Archive for Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Marina opening soon for summer season

“The fog comes on little cat feet,” so goes the Carl Sandburg poem. In a quiet setting on Shawnee Mission Park Lake on a Thursday morning in 2008, fog was lifting as Canadian geese paddled their way near the marina.

Photo by Kevin Anderson. Enlarge photo.

“The fog comes on little cat feet,” so goes the Carl Sandburg poem. In a quiet setting on Shawnee Mission Park Lake on a Thursday morning in 2008, fog was lifting as Canadian geese paddled their way near the marina.

By Staff Report

May 18, 2011

The Shawnee Mission Park Marina is scheduled to open daily for the summer season beginning May 28.

Prior to that date, the marina will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22.

The marina offers fishing permits and boat rentals, including canoes, pedal boats, kayaks and fishing boats. It operates on a cash-only basis. For rental rates, go online to jcprd.com/parks_facilities/permits_Admission_Rentals.cfm.

Shawnee Mission Park is at 7900 Renner Road in Shawnee and Lenexa. For more information call (913) 312-8847.

The park district’s other two marinas, Kill Creek Park and Heritage Park, also open for the summer on May 28. However, these marinas will be open on weekends only throughout the summer.

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