Come join us for an early Spring CITO Event in Guldlin Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
WHO: Everyone is welcome!
WHAT: Spring CITO in Guldlin Park
WHEN: Saturday, April 21, 2018 8:30am - 10:30am – this is also the Great American Clean Up Day
WHERE: Guldlin Park, Fort Wayne, In.
WHY: Because we are Geocacher’s and we care! Also, because we get a smiley, a souvenir, a CITO under our belts (for us our geek stats) and best of all we get to hang out with some really neat peeps! There will be other groups volunteering that day so let’s show them how it’s done!
Fort Wayne has many parks to enjoy. This one in particular is rich in history, small, relatively unknown and a part of the Riverfront development project the City is undertaking.
All are welcome to help clean up this little park making it a geocaching friendly park. Bring your family, friends, and people who might be interested in learning more about Geocaching. There is another small park, Bloomingdale Park, that is adjacent to Guldlin Park. It has a small playground complete with swings and playground toys.
The City of Fort Wayne will provide tools, bags and water. Please feel free to bring anything you think you’ll need to assist with the cleanup process (gloves, grabbers, hedge trimmer, favorite shovel, etc.).
There is a parking lot at GZ along with a boat ramp. The St. Mary’s river carves a winding path forming the borders of this park. We will meet in the parking lot and then break out to start cleanup.
History:
Guldlin Park is located at Van Buren Street and Michaels Avenue along the St. Mary's River.
For more detailed location information, check out the General Park Map or Guldlin Park Map
History: Purchased in 1897 for seven thousand dollars, the land that would become Guldlin Park was originally intended to be used as the location of a water pumping station. Before construction began, it was decided that the station should be built on the other side of St. Mary's River, and the originally proposed plot of land was left vacant. It was at that point that Mr. Olaf N. Guldlin, realizing that the land would make a fine children's park, donated the necessary playground equipment that would make his idea a reality.
This park overlooks the St. Mary's River and today has a boat ramp and fishing access as well as natural open space.