Renaming Peacock

[DiverLS]

I just saw this on another board:

CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT: November 5, 2010
CONTACT: Jessica Sims, (850) 245-3029
Kristin Lock, (850) 245-2112

PEACOCK SPRINGS STATE PARK TO HOST SPECIAL NAMING EVENT
~New state park name will honor the late Wes Skiles~

LIVE OAK - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service will host a special naming event at Peacock Springs State Park in Live Oak on Tuesday, November 16, at 11:00 a.m.

Peacock Springs State Park will be renamed in honor of Wes Skiles, world-class explorer, cinematographer and photographer, who passed away earlier this year. Skiles’ legacy includes a passion for the protection Florida’s springs, cave exploration, a vast understanding of the Floridan aquifer and superb educational and adventurous science films.

For more information on Florida’s state parks, visit Welcome to Florida State Parks

This event will take place:

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Peacock Springs State Park
Park Entrance Located on 180th Street
Off of State Road 51
Live Oak, Florida
(386) 362-2746

Wow - that's an honor to him that I'd like to attend. Only we won't be arriving until 11/22.

[b1gcountry]

I'm not sure why they're having a naming contest if they've already decided to name it after Wes Skiles...

[Chantelle]

They probably mean that it is an event to honour the renaming of the park.. not a contest. At least, that's what I got from that.