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Finlay Park plays host to picnics, Frisbee and many other summertime activities.
City parks provide activities, sights
BY MEGAN TREACY
THE GAMECOCK
For students looking for
something to do outside the
classroom or apartment build
ing this summer, Columbia
plays host to an array of parks
to fill the free time.
Finlay Park is 18 acres of
green space in the middle of
downtown Columbia. Located
between Assembly, Taylor,
Gadsden and Laurel streets,
this park is the place to go for
a Frisbee game or picnic. The
park is open from 7 a.m. to 11
p.m.
Granby Park is 24 acres
of land situated along the
Congaree River. The park in
cludes canoe access, fishing,
and a nature trail, and is lo
cated at the end of Catawba
Street off of Huger Street. The
park is open from 7 a.m. until 9
p.m.
Memorial Park is a four
acre park in the Vista, one
block south of Finlay Park.
The park includes monuments
honoring the crew of the USS
Columbia warship as well as
state veterans of World War ft,
Vietnam and the Korean War.
The park is located at the cor
ner of Gadsden and Hampton
Streets and is open from 7 a.m.
until 9 p.m.
Owens Field Park is com
prised of 68 acres including
soccer and baseball fields, a
roller hockey rink, in-line
skating and walking trails.
The park is located across
from the airport on Jim
Hamilton Boulevard and is
open from 7 a.m. until sunset.
To reserve a field, call
Columbia Parks and
Recreation at 545-3100.
Riverfront Park is a 167
acre park that runs between
the Congaree River and the
historic Columbia Canal. The
park includes access to fish
ing, biking and a two-and-a
half-mile walking/jogging
trail. The park is on Laurel
Street just west of Huger
Street and is open from 10 a.m.
until 6 p.m.
Outside of downtown
Columbia, there are regional
parks offering many sights
and activities not found in the
city.
Saluda Shoals is a 300-acre
park bordering the Saluda
River. Activities include hik
ing, fishing, canoeing, kayak
ing and horseback riding. The
park is located at 5605 Old
Bush River Road and is open
from 7 a.m. until sunset. The
cost is $4 per car.
Harbison State Forest is
2,176 acres of forestland locat
ed at 5500 Broad River Road.
Walking and bicycling are al
lowed, and the cost is $5 per
uay ior a uicycie pexinn
or $25 per year. The
park is open from 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
Congaree National
Park is 22,000 acres of
protected land that
plays host to hiking,
primitive camping, bird
watching, canoeing,
kayaking and nature
study. The park was just
upgraded from a
National Monument.
The park office is located at
100 National Park Road in
Hopkins. The park is open
from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Sesquicentennial State
Park is 1,420 acres that in
cludes a 30-acre lake. .
Activities include camping,
picnicking, hiking, biking,
fishing and seasonal swim
ming. The park is located at
9564 Two Notch Road. The
park is open from 7 a.m. un
til 9 p.m. April through
October.
Comments on this story? E-mail
gamecockfeatures@gwm.sc.edu
For information on
these city parks call:
Columbia Parks and
Recreation — 545-3100
Saluda Shoals — 731-5208
Harbison State Forest —
896-8890
Congaree National Park
— 776-4396
Sesquicentennial State
Park —788-2706
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Soccer takes precedence over politics
I know those in my readership will gasp
when they hear it, but I’ve given up ole de
mon rum for the duration of my stay in
England. This figures to im
prove the health of many
parts of my life this sum-,
mer, not to mention the
health of my checking ac
count. With this in mind,
what is a stone-cold sober
American to do at night in
London without a working WES WOLFE
TV? Read the papers, of Fourth-year
public
course. relations
For the past few weeks, student
even the non-sensationalist,
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to covering the Euro 2004 soccer tournament
in Portugal as they have to the elections that
took place last week.
English fans have gotten themselves
worked into a tizzy over the tournament, with
many predicting that the underdog English
squad might make it as far as the semifinals.
In European soccer tournaments, howev
er, a team has to play its way out of a group •
of several teams before it is placed in the tour
nament bracket. England, in Group B, has to
finish either first or second out of four teams
to move on.
Also in Group a are r ranee, Switzerland
and Croatia. France is the odds-on favorite to
win the tournament this year, and provided a
setback to arch-rival England with a shock
ing 2-1 win on Sunday.
England got on the board in the first half
with an excellent header into the goal by
Frank Lampard off an indirect free kick from,
David Beckham. The Lampard gcal was es
pecially sweet to those in the pub I was watch
ing the match at, since he is a star player for
the local soccer club, Chelsea.
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amazing upset until France’s Zinedine Zidane,
considered the best player in the world, scored
a goal in injury time following the 90-minute
mark. Beckham had said earlier in the week
that he’d be fine with a draw with France, but
it was not to be. With seconds remaining,
France’s Thierry Henry raced down the field,
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