Oconee Springs Park

Last Saturday, members of Eatonton’s Rising Star Lodge #4 hosted staff and residents of the Masonic Home of Georgia at Oconee Springs Park. In between playing on the park’s giant inflatable water toys and going for boat rides on Lake Sinclair, the kids enjoyed barbequed hamburgers, hot dogs and ice-cold drinks provided and prepared for them by local Masons. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Last Saturday, members of Eatonton’s Rising Star Lodge #4 hosted staff and residents of the Masonic Home of Georgia at Oconee Springs Park. In between playing on the park’s giant inflatable water toys and going for boat rides on Lake Sinclair, the kids enjoyed barbequed hamburgers, hot dogs and ice-cold drinks provided and prepared for them by local Masons. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Masonic Home promotes responsibility, hope

For nearly 40 years, residents of Macon’s Masonic Home of Georgia (MHG) have been visiting Lake Sinclair for a day of fun at the beach.
Shannon and Brooklyn Phillips are all smiles upon their return to Oconee Springs Park from a jet-ski ride.

Shannon and Brooklyn Phillips are all smiles upon their return to Oconee Springs Park from a jet-ski ride.

Families celebrate Labor Day at Oconee Springs Park

Putnam County’s popular Oconee Springs Park was a busy place as local residents and guests enjoyed the lakeside facility over a long Labor Day weekend.
Eatonton Masons host youth group at Oconee Springs Park. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Eatonton Masons host youth group at Oconee Springs Park. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Eatonton Masons host youth group at Oconee Springs Park

Big splashes and excited screams of laughter, the distinct scents of sunblock and barbeque, the sizzle of burgers and hot dogs on the grill—it was all there in abundance on Aug. 20, when 18 young residents of Macon’s Masonic Home of Georgia (MHG) visited Oconee Springs Park.