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Kids interact with reptiles and more at Des Plaines Family Day at Lake Park

Des Plaines Park District’s Family Day lived up to its name Saturday as families gathered at Lake Park for live entertainment, inflatables, food trucks, paddle boats, kayaking, sailing on the lake and golfing.

  Des Plaines K-9 Officer Alfonso Galvan works with his dog Jager, a Dutch shepherd, during Family Day at Lake Park Saturday in Des Plaines. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Children raise their hands for a chance to pet Taz, a white-throated monitor, during the JG Reptile Road Show at Family Day at Lake Park Saturday in Des Plaines. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Bill Cellak of the JG Reptile Road Show helps Johnny Tertipis of Buffalo Grove, 7, hold Scarlet, a milk snake, during Family Day at Lake Park Saturday in Des Plaines. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com