Tag: parks

Stark Parks sets up music, hiking events for June

Don’t miss these upcoming Stark Parks activities in eastern Stark County. Event information is in each item, and organizers suggest checking on any updates at starkparks.com. Summer Serenades at Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center Canton Symphony Orchestra and Stark Parks have teamed up for the 10th year of the Summer Serenades in the Park concerts. The small […]

‘Father of State Parks.’ Meet the New York man who led KY’s first state park commission

In our Uniquely Kentucky stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you the quirky and cool, historic and infamous, beloved and unforgettable, and everything-in-between stories of what makes our commonwealth remarkable. Read more. Story idea? hlcityregion@herald-leader.com. It was April 7, 1917 when a man born in Syracuse, N.Y. stepped off a train in Prestonsburg, Kentucky and knew, instinctively, […]