Splashing Good Time

The Crossroads episode airing most of July is all on location from Marion's new water park, The Splash House. Since our show is all about telling you the good things about our area, we couldn't think of a better place to go for summer fun.

When the city of Marion announced plans over a year ago to build a water park - instead of another city pool, some naysayers had their knives out and ready. "Wrong location", "too expensive" and "won't look like much" were some of the criticisms you might have heard. And through the winter, if you drove past the site at 26th and Adam Street, it was pretty easy to assume it wasn't going to be ready to open in July.

Well, we were just as surprised as many of the first time visitors when we showed up with our cameras. This is a great place for everyone and we should all be proud to say it belongs to our community.

We had fun doing the show, too...doing the kinds of things you might not expect to see from people on TV - messing our hair up, getting soaked- and in my case - showing my legs could use a little more exposure to the sun. We say thank you to Marion Parks and Recreation, and particularly John Weller who has labored hard for months to get the park open and was a real trooper as we moved throughout the park getting our various shots.



So give the show a look, on TV or right here online. Better yet, give the Splash House a visit this summer. Even if you just hop in a tube and cruise the lazy river, you'll have a great time and you don't have to drive far to enjoy it.