Nathan Wendt

As one of our outings last month Nathan’s Cub Scout Den paid a visit to Light Up Middletown: The seasonal lighting display at Smith Park in Middletown Ohio. The visit had been scheduled for the week earlier but because of single digit temperatures it was postponed till after Christmas.

We met up in the parking lot at 6:30 and from memory only 5 of the scouts and their parents made the journey. Which I am not at all surprised because this was a walking visit of Light Up Middletown and like your average December night in Ohio the temps were in the 30’s.

So with five first grade scouts and about ten parents we took off for our walk around the pond, which is the core of the park, and the shortest path to see the lights. It had been a while since I had taken a walk at night. To my surprise even with the lights from the display the park was rather dark and something about getting older is not working out so well with the walking, or driving, at night anymore.

But a good time was had by all and it was nice to chat with the adults while on a nice walk. I hope we get that chance again soon. Or perhaps in a few months when it’s a bit warmer!