{"id":90810,"date":"2019-05-30T21:16:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T01:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=90810"},"modified":"2019-05-30T23:20:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T03:20:55","slug":"step-outdoors-returns-with-dock-dogs-mud-run-family-fishing-event-more-june-1-2-steelstacks-bethlehem-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=90810","title":{"rendered":"Step Outdoors Returns with Dock Dogs, Mud Run, Family Fishing Event &#038; More June 1-2 SteelStacks, Bethlehem, PA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?page_id=12747\">Featured Image By: Michael Hujsa<\/a><br \/>\nStep Outdoors Lehigh Valley is back for its 5<sup>th<\/sup> year at SteelStacks with 25 organizations providing nature-themed family fun! This year&#8217;s event will feature presentations and activities that introduce guests to wildlife, outdoor recreation and more.<\/p>\n<p>Among the fun-filled activities to be enjoyed include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kids Firefighter Challenge &#8211;<\/strong> June 1, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. &#8211; a new event, where Kistler O\u2019Brien Fire Protection and The Bethlehem Fire Department provide fire safety along with an obstacle course and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Family Fishing Program &#8211;<\/strong> June 1, 9 a.m.- noon &#8211; along the Lehigh Canal on Sand Island. The staff of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission teach participants basic fishing skills, including angling on the Lehigh Canal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your First Mud Run &#8211;<\/strong> June 2, beginning at 10 a.m. At the Levitt Pavilion Lawn and PNC Plaza is a two-mile course for both adults and children that includes a 6-foot high wall, a mud pit, a cargo net and a secret obstacle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nature-Themed Artisan Show &#8211;<\/strong> June 1-2 starting at 10 a.m. in the ArtsQuest Center Fowler Blast Furnace Room. This show features 20-plus nature and wildlife artists along with their fine, handmade crafts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The popular Keystone DockDogs\u00ae competition is also back both days with a 40-foot long pool and lovable canines competing in events such as Big Air Dogs\u00ae, Extreme Vertical\u00ae, and Speed Retrieve\u00ae. It&#8217;ll be the most fun, wet and wild game of &#8220;fetch&#8221; ever!<\/p>\n<p>Other activities include archery, fishing, biking, wildlife presentations and more!<\/p>\n<p>Step Outdoors Lehigh Valley hours are Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/festivals\/stepoutdoors\/\">www.steelstacks.org\/festivals\/stepoutdoors\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMark Demko, ArtsQuest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\">http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90812,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dock-dogs.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90810"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/90812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}