The information on the left is obtained from Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation
McMillen Park Golf Course is a superb executive course that will leave you shaking your head at its 18-hole, par 65 layout. The front nine wind through and old grove of trees providing some tight driving holes. If you stray into the woods guarding the greens you will be faced with some difficult par saves. If there is one thing to be said about the woods is that they do provide the beauty of the course.
Shoaff Park Golf Course is a great place to learn the game of golf. The course plays to a par of 54 and offers golfers a wide variety of challenges. This course allows you to work on your short game from around the greens, but also your long iron tee shots to small greens. Our course is great for beginners or for those out to enjoy a nice walk in the park.
The pride of the Fort Wayne Parks Department is Foster Park Golf Course. This 18-hole layout, plays to a par 71. The surrounding park and woods provide an incredible back drop to a challenging course. The course is maintained in excellent condition and with hole locations close to one another the course is easy to walk.
A $9.2 million renovation of 32,000 square feet of the 65,000-square-foot of the former City Light and Power plant has made the facility and its educational offerings accessible to everyone! At opening, the building encompassed 25,000 square feet of exhilarating discovery space filled with exhibits and programs. The remaining 7,000 square feet incorporate the volunteer area, the lobby, the LaboraSTOREy, public circulation spaces, a snack area, an exhibit workshop, general offices, flexible-use laboratories, building services facilities and the ERC.
The facility is located just north of the downtown Fort Wayne area, adjacent to the city's Lawton Park, the park's acclaimed "Kid's Crossing" playground and Headwaters Park, a 3-acre, $9 million public/private initiative that opened in September 1995. Also, Science Central is about one mile due north of the new, $6-million Lincoln Museum, which opened in October 1995.
Science Central's audience is people of all ages who visit the center and it will continue to provide outreach programs to more than 10,000 students and teachers annually in schools throughout Indiana and the tri-state area. Since it's inception, Science Central has grown to be the second most visited attraction in a city known for it's richly varied cultural and educational sites!
Allen County Public Library
The Allen County Public Library has been part of the social and cultural fabric of Fort Wayne, Indiana and surrounding communities since 1895. Then known as the Fort Wayne Public Library, it served residents with 3606 volumes in a room in City Hall. Since then it has grown to consist of the main library in downtown Fort Wayne and thirteen branches in the city and outlying communities.
Fort Wayne has been cited as the Best Read City in the United States by Places Rated Almanac, due in large part to the library's collection and patrons' use of it.
Genealogy
Be sure to use the library’s online catalog to prepare for your trip. It will assist in orienting you to the scope of our collection and help you to plan your actual research time in the department. Librarians experienced in genealogical research are always on duty to answer your questions. Please notify us in advance if you plan to bring a group. Open hours are:
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
(Closed on Sundays, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day)
Visit Fort Wayne: Convention and Visitors Bureau