geibel
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May 23, 2018 at 9:30 AM

Friday, May 25

Presque Isle State Park will kick off Memorial Day weekend with free pontoon rides that continue throughout the summer.

Each one-hour pontoon ride features a trip through the lagoon, where people might spot turtles, great blue herons, beavers, and other wildlife specimens that the peninsula has to offer.

Rides leave the boat launch at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sign-up for rides is first come, first served and begins at 10 a.m. at the pontoon station.

Sign-up is limited to 6 seats per person, but each pontoon ride can accommodate 16 guests plus crew.

Rides take place daily from at least Friday, May 25 to Monday, June 4 with more dates through Monday, September 3. Programming is subject to modification or cancellation. — Tracy Geibel

10 a.m. // Presque Isle State Park, Lagoon Boat Launch, 301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 1 // free // 814-833-7424 // events.dcnr.pa.gov

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