Parks & Recreation News

Bid Package for Splash Pad Supplies

The Village of Antwerp will receive sealed bids for the materials needed to install their splash pad. The splash pad will be located at Riverside Park in the Village of Antwerp. Bids will be received in the Village of Antwerp’s Administrator’s Office located at 503 W...

Grant’s Catering & Smokin’ Wheels BBQ At Riverside Park September 26th

Veterans Names To Be Engraved 2020

VETERANS NAMES TO BE ENGRAVED Antwerp Local School District Veterans and/or descendants of Veteran’s who would like to be included on the Veterans Memorial in Riverside Park can submit their information by October 9, 2020, for engraving to be done by Veteran’s Day. ...

Maumee River Water Trail Updates

Reminder of the upcoming meeting to introduce the Maumee River Water Trail to local citizens is scheduled to be held at the Paulding County Public Library on Monday, February 13 from 5:30 to 7:00pm. For those who may not be able to attend and would like to see a...

Public Open House Maumee Water Trail

Tennis Court Refurbish

The Antwerp Rotary has been fundraising for some time and has recently begun work efforts to refurbish the village tennis court. The court will have a new slab of concrete, additional drainage, and a sanded acrylic finish like those used on many tennis courts (shown...

New Hiking Trail at Riverside Park

The Antwerp Boy Scout Troop 143 has begun working to create a hiking trail in the lower portion of the property at Riverside Park. The project is the Eagle Scout project for Josh Ehlinger, who will head up work efforts. The trail will make a loop on what used to be...

Rain Gardens at Riverside Park

Sara Keeran and Nancy Lichty are heading a project to introduce Rain Gardens into the park to help resolve some drainage issues the park has developed over the years. The plan is to install a couple of gardens to help absorb some of the ponding that occurs near the...

Canoe and Kayak Launch at Riverside Park

Mark Greenwood has been visiting with numerous agencies over the past months to determine how we can create a canoe kayak launch at Riverside Park. The ACDC has agreed to partner on this project, Jim Pendergrast is representing the ACDC. We will be surveying the...