All treats, no tricks at Halloween Hike
A friendly dinosaur snaps pictures of vistors to Halloween Hike Saturday at Memphis Botanic Garden. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Costumed volunteers like “Claire Voyant” entertain children at the Halloween Hike at the Botanic Gardens. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Hundreds of families turned up to the Halloween Hike at the Botanic Gardens. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Lacis Wai searches for small animal bones at one of the activities at the Halloween Hike. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
About 1,000 trick-or-treaters strolled through Memphis Botanic Garden Saturday. As children gathered candy, they met costumed volunteers like “Professor Fang” and “Indiana Bones,” who taught them about nature.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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