A Saturday in Washington Park Warm weather has arrived at last, drawing yogis, paddleboaters and picnickers to Washington Park

Photos by Tim Collins

Burrows at Washington Park’s newly built playground just south of Smith Lake enable kids to be bunnies or badgers — or maybe an escape artist like “The Fabulous Mr. Fox,” from Roald Dahl’s children’s book.

Garry Appel left a 36 plus-year career as a corporate lawyer to practice and teach yoga. In the summertime, his Saturday morning vinyasa yoga class in the Smith Lake Boat-

Humans are not the only ones who enjoy picnics on the shores of Grasmere, the southernmost lake in Washington Park. When lunch is over, this furry, four-legged visitor may well opt for a splash in nearby Smith Ditch, a historic canal that supplies water to the both park lakes and the Lily Pond, a children’s fishing hole.

On a breezy day, energetic boaters pedal their way across Smith Lake’s 17 rippling acres of water. Pedal boats can be rented at a marina near the boathouse. The lake also attracts stand-up paddleboarders and many anglers on the hunt for trout, yellow perch and largemouth bass.

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