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- Academy Park: Frank Hall and 3rd Street features a baseball/softball diamond, a warming house, and an ice skating/hockey rink - Bancroft Bay Park: West end of Hammer Road features two picnic shelters, picnic tables, and hiking trails - Bellview Park: Lincoln and 1st Avenue features a baseball diamond, playground equipment, and picnic tables - Brookside Area: Richway and Brookside features an open space that includes community gardens, tennis courts, and a boat landing. Brookside is also the home of the new Environmental Learning Center. - City Beach: North Shore and Johnson features a swimming area with no lifeguards, picnic benches, restrooms, a skate park, and a sand volleyball court - Community Dog Park: 501 Richway Drive West features a dog park with a divided large and small off-leash field and access to the Brookside walking trail - Dress Island: Botsford and Lakeview feature a green space with benches and a new wooden bridge - East Gate Park: East Gate and Garfield features a neighborhood park with green space, play apparatus, and a basketball court - Eberhardt Park: Eberhardt and David features a neighborhood park with green space, play apparatus, and a small shelter - Edgewater Park: Edgewater and Lakeview features two picnic shelters with fireplaces, a public boat landing, a bandshell, horseshoe courts, play apparatus, a baseball/softball diamond, volleyball net, restrooms, and picnic tables - Frank Hall Park and City Aquatic Center: Front Street and Frank Avenue features a green space overlooking the channel to Albert Lea Lake. There are three tennis courts, a basketball court, a zero-depth splash pool, and a water slide. - Fountain Lake Park: Broadway and Fountain features green space, a gazebo for events, a children's garden, and park benches - Hawthorne Park: Garfield Avenue and Hawthorne Street features a play apparatus, baseball/softball diamond, and a warming house with an ice skating/hockey rink - Hayek Park: 4th Avenue and Clark Street features two lighted baseball/softball diamonds, a batting cage, play apparatus, a basketball court, restrooms, and a warming house with an ice skating/hockey rink - Katherine Island: Albert Lea and Green Avenue features an island on Fountain Lake with park benches - Lakeview Park: Lakeview and Willamor features a neighborhood park, a basketball court, restrooms, two soccer fields, and a warming house with an ice skating/hockey rink - Memorial Park: 8th Street and Margaretha features a neighborhood park and open space - Morin Park: West Main Street and Saint Mary features two baseball/softball diamonds, play apparatus, and basketball court - New Denmark Park: Bridge Avenue and Green Avenue features a green space next to Katherine Island with park benches, a mermaid statue, and a flower garden - Pioneer Park: 100 Hawthorne Street features a picnic shelter, a small gazebo, restrooms, picnic tables, and play apparatus - Shoff Park: Highway 13 and Elmira features the Higbie Gardens, a small picnic shelter, picnic tables, and limited play apparatus - Shoreland Heights Park: The Fairway and Garden Lane features green space and new play apparatus - Shorewood Hills Park: Brookside Circle features an open space - Snyder Fields: Bridge Avenue and Hershey Street features a lighted athletic complex with five ball diamonds, picnic tables, and four volleyball courts - Sondergaard Park: Gene Avenue and 17th Street features a baseball/softball diamond, a basketball court, green space, and play apparatus - Southwest Park: Front Street and Maplehill Drive features an abundant green space, basketball court, six tennis courts, and a baseball/softball diamond - Troy Hammer Park: Hammer Road and Troy Road features play apparatus, basketball court, and a baseball/softball diamond - Valley Park: Valley Avenue and Giles Place features play apparatus, restrooms, and a baseball/softball diamond

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Picnic Grounds
Botanical Gardens/Arboreta
Boat Launching Sites
Ice Skating Rinks
Recreational Trails
Baseball
Volleyball
Canoeing
Tennis
Ice Skating
Dog Parks
Nature Centers/Walks
Horseshoes
Athletic Fields/Courts
Basketball
Skate Parks
Playgrounds
Football
City/County Parks
Softball
Soccer
Billiards/Pool/Snooker
Fishing
Ice Hockey
The Senior Citizens program tries to fit the needs of all seniors in the area by offering: - Commercial excercise equipment with free-weight room - Pool and snooker - Computers - Wii games and fitness - Library - Coffee bar - Quilting - Circuit training - Movies - Line dancing - Hand and foot - Bridge - Whist - Bingo - Classes held throughout the year; participation fees vary - Exercise equipment - Jigsaw puzzles - Seminars

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Billiards/Pool/Snooker
Bingo
Field Trips/Excursions
Senior Centers
Older Adults
Exercise Classes/Groups
Older adult activity center which provides: - Arts and craft activities - Billiards - Bingo - Book club - Club Prior Pantry - Exercise and Tai Chi classes - Field trips - Foot care - Health insurance counseling for Medicare and Medical Assistance, choosing a supplement or Part D Plan, assisting with health insurance forms and more - Knitting - Polka dancing lessons - Salsa dancing lessons - Walking Club

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Food Pantries
Older Adults
Hair and Nail Care
Folk/Ethnic Dancing Instruction
Exercise Classes/Groups
Senior Centers
General Arts and Crafts
Literary Societies/Book Reading Clubs
Billiards/Pool/Snooker
Field Trips/Excursions
Walking Programs
Bingo
Medicare Information/Counseling
Certificates/Forms Assistance
T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Knitting Instruction
- Billiards room - Computer lab/technology learning center - Crafts including ceramics and painting instruction - Federal Funded Meal Program - Lunches and Grocery Services for Low Income Seniors: For older adults over age 65. Members are permitted to eat their meal onsite, in designated social spaces. - Games (including cards) - Library with books in large print - Meeting space available for reservation for events/conferences - Music - Movies - Pickleball - Ping pong - Social groups including knitting and quilting - Special events and trips - Support Groups: Cancer, diabetes, grief, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's caregivers, recovery and self care - Virtual Outreach: Partnership between 125 LIVE and Elder Network to reach out via Zoom and phone calls to seniors in need of socialization

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Field Trips/Excursions
Film Presentations
Knitting Clubs
Diabetes
Ceramics Instruction
Public Access Computers/Tools
Friendly Telephoning
Large Print Materials/Collections
Multiple Sclerosis
Meeting Space
Cancer
Agency Based Libraries/Resource Centers
Parkinson's Disease
Quilting Clubs
Billiards/Pool/Snooker
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Painting Instruction
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
The East End Recreation Center offers a drop-in site for youth ages 6 to 18 years old. The drop-in site offers a game room area with pool table, ping pong, bumper pool, foosball, air hockey, various board games. The Recreation Center also provides a full size gym for public use, offers an arts/crafts room for use in spring, summer, and fall, and provides activities for adults and preschoolers (children under 6 years must be accompanied by an adult) year-round.

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Ice Skating
Gymnasiums
Roller Skating
Billiards/Pool/Snooker
Recreation Centers
Drop In Centers
General Arts and Crafts
Provides social and recreational activities for people of all ages and abilities interested in attending. Activities include: - Arts and crafts including painting classes and crafts to take home - Bowling, bocce, and track and field events including Special Olympic events - Games such as pool and ping pong - Fitness and food events - Fundraisers - Golfing - Ice cream socials and movies - Local events with community partners - Walk and talk activities

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Developmental Disabilities
Billiards/Pool/Snooker
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Physical Disabilities
Adapted Sports/Games
Painting Instruction
Table Tennis
Golf
Bocce
Wellness Programs
General Recreational Activities/Sports
Hiking

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