Lincoln Shields Recreation Area to Temporarily Close for Alton Powerboat Nationals

WEST ALTON, Mo. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Rivers Project Office said Lincoln Shields Recreation Area will temporarily close beginning at 6 a.m. Friday, July 17, for the Alton Powerboat Nationals.

The recreation area in West Alton will reopen at 7 a.m. Monday, July 20, according to the Rivers Project Office.

The closure applies to Lincoln Shields Recreation Area and Lincoln Shields Access Area, the agency said.

For more information, the Rivers Project Office can be reached at 636-899-2600.

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