SUMMER KICK-OFF AND OTHER LAKE MEAD EVENTS SATURDAY, MAY 17

Yes, this is a late notice, but if you are in the area or can get to Lake Mead, it will be memorable. 

http://www.nps.gov/lake/planyourvisit/mead50th.htm 

SATURDAY, MAY 17

WHAT: Swim Las Vegas 10K Open Water Swim

 

Around 300 swimmers will compete in an open water swim race at Lake Mead.

 

WHERE: Boulder Beach

 

WHEN: 8 a.m. to noon

 

 
WHAT: No-Cost Aquatic Invasive Species Removal Station Opening

 

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Superintendent Bill Dickinson and Nevada Department of Wildlife Director Tom Wasley will officially launch a new service that provides Lake Mead National Recreation Area boaters with free quagga mussel inspections and hot-water washes.

 

WHERE: Hemenway Harbor (490 Horsepower Cove Road, Boulder City, Nevada)

 

WHEN: 11:30 a.m.

 

 

WHAT: 50^th Anniversary Summer Kick-off

 

Lake Mead National Recreation Area is celebrating its 50^th anniversary and kicking off the summer season. The day’s activities include free vessel inspections, boating exhibits and information about recreational opportunities in the park, such as kayaking, scuba diving and fishing. For more information, visit http://www.nps.gov/lake/planyourvisit/mead50th.htm.

 

WHERE: Hemenway Harbor (490 Horsepower Cove Road, Boulder City, Nevada)

 

WHEN: Noon to 4 p.m.

 

WHAT: Life Jacket World Record Event

 

Joining thousands of people around the world, Lake Mead visitors will gather at Las Vegas Boat Harbor and don their life jackets in an attempt to break the world record for most life jackets worn on one day. The annual event kicks off National Safe Boating Week.

 

WHERE: Hemenway Harbor (490 Horsepower Cove Road, Boulder City, Nevada)

 

WHEN: 1 p.m.

 

 

WHAT: University Forum Lecture: America’s Wilderness

 

WHO: Mark Harvey, Ph.D., author of “Wilderness Forever: Howard Zahniser and the Path to the Wilderness Act,” will discuss the vision of America’s Wilderness and the writing of the Wilderness Act of 1964.

 

WHERE: UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum

 

WHEN: 6 to 7:30 p.m.

 

FOR MORE LAKE MEAD NEWS: 

http://www.nps.gov/lake/planyourvisit/mead50th.htm
http://www.nps.gov/lake/ or
http://groups.google.com/group/lakemeadnews
http://twitter.com/LakeMeadNRA