Atchison's new skatepark, built in memory of a late Atchison teenaged skateboarding enthusiast, is set to open next month.

According to a release, the grand opening celebration for the skatepark, constructed at Atchison's Reisner Park, is set for Saturday, October 9. It will begin at 11:00 that morning and run until 2:00 that afternoon. The ceremony will include a special appearance by the River Rat Skate Team.

Artisan Skateparks served as contractor for the 4,500 square foot project built on greenspace inside the park. The Reisner Park Skatepark Project is a cooperative effort between the Skate High With Hope the Joshua Kinsman Foundation and the City of Atchison. The foundation was named for late Atchison resident, and skateboarding enthusiast, Joshua Kinsman, who died in January, 2018 at the age of 17.

Kinsman’s mother, Pamela Cline presented her vision of seeing the park built in Kinsman’s honor to the City Commission in April, 2018.

The $200,000 project is funded by a $5,000 grant from The Skatepark Project, formerly known as The Tony Hawk Foundation, a $75,000 City of Atchison contribution, and private donations raised by Skate High with Hope, the Joshua Kinsman Foundation.