Best Park

I don't know about you, but I am LOVING all this fabulous warm weather this week.    Besides spending time in my garden, I love to take advantage the wonderful space we have here in Waterdown, at Memorial Park.
Year round, anytime the temperature is above zero... you will find dozens of teenagers hanging out at the skateboard park.    In the winter-time, you will find lots of families and kids taking advantage of the little hill which is great for tobagganing.  (please note...this year the City of Hamilton banned tobagganing at City parks due to the unfortunate amount of claims from people hurting themselves).    My personal favourite time of year is spring/summer/fall at Memorial Park.

It's always a fun surprise to see on a Monday or Tuesday, the fair roll into town and start setting up in the park... the town starts buzzing and kids can't contain their excitement.   "When can we go to the fair?" is all I hear in my house!!    There seems to be about 3 or 4 fairs that come to town between Spring - Fall.

When my kids were young, they loved the swings, slides and especially the splash pad at the park in the summertime.    The other bonus of our park is that the City of Hamilton has employed "Supies" in the summertime for kids to enjoy.    Incase you've never heard of a "Supie"  they are playground supervisors that do arts and crafts with the kids during the day.

The Pavillion is another great part of the park... many groups gather there formally or informally to use the Pavillion.    Last year I'd drive by on various nights to see a bootcamp class working hard.... rain or shine and I believe it was used right up til October.

In the summer, it's not uncommon to see the baseball diamonds being used.   It's fun to see baseball, softball and t-ball games happening during baseball season.   A great free family activity!   You can catch kids and adult games happening each week.

Our family was away last year for Canada Day so we missed the Inaugural Waterdown Ribfest, so we made sure we'll be home for it this year.    This is easily turning into THE event around Waterdown, and is going to bring lots of family fun, breaking of a world record, entertainment, a small midway, a movie night on June 30th, fireworks on Canada Day and of course RIBS!   I think we'll be spending at least 2 Days at Memorial Park that weekend!   For more information on the event which goes from June 30th to July 3rd check out  www.ohcanadaribfest.ca

Another wonderful thing that used to happen at the Park many years ago was the Waterdown Farmer's Market.    We have a great multitude of fantastic farms around us in this very rich area of Flamborough.   If I recall correctly, there was some talk awhile back that citizen's would love to see the Farmer's Market revived again.    I love to support local business, always have.   I think that a Farmer's Market would be a great idea to seasonally sell produce, meats and various local product.... Anyone else think it's a great idea???