Jamestown youth group heads to reservoir for Wednesday outing
Emerge Youth took its Wednesday gathering to the Jamestown Reservoir, giving grades 6-12 a supervised summer outing from the Slater Center.
Students in grades 6 through 12 had a different Wednesday night option in Jamestown as Jamestown First Assembly’s Emerge Youth moved its weekly gathering to the Jamestown Reservoir. The group normally meets each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Slater Center, 805 17th St. SW, next to Arby’s, and church organizers said questions can be directed to 701-252-4092.
The reservoir outing gave the program a seasonal twist without changing the basic structure families rely on: a supervised, church-based place for teens to gather, socialize and take part in planned activities. Doors open at 5 p.m. on some Emerge Youth Wednesdays for games and hanging out, reinforcing that the program is built as an early-evening landing spot for local students as school lets out and summer schedules open up.
The move to the reservoir also put the group at one of Jamestown’s best-known public recreation spaces. North Dakota Tourism describes the Jamestown Reservoir as Jamestown’s premier recreation area, with 2,492 acres of water surface, seven boat launches, seven picnic shelters, two swimming beaches, three miles of hard-surfaced walking and biking trails and a disc golf course. The setting includes wooded draws, prairie areas, a peninsula near the Jim River Bay area and an island near Lakeside Campground, making it a flexible place for an organized youth outing.
Pelican Point Landing on the west shore adds another layer of convenience for families and group visits. The site offers a swimming beach, concessions, bait, supplies, a fish-cleaning house, tent and RV sites, and no-frills cabins, underscoring how the reservoir is designed for both day trips and longer stays.
The waterway also carries a larger civic purpose. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Jamestown Dam and Reservoir were authorized under the Flood Control Act of 1944 as part of the Garrison Diversion Unit. The project provides flood protection, a potential municipal water supply for Jamestown, recreation opportunities and fish and wildlife conservation.
For Jamestown families, that makes a simple Wednesday youth outing more than a change of scenery. It places teens in a safe, familiar part of the community, using a public space that already serves as one of the city’s main gathering spots and a longstanding part of local infrastructure.
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