Edward Husar, Quincy Herald-Whig, 14 April 2016 – America's Hometown is getting ready to celebrate its new association with bats. The Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday will host Hannibal Bat Festival. The event will include a series of talks from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center followed by a group hike to the new Sodalis Nature Preserve for a bat emergence viewing at sunset.

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