Soon it'll be Memorial Day weekend, which means summer is just around the corner.
And summer fun doesn't end when the sun goes down. Just grab your flashlight and favorite camping chair and head to Yakima Sportsman State Park, 904 Keys Road, for the Summer Campfire Program series.
A variety of programs is offered each Saturday through Labor Day and begins at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Admission and parking are free, and marshmallows are provided afterward for roasting.
Here's the schedule:
* May 24: "Vineyards of Yakima Valley." A look at the rapidly growing grape and wine industry of the area. A new program presented by the Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail.
* May 31 and June 7: Bob Tuck presents "Local Yakima Birds and Animals." See and feel furs, skulls, antlers and horns.
* June 14: Cathy Reed presents "Wetlands Walk." A short hike precedes the campfire discussion.
* June 21: Country and gospel music from the Sun Country Music Group.
* June 28 and Aug. 9: Meet members of Yakima County Search and Rescue, plus its K9 team.
* July 5 (8:30 p.m.): Al Allaway presents "The Cascades of Washington & Oregon."
* July 12 and Aug. 2: Ric Cole presents "Klondike Ric," tales of the Yukon gold rush and other Western folklore.
* July 19: Gary Lentz, a park ranger at Lewis and Clark Trail State Park, presents "The Flora of David Douglas."
* July 26: The Yakama Nation presents "Coyote Tales," myths and legends of early Native Americans told by Jacob Wolftail.
* Aug. 16 (8:30 p.m.): Connie Estep, curator of the Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science and Technology Museum, presents "You Can Take It With You: How Cars Changed Camping."
* Aug. 23 (8:30 p.m.): David Hagen presents "Cowiche Canyon Conservancy."
* Aug. 30: Bird rehabilitators Steve Seibert and Marsha Flamm present "Birds of Prey." Hawks and owls steal this show.
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