IN PICTURES: CRANE POINT CELEBRATES ANNUAL FALL HARVEST

a woman and a little girl sitting at a table
From face painting to candy corn bowling and ‘hoop the pumpkin,’ there was no shortage of activities for little ones.

Crane Point Museum and Nature Center wasted no time welcoming the fall season, putting on its annual Fall Harvest on the first day of October. A local favorite for family-friendly fun, the day provided hay rides throughout the hammock with children’s games, a puppet show and grilled corn on the cob that drew rave reviews from attendees.

Photos by LARRY BENVENUTI/Contributed.

Guests are treated to a puppet show at Crane Point’s puppet theater.
Indy Ivkovich, bottom right, and dad Phil get a snow cone to cool off.
From left, Marathon councilman Lynn Landry, Mayor Luis Gonzalez, Ryan Frederick and Vice Mayor Robyn Still prep the grilled corn on the cob.
Guests take a hayride through Crane Point’s expansive hammock.
From face painting to candy corn bowling and ‘hoop the pumpkin,’ there was no shortage of activities for little ones.
From face painting to candy corn bowling and ‘hoop the pumpkin,’ there was no shortage of activities for little ones.
From face painting to candy corn bowling and ‘hoop the pumpkin,’ there was no shortage of activities for little ones.
Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida Keys community by helping multiple organizations and friends rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Irma. An avid runner, actor, and spearfisherman, he spends as much of his time outside of work on or under the sea having civil disagreements with sharks.