Hello, Recreators – Summer is near! Summer is my favorite season in Fort Collins - it’s a time when I can get out of the house, go to festivals, farmers markets, and explore the community in new and fascinating ways. Of course, this summer is going to look a little different than “normal” summers but as my colleague says, “every day that goes by is one day closer to the end of the pandemic.” With that in mind let’s continue to work together by following current health and safety protocols and we will all get through the pandemic. As part of the summer season, my partner and I have a game we call “Make June Awesome.” The goal is to do something different and out of our routine each day in June. These activities could be trying food at a new restaurant, going for a hike in a new location, or really anything outside of the normal routine. After a year of distancing guidelines ,and not being able to do many of the activities I enjoy, I have a newfound appreciation for Make June Awesome and am planning to use the Recreator to help make it the best June yet! Here’s my plan for this year’s Make June Awesome:
I am planning on taking my kids to a new park for a picnic once a week during the
month of June. I plan to visit The Farm at Lee Martinez Park, Crescent Park, Westfield Park and a few others that I haven’t decided on yet.
I plan on taking a cooking class (page 42) with my partner. A trip to City Park Pool is also on the family’s list, as the water slides are a required part of summer for us.
For years, I’ve been interested in learning the skill of fly fishing and thankfully the Recreator offers a program for that this season as well (page 60).
Father’s Day wouldn’t be complete for me without a bike ride down the Spring Creek Trail and Poudre Trail with a stop off for a meal in Old Town.
Make June Awesome can certainly be shifted into any time period based on what you are interested in doing. After Making June Awesome for nearly a decade I can highly recommend the activity as an excellent way to explore and reinvent the town that we call home. I am going to end this letter with a question. How are you going to Make _____ Awesome?
Credits City of Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Board Catherine Carabetta, Ken Christensen, Mary Carlson, Jeff Haber, Shari Heymann, Bob Kingsbury, Michael Novell, Jesse Scaccia, Michael Tupa Interim Recreation Director Aaron Harris Recreation Managers Sara Mendez Marc Rademacher Community Relations & Marketing Emily Frare Kathryn Gehrke Valerie Van Ryn Pagination Tina Chandler Cover Design Craig Powell
Contact Information City of Fort Collins Recreation Department 215 N. Mason St. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Registration & Programs 970.221.6655 recreation@fcgov.com Advertising, Partnerships, & Sponsorships 970.221.6875 recreator@fcgov.com Aaron Harris Interim Recreation Director 970.416.2225 aharris@fcgov.com For subscription information, please visit fcgov.com/recreator.
City of Fort Collins Vision To provide world-class municipal services through operational excellence and a culture of innovation. Mission Exceptional service for an exceptional community.
Aaron Harris, Interim Director of Recreation Pronouns: He/Him/His 20-22863
