Outdoor Nation Expo Introduces Outdoor Sports to Kids

  • Janilee Marcus, with the Outdoor Nation Expo Youth Archery booth, helps Savannah Morris, 4, of Washington, to shoot a bow for the first time at FireLake Arena on Aug. 9. This is the first year, since the ONE began in 2017, for it to be presented by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. They also had the Fetch n' Fish Dog Show and Darkwater Adventures Target Bowfishing, as well as an assortment of vendors. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Janilee Marcus, with the Outdoor Nation Expo Youth Archery booth, helps Savannah Morris, 4, of Washington, to shoot a bow for the first time at FireLake Arena on Aug. 9. This is the first year, since the ONE began in 2017, for it to be presented by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. They also had the Fetch n' Fish Dog Show and Darkwater Adventures Target Bowfishing, as well as an assortment of vendors. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • Maddox Witt holds a two-month-old Ring-tailed Lemur as the Wortman family of Ada take turns petting it at the Extreme Animals Petting Zoo during the Outdoor Nation Expo on Aug. 9. Shown, from left, are Jordon, Josie, Creed, 7, Callan, 4, and Cayston, 9, Wortman. Extreme Animals of Tuttle also brought a chinchilla, ball python, tortoises, bearded dragon, tarantula, and assorted other animals in tanks. The ONE was held at FireLake Arena in conjunction with the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival.
    Maddox Witt holds a two-month-old Ring-tailed Lemur as the Wortman family of Ada take turns petting it at the Extreme Animals Petting Zoo during the Outdoor Nation Expo on Aug. 9. Shown, from left, are Jordon, Josie, Creed, 7, Callan, 4, and Cayston, 9, Wortman. Extreme Animals of Tuttle also brought a chinchilla, ball python, tortoises, bearded dragon, tarantula, and assorted other animals in tanks. The ONE was held at FireLake Arena in conjunction with the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival.
  • Christie Howell holds Rooster steady for three children to pet, following the Fetch n' Fish Dog Show at the Outdoor Nation Expo on Aug. 9 at FireLake Arena. This is the first year, since the ONE began in 2017, for it to be presented by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. They also had the Youth Archery and Darkwater Adventures Target Bowfishing, as well as an assortment of vendors.
    Christie Howell holds Rooster steady for three children to pet, following the Fetch n' Fish Dog Show at the Outdoor Nation Expo on Aug. 9 at FireLake Arena. This is the first year, since the ONE began in 2017, for it to be presented by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. They also had the Youth Archery and Darkwater Adventures Target Bowfishing, as well as an assortment of vendors.
  • Braxton Shelton and Clayton Shelton practice casting onto a cornhole board during the Outdoor Nation Expo on Aug. 9. The Shelton brothers, with their father Kenny as boat captain, are one of several teams on the Tecumseh High School Fishing Team. They taught several children who were new to fishing how to cast during the ONE.
    Braxton Shelton and Clayton Shelton practice casting onto a cornhole board during the Outdoor Nation Expo on Aug. 9. The Shelton brothers, with their father Kenny as boat captain, are one of several teams on the Tecumseh High School Fishing Team. They taught several children who were new to fishing how to cast during the ONE.
  • Fetch n' Fish Dog Show
    Fetch n' Fish Dog Show
  • Fetch n' Fish Dog Show
    Fetch n' Fish Dog Show
  • Youth Archery
    Youth Archery
  • Youth Archery
    Youth Archery
  • Extreme Animals Petting Zoo
    Extreme Animals Petting Zoo
  • Darkwater Adventures Target Bowfishing
    Darkwater Adventures Target Bowfishing

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