Lester Square Memorial Park - Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.A.

4/20/2010

The Vincennes Skatepark is yet another prefab-steel-on-concrete skatepark... but, it's more fun than most. If it's open. Apparently, the local parks dept. is sometimes a little slack on getting it open on time... the many patched-up holes in the chain-link fence are a testament to a skaters' willingness to get into a skatepark and skate, regardless of the efforts involved. The park itself is pretty big, and widely spaced, allowing ample thinking and set-up time between obstacles... it's well-maintained, and there's a few nice shade trees around for those stuffy Indiana dog days of summer. It's a handy leg-stretching/warm-up spot about halfway between Indianapolis and Evansville, check it out sometime. -Bud Stratford/The Solitary Life