Six Claim Indiana State Parks Photo Contest Prizes

Photos from six different state parks took the six awards for the 2007 State Parks Photo Contest.

Youth winners, age 12 and younger, out of 16 entries were: first place,  Kelsie Buckler, age 12, "My Shadow"  (Salamonie Reservoir); second place, Pressley England, 11, "My Dad and Sister by the White River"  ( Mounds State Park), and third place, Jonah M. Parport, 10,  "Family Enjoying View of Sugar Creek" (Turkey Run State Park).

Adult winners, out of 283 entries, included: first place,  Leane Welsh, "Katie O'Daniel"  (Fort Harrison State Park); second place,  Linda Mongold  "Riding on a Tandem"  (Brown County State Park); third place,  Mary McBride  "Driftwood on the Beach"  (Indiana Dunes State Park).

The winning photos are posted at www.dnr.IN.gov/healthy. Publishable images will be used throughout this year on the site. Willing photographers will have their photos displayed at Dick's Sporting Goods Stores in Indianapolis and at Indiana State Park inns.

The winner in each category received a $100 gift certificate from Indiana State Park inns that can be used for lodging, restaurant meals or gift shop purchases at any of the seven Indiana State Park inns. The winners also received a $50 gift certificate from Dick's and a 2008 annual entrance pass for state properties.

The second-place winner in each age category received a $25 gift certificate from Dick's, an annual entrance pass for state properties and a $25 CampIN Gift Card to use for camping, shelter or recreation-building reservations at a state park or reservoir. The third-place winner in each age category received a $10 gift certificate from Dick's and an annual entrance pass.

All other photo contest entries were included in a drawing for one of 13 Dick's gift certificates worth $10 each and a single-day entrance to an Indiana state park or reservoir.

Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources Press Release

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