(Nov. 10, 2016) Furnace Town, just north of Snow Hill, is inviting dogs and parents to explore the Pocomoke Forest a bit off this beaten path this Saturday afternoon as part of the third annual Wag and Walk fundraiser, which will support interpretive programs at the living heritage village.
“It’s a nice way to spend the day in the forest,” Patrick Rofe, executive director, said. “I think everyone will have a good time.”
Registration begins at 10 a.m., and the event is scheduled to end at 1 p.m. The walk, measured to be just a bit more than a mile, is set to begin at 11 a.m.
He said he expected to see about 50 people, but more dogs, because people tended to bring more than one animal to the event.
Admission is $10 for one canine, with $20 covering an entire canine family, and includes refreshments and consideration for door prizes.
“We’ll have door prizes for the dogs. As you register, we’ll hand out playing cards, and have a drawing following the walk,” Rofe said.
Rofe said the people food on offer would include hot cocoa, cider, soda and water to go along with the assorted treats, cookies and biscuits that will be made available to the dogs.
The walk route has also changed since last year. Where it once was more of a down and back kind of affair, the route has now been altered into a loop.
“If you can believe it, we still have some flooding from the October storms,” Rofe said. “But this event really speaks more for The Nature Conservancy side of Furnace Town, and less of the cultural heritage side. We find our members often come down just to walk in the woods,” Rofe said.
Rofe asked pet owners to please bring their own baggies, should their pet find itself in need of a pit stop.
“It’s a nice way to spend the day in the forest,” Patrick Rofe, executive director, said. “I think everyone will have a good time.”
Registration begins at 10 a.m., and the event is scheduled to end at 1 p.m. The walk, measured to be just a bit more than a mile, is set to begin at 11 a.m.
He said he expected to see about 50 people, but more dogs, because people tended to bring more than one animal to the event.
Admission is $10 for one canine, with $20 covering an entire canine family, and includes refreshments and consideration for door prizes.
“We’ll have door prizes for the dogs. As you register, we’ll hand out playing cards, and have a drawing following the walk,” Rofe said.
Rofe said the people food on offer would include hot cocoa, cider, soda and water to go along with the assorted treats, cookies and biscuits that will be made available to the dogs.
The walk route has also changed since last year. Where it once was more of a down and back kind of affair, the route has now been altered into a loop.
“If you can believe it, we still have some flooding from the October storms,” Rofe said. “But this event really speaks more for The Nature Conservancy side of Furnace Town, and less of the cultural heritage side. We find our members often come down just to walk in the woods,” Rofe said.
Rofe asked pet owners to please bring their own baggies, should their pet find itself in need of a pit stop.