NEWS RELEASE
SAULT CONVENTION AND VISITOR'S BUREAU
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All kids 16-under are invited to the annual Connor Gorsuch Kids Fishing Day, which will take place this year from 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, July 29 at the Sault Ste. Marie Kids Fishing Pond at Rotary Park.
Kids Fishing Day is an opportunity for kids to catch trout and win prizes, all through the generosity of a variety of local businesses, organizations, individual donors, and volunteers. Bait, food, drinks and fish-cleaning services are all provided free of charge. Some fishing rods and tackle are available for those who need it.
The event is held at the Kids Fishing Pond at Rotary Park. Maintained by Cloverland Electrical Cooperative, the City of Sault Ste. Marie, and Lake Superior State University, the pond is in a unique setting along the St. Marys River shipping channel. Kids 16-under are welcome to fish in the pond throughout the summer.
Roughly 3,000 rainbow trout from the Jordan River Fish Hatchery have been stocked in the pond this year through its fishing initiative that provides fish to groups that promote free and accessible youth fishing opportunities across Michigan. Without them, we would not have fish for the kids to catch.
Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery has donated fish for the pond in the past, too, as has the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources, and many people have donated toward the cause.
Registration for Kids Fishing Day will run from 8-9 a.m. on the day of the event. Kids 8 and under can fish from 9-9:30 a.m., ages 9-16 can fish from 9:30-10 a.m., and all age groups can fish at 10 a.m. Look for more information on the Sault CVB web page and Facebook account.
The Sault Kids Fishing Pond is funded through the Sault Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Sault Area Foundation for Education (SAFE), a 501(c)(3) foundation (tax I.D. # 46-0739920).
To help keep the pond successful, write Sault Area Foundation for Education, P.O. Box 1000 or 225 E. Portage Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 49783.
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