A three-day weekend at Eastern leaves students with the opportunity for imaginative entertainment.

The city is not planning Labor Day celebration activities. Charleston does, however, provide a series of venues for weekend entertainment.

Local parks provide facilities for final summer cookouts. Those interested can barbecue, play on playground equipment and take advantage of the outdoors at Lincoln Avenue and Division Street’s Morton Park or the 100 Maple Ave. Baker’s Field.

Lake Charleston and Fox Ridge State Park provide resources for outdoor weekend entertainment. A lakeside atmosphere and outside recreational activities are available at both locations.

Lake Charleston can be found by traveling south on 18th Street, Fox Ridge is also located southeast of campus by traveling further south on 18th Street once it becomes Illinois Route 130.

This weekend marks the final few days Charleston’s Rotary Pool and water slide facility, 920 17th St., will be open this summer. Open Swim is scheduled from 4-7 p.m. Friday, 1-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, its final day.

City editor Carly Mullady can be reached at [email protected]