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The Bloomington Parks & Recreation Department is composed of four divisions: Parks, Recreation, Golf, and the Miller Park Zoo. The department maintains over 1,100 acres (4.5 km 2) of land including 44 park sites and three golf courses. [49]
The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network provides information about volunteering locally. For a complete listing, visit BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org or call 812-349-3433.
The zoo was started when a circus lion cub ended up on James T. Miller's farm around 1900, and was eventually given to the city of Bloomington. [3] The lion, later named "Big Jim", died on March 26, 1912. After Big Jim's death, funds were raised to construct the Koetthoefer Animal Building by Bloomington architect Arthur L. Pillsbury.
Pull up a lawn chair, lay out your picnic blanket and sway to some free music this Friday 6-8:30 p.m. with Happy Hours on the Lawn at Switchyard Park.This month’s Happy Hour features ...
Fans Field (1902-1939) (Bloomington Baseball Park) Location: 109 E Lafayette St, Bloomington, IL 61701: Coordinates: Owner: City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation: Operator: City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation: Capacity: 2875 (1921) Field size: 319-398-353 [1] Surface: Grass
Meet at the Sycamore Shelter in Lower Cascades Park, 2851 N. Old Ind. 37, at noon on Oct. 29 for Spooky Nature Crafts, sponsored by Bloomington Parks and Recreation. Use natural materials to ...
Voters backed establishment of Miller Park in 1887 - Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois newspaper) Miller Park Collection , McLean County Museum of History 40°28′04″N 89°00′17″W / 40.46778°N 89.00472°W / 40.46778; -89
Rainbow of colors and events happen this weekend in Bloomington: from Monroe County Fall Festival to the 10th annual Pridefest on Kirkwood. ... Park's mainstage as part of the Bloomington Parks ...