CCC reunion at McCormick’s Creek SP, Oct. 9

Indiana DNR Release:

Veterans of the Civilian Conservation Corps will be honored at McCormick’s Creek State Park, Oct. 9, with an Indiana statewide reunion.

The day’s events will take place from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the park’s nature center and the Beech Grove shelter house.

CCC veterans and their families are invited for all activities at the park’s nature center. A picnic lunch will be served at noon at the Beechgrove shelter house, followed by a reunion photograph. CCC veterans will receive a free lunch; family member cost is $5 per person. Reservations for the lunch must be made by Sept. 29.

For information on the reunion, or to register a CCC veteran for the event, contact Vicki Basman, chief of interpretation, at (317) 690-6566 or vbasman@dnr.IN.gov.

Attendance is free; however, the usual state park daily weekend gate fee of $5 per in-state vehicle or $7 for out-of-state vehicle applies.