DEARBORN — The city’s outdoor pool season begins May 26 with the opening of Dunworth Pool, which now has two water slides.
Dunworth Pool will offer open swimming weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from noon to 6 p.m. through June 14.
Swimmers are in for treat at Dunworth as they discover the new water slides, which empty into what had been the diving well and are tied together by a 14-foot launch tower. Each slide runs more than 100 feet. One of the slides is open and the other is enclosed.
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Ten Eyck Pool will open June 15, featuring open swimming daily from 1 to 6 p.m.
Beginning June 16, Lapeer and Summer-Stephens will open, also offering open swimming daily from 1 to 6 p.m.
At Ford Woods Park, construction of a modern, more expansive pool is under way, but the facility will not open until the summer of 2019.
Dunworth Pool will host the U.S.S. Swim Meet June 15 to 17, and consequently, will not have open swimming these three days. Spectators, however, are welcome.
Starting June 18, Dunworth Pool will feature open swimming weekdays
from 1to 8 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from noon to 8 p.m.
Lapeer, Summer-Stephens and Ten Eyck Pools are scheduled to close for the summer at 6 p.m. Aug. 12.
This schedule is subject to change. Some pools or portions of pools may close earlier. Check with the specific pool for more information concerning its schedule of operation.
All swimmers must either pay a daily admission fee or purchase a seasonal pool tag.
Cost of pool entry
The daily admission fee is $11 for Dearborn residents (proof of residency is required) and $14 for non-residents at Dunworth and $10 for residents and $13 for non-residents at the other outdoor pools.
Pool tags, good for admission to any of the outdoor pools during the 2018 summer pool season, are available for purchase at the service desk of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Six types of swim tags are available. Infants under age 2 are free.
• Preschool, $35. Parents must present a copy of the child’s birth certificate and proof of residency.
• Youth (ages 17 and under), $55. Must present school-issued identification card.
• Adult (ages 18 to 59), $65. Must present proof of residency.
• Senior (ages 60 and over), $55. Must present proof of residency.
• Family (both parents and all children under the age of 18), $135. Proof of residency for parents and birth certificates for children are required.
• Non-Resident, $120.
Pool tags must be sewn on the swim suits or towels prior to admittance.
Pool tags are good for admittance to the outdoor pools only; not the indoor pools at the Ford Center.
For further information, call (313) 943-2328.