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By 1980, the festival had grown to 206 events across Fort Wayne. The following year, the festival introduced a children's parade and attempted to set a record for the World's Longest Hot Dog, at 527 feet (160.6 m) long. In 1980 the festival featured the World's Biggest Pretzel at 10 feet (3.0 m) in diameter. [2]
Fort Wayne city, Indiana – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [108] Pop 2010 [109] Pop 2020 [106 ...
Local popularity of the preserve led to Fort Wayne officials deciding to build a full-fledged zoo by 1962. The zoo's mission was to educate children about animals. On July 3, 1965, the new Fort Wayne Children's Zoo opened on 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) with 18 animal exhibits. Earl Wells was the original Zoo Director.
This is a list of parks in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As of 2024, the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department maintained 87 public parks totaling 2,805 acres (11 km 2) and four golf courses,. The department also cares for 50,000 street trees and 25,000 park trees. The largest park in the system is Franke Park which covers 329.24 acres (133 ha), while the smallest is Orff Park which covers.02 ...
The City of Fort Wayne operates Shoaff Park in the township, a 184.5-acre (74.7 ha) park located on the banks of the St. Joseph River. The park offers hiking, boating, public golf course, a disk golf course, tennis courts, basketball courts, soccer fields, and a playground with splashpad.
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The Rivergreenway is the backbone of burgeoning Fort Wayne Trails network in Fort Wayne, Indiana and the surrounding area. The Rivergreenway consists of 26-miles [1] of connected trails through a linear park following alongside or near the City's three rivers: St. Joseph River, St. Marys River, and Maumee River.
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