Tag Outdoors

Reminder: TONIGHT all across Licton Springs and Seattle is Night Out! Come together with your neighbors for good food, activities, and conversation! Below is a map of all the publically listed night outs in the Licton Springs area:

If your direct area isn't getting together, the Densmore Block Watch Barbecue is open to the entire neighborhood and is holding its night out at Licton Spring Park.

Click here for a map of all the Night Out celebrations being held accross Seattle.

Did we miss your Night Out celebration? Let us know in a comment below!

Mineral Springs park has had a busy and successful month! See below for a summary of July's events and some ways to get involved this month.

Community Connection:

On July 3rd, the community around Mineral Springs park met to discuss future events and initiatives in the park. If you'd like to get involved, the next Seattle Parks community meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 14th from 6-7pm at Meridian Center for Health, room 110.

Disc Golf:

Did you know that the Mineral Springs Park is the only disc golf course in the city of Seattle? On July 12th, Seattle Parks department met with the disc golf community to discuss needed improvements to the disc golf course in Mineral Springs Park. Additionally, on July 17th, LoveLicton.com held its second "Learn to Disc Golf" event in partnership with the local disc golfers. The event was a resounding success! We will be holding our next beginner's disc golf event on Tuesday, August 21st from 6:30pm to 8pm.

Clean up:

On July 19th, the community came together for a Mineral Springs Park work party to help increase visibility in the park and clear tremendous amounts of brush and blackberries, primarily from the southeast corner along the walkway. You can really see the difference!

the next cleanup will be held on Thursday, August 16th from 5-7pm.

Celebrate:

On July 21st, the community, in partnership with Seattle Parks, held their first event - a free BBQ! Lawn games, live music, food, and neighborhood bonding! Lots of fun was had by all. Thanks to How Short for keeping us entertained with live jazz and our neighborhood volunteers who tended to the grills! Look out for our next event later this summer/early fall.

It's been amazing meeting so many wonderful people from the area and seeing the community come together around this Licton Spring's gem. Let's keep up the community engagement! Hope to see you at some of the upcoming events.

Do you want to get involved in the Licton Springs community? Over the next 2 weeks, there are plenty of opportunities to meet your neighbors while having fun and improving the Mineral Springs Park!

July 12th: Meeting to Improve Disc Golf Course

• Time: 6-7pm
• Location: Meridian Center for Health (10521 Meridian Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133)
• Sponsor: Randy Wiger, Seattle Parks & Recreation.

If you're a disc golfer make sure to put this meeting on your calendar! Here you can provide feedback to the city on what repairs or improvements should be made to the Mineral Springs Disc Golf course.

July 17th: Learn To Disc Golf

• Time: 6:30pm to 8pm
• Location: Mineral Springs Park (1500 N 105th St, Seattle, WA 98133)
• Event URL: https://www.facebook.com/events/618053928556827
• Sponsor: LoveLicton

Do you want to learn to disc golf? Come join us for a beginner's disc golf game at Mineral Springs Park with help from members of the local disc golf community. At this event, you will not only learn how to play alongside other beginners but will also be able to receive valuable tips from some more veteran disc golf players. All are welcome to this free event!

July 19th: Mineral Springs Park Clean Up

• Time: 5-7pm
• Location: Mineral Springs Park (1500 N 105th St, Seattle, WA 98133)
• Sponsor: Randy Wiger, Seattle Parks & Recreation

Come join your neighbors at a Parks department-supported clean up event. Refreshments and tools will be provided.

July 21st: Mineral Springs Park Community BBQ

• Time: 11am -1pm
• Location: Mineral Springs Park (1500 N 105th St, Seattle, WA 98133)
• Event URL: https://www.facebook.com/events/250408269069372/
• Sponsor: Seattle Parks & Recreation

Come meet your neighbors for a free BBQ at Mineral Springs Park! More details to be provided closer to the event but a little birdie told us that there will be music, hot dogs, and lawn games.

Right to the northwest of Licton Springs park at the Seattle City Light North Service Center lies a beautiful art piece by Merrily Tompkins. The art not only serves as a sign of nicer weather, as flowers bloom from Tesla's head but also serves as a great reminder that technology and nature can coexist in harmony. In a way, it's the perfect Seattle art piece, a city nestled in some of the most profoundly beautiful natural environments while leading the way in our technological future.

For more information about this work:

• Public Art Archive
• Celebrating Seattle: Big Tesla

Next time you walk from Licton Springs Park to the Oak Tree Plaza, take some time to enjoy this unique and creative piece of art.

UPDATE: The meeting was originally set to start at 7 PM but was then changed to a 6 PM start time by Seattle Parks and Recreation.

Join other members of the community on May 1st, 6:00PM-8:30PM, to help shape the future of Mineral Springs park! The meeting will be open to the general public, so whether you live near the park or frequent it for disk golf, this is an important meeting to attend.

The meeting will be held at Meridian Health Clinic, room 110, 10521 Meridian Ave N, Seattle, which is right next to the park:

Hope to see you there!

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