Special programs planned at park

Fort Griffin State Historic Site has two special programs scheduled for early June, including another Milky Way photography workshop.

From 1:00-4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1, the site will host Longhorn Intelligence – Campfire Stories and Cattle Handling Demonstration. At 1:00 p.m., campers will attend a cattle handling demonstration with part of the State of Texas Longhorn Herd and herd manager Dr. Will Cradduck at the Fort Griffin cattle pens. At 3:00 p.m., campers will attend campfire stories about unique longhorn behavior and intelligence at the Fort Griffin campground.

The program is for ages 10 and up. Campers under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Cost is $3 for youth and $4 for adults.

On Friday-Saturday, June 14-15, the Milky Way Photography Workshop summer camp willtakeplace.Classroom sessions start at 2:00 p.m. each day with field sessions starting at dusk. LynnCromerwillleadthe workshop.

“We are going to try to get more advanced with this workshop than we were in April,” assistant site manager Eric Abercrombie said. “We’ll go into some more advanced techniques.”

Abercrombie said the night sessions will occur in prime Milky Way viewing season.

“We can pretty much photograph as soon as it gets dark enough,” he said. “The date is pretty close to the new moon, so we won’t have any moon interference.”

The program is for ages 12 and up. All participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost is $10 per day.

For more information on the programs or any activities at the park, contact the site at 325-762-3592.