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Salato Wildlife Education Center offers low cost family outings It's highly approved by Graham and Evan, who favor it over the Louisville Zoo. No rating is yet available from the little girls, but Hailey's love of dogs, and Tillie's intense interest in Facetime kitty cats and horses would indicate high approval. The Salato Center is named for a great Adair Countian, the late physician and sportsman Dr. James C. Salato. Should celestial or GPS navigation fail you, and you have to ask a Frankfort resident where it is, be prepared for them not to know where the "Sa-lay-toe" Center is. Be prepared for them to say, "The Wildlife Center - oh yeah, the Sa-lotto" center," and they'll direct you there. IF YOU GO: It's only 99.9 miles, about 1 hr. 58 minutes from Downtown Columbia, KY, according to Google Maps - ED WAGGENER From Kentucky Fish & Wildlife FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kids can learn what it's like to become wildlife during a special series of spring break programs April 2-6 at the Salato Wildlife Education Center, 1 Sportsman's Lane, Frankfort, KY. In honor of Salato's newest resident-a rambunctious male bobcat that arrived in February-kids can attend Bobcat Boot Camp throughout the week. Kids can pit their athletic prowess against the abilities of a bobcat by seeing if they can jump as far or walk as silently across sticks and leaves. Kids also can bring out their inner amphibian on the frog course or become a bear and experience a culvert trap. These programs are being offered throughout the day. Families might get a close look at some surprise animal visitors as well. You never know when a Salato employee will bring out a snake for kids to touch-or arrive with an owl perched on a gloved hand. Salato's attractions include a bear, two bobcats, turkeys, deer, an eagle, a flying squirrel, bison, elk and a variety of birds. The newly constructed raptor aviary will give the bird on display a chance to spread its wings. Other natural attractions include a marsh, a waterfall to walk underneath and miles of hiking trails ranging from easy to moderate. If the weather is cold, visitors can warm up in the center itself. Inside attractions include a giant live snapping turtle, Kentucky's most dangerous snakes, aquariums with some oversized native fish, a window wall to watch the birds outside and educational displays featuring wildlife and fish. Families can learn how hatcheries work while the kids try their hand at running an electrofishing boat and netting fish. The Salato Center, 1 Sportsman's Lane, Frankfort, KY, is operated by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The center is located off U.S. 60, approximately 1 1/2 miles west of the U.S. 127 intersection. Look for the bronze deer statue at the entrance of the main Kentucky Fish and Wildlife campus. Hours are 8am-4pmCT/9am-5pmET, Tuesday through Friday, and 9am-4pmCT/10am-5pmET. Salato is closed on Sundays, Mondays and state holidays. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for youth 5 to 18. Children under 5 are admitted free. The center also offers annual memberships for individuals and families. Salato Center staff members have free loaner fishing rods for families wishing to fish in the two fishing lakes on the department's main grounds. The lakes have picnic areas and restrooms nearby. Several dozen Canada geese and a handful of mallard ducks reside on the lakes. KY Fish and Wildlife website This story was posted on 2013-03-26 02:54:58
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