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Butterflies take flight at annual event
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Hailey Renaud looks at the butterfly on her hand just before it took off with the rest of the butterflies released at Wilshire Trails park during last year's Butterfly Release. This year's event is set for Sunday. - photo by Tom Reed
Take flight with a few winged friends Sunday, May 20, for the 16th annual Butterfly Release at Wilshire Trails Park in Gainesville. The release is a collaboration between Gainesville Friends of the Parks and Greenways, the city of Gainesville and Gainesville Park and Recreation. From 1 to 4 p.m., families can enjoy making paper sailboats, which will be set sail in the creek, decorating butterfly sugar cookies and the Gainesville High School cheerleaders will be face-painting butterflies and flowers on little cheeks.