Rend Lake Visitor’s center hosts Bike Rodeo Saturday

Press Release from US Army Corps of Engineers- Rend Lake Project Office

BENTON, IL – Join us at the Rend Lake Project Office and Visitor Center on Saturday, May 20th for a riproarin’ good time at the Bike Rodeo. The Bike Rodeo will be hosted by the Rend Lake Bike Club, the River Ratz Bike Club, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Load up your bike and join us for a fun morning of bike safety and activities to test your biking skills. The Bike Surgeon of Carbondale will be available to do a quick safety check on your bike and then the River Ratz will guide you through an obstacle course to test out your riding skills. Whether you are an experienced rider or a novice, you are sure to learn some new skills during fun-filled morning of biking activities and challenges.  The Bike Rodeo will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on May 20, 2017,in the parking lot of the Rend Lake Visitor Center. Be sure to bring your bike and your helmet.

 May 20th also kicks off National Safe Boating Week. We will observe National Safe Boating week by sharing daily messages to get you mindful of how to stay safe around the water. The week will end with everyone’s favorite family fun day at the beach as the Rend Lake Beach Blast will be held on May 27th from 11:00 – 3:00 at the South Sandusky Beach!  Join us as we kick off the summer recreation season with these two great activities on back to back weekends. For more information you may contact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rend Lake Project Office at 618-724-2493 or message us on Facebook at the Rend Lake Project Office/Visitor Center.

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