2006 Archive – The Great Park Pursuit

The Connecticut State Parks Family Adventure!

Ready. Aim. Fire!

The “cannonballs” were flying from Fort Trumbull on Saturday, June 24. Behind each launch was a family that had attended each of the game’s eight designated parks, had been among one hundred finalists, and were now competing for fabulous prizes provided by North Cove Outfitters of Old Saybrook.

After acing a Great Park Pursuit quiz that tested teams on the parks they had visited, eight families moved on to the final competition to determine the grand prize winners. Ten additional families that missed only a question or two also competed for second tier prizes.

The families were armed with three balls and a slingshot with instructions to hit the white row boat target sitting in the field below.

With impeccable aim, Team Bernard landed their “cannonballs” within three feet of the target, earning them the top spot in the Pursuit.

Only six feet away from the boat was team Pratt Farm of South Glastonbury.

And the final grand prize winners were the Maroon Dog Farm team of Columbia, who landed within seven feet of the target.

FIRST PLACE – Camping Package

“Team Bernard”

SECOND PLACE – Kayak Package

“Pratt Farm”

THIRD PLACE – Hiking Package

“Maroon Dog Farm”

RECEIVING BINOCULARS:

“Disco Stu”

“Freebird”

“Holley’s Hero’s”

“Tall Oaks”

“Team Out”

SECOND TIER PRIZE WINNERS:

“Boffa Family”

“Dreamteam”

“Pathfinders”

“Rising Star Team”

“Team Picnic”

“Team Robinson”

“The Airliners”

“The Hawks”

“The Huntingtons”

“The Survivors”

HONORABLE MENTION

“Wurst Family”

All teams received flashlights and all kids went home with a Great Park Pursuit t-shirt.