A youth fishing derby and honoring the Armed Forces mark events for the Devens Community this weekend.
The Youth Fishing Derby starts at 9A EDT Saturday, May 16, 2009 and concludes at noon just as Armed Forces Day at Fort Devens celebrations kick off.
Registration for the fishing derby starts at 8:30A EDT Mirror Lake.
- Take Exit 37 off MA Route 2
- Merge onto Jackson Road
- Turn right at Patton Road
- Turn right at Lake Road
- Arrive Mirror Lake
Fifteen years and under qualify to fish in the derby. There will be three groups competing.
Armed Forces Day is usually celebrated on the third Saturday in May in the United States but the military is honored world wide. And at Fort Devens it’s going to be something special.
Make sure you have photo identification and backpacks and coolers must be left behind.
Four live bands with your free entry
Noon –2P “Back –2- Back”
2 – 4P US Air Force “AFTERBURNER”
4 – 6P “GALE COUNTY’
6 – 8P '”THE REMINISANTS”
Expect food, military displays, community and family. The Devens Military web site is extremely secure and will force you to go through “warnings about trust” to get to it so just click your way past the warnings to get inside and learn more.
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James Rowe
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