TIPPECANOE – Potawatomi Wildlife Park board members are serving bowls of homemade chili during the Chili Festival fundraiser that also includes an array of entertainment. The chili fundraiser will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Bessinger Pavilion. Tickets are $8 and are currently available from any park board member and at the park. Tickets will be available at the door, too. Tickets include the chili, drink and dessert and roasting marshmellows at the fire ring. The event also includes tram tours to the Bootes-Myers cabin, nature center and Benack Village as well as entertainment by Marshall County Church Orchestra who will play at 1 p.m.. Hot dogs will be available for the kids who don't want chili. Proceeds from the event support the park and programs. Potawatomi Wildlife Park is a free-admission 317-acre park along the Tippecanoe River south of Bourbon. It is in Marshall County, just over the Kosciusko County border. Coming from the north, the park entrance is located approximately a half mile south of Ind. 10 directly across from 17th Road. Coming from the south, the entrance is approximately a half mile north of the Tippecanoe Bridge on Ind. 331. Recognized for it's nature preserve atmosphere, the property is a favorite site for local and regional nature and history lovers, according to the press release from the park. It is open daily from sunrise to sunset for the public to walk the trails and observe or study wildlife or learn about the historic features the park preserves. Potawatomi Park Inc is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that operates the 317-acre Potawatomi Wildlife Park on Ind. 331 and the 10-acre "The Wall" Historic Park on Birch Road. The mission of Potawatomi Park Inc is to: Maintain a place for low-impact recreation where the public can enjoy the solitude of nature, commune with wildlife and gain an understanding of local history; provide educational programs and opportunities for all people; and provide a community and regional gathering place.
