Michael Bartley, 5, of Slippery Rock, showed off both his face painting and the pumpkin he picked along the Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Alameda Park. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle

There were little monsters everywhere in Alameda Park Saturday, as well as Ghost Busters, pirates, princesses and ninjas.

They and their parents took part on a sunny late morning in the Monster Mile Family Walk in Alameda Park. The Butler County Parks and Recreation Department staged the event along the nearly mile-long loop from the Masonic shelter to the Oddfellows gazebo.

As the costumed participants moved from candy stations to a bounce house to a petting zoo, the only things upsetting were the inflatable Halloween decorations set up along the way — they were blown over by the occasional wind gusts.

Frank Masi, of the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department, said 200 children up to the age of 10 signed up for the annual event, running from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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