Parks
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Harvest Hike
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Get outdoors and enjoy a fall evening hike! Walk the tiki-torch-lit trails. Listen to live music. Warm up with delicious treats -free chili, desserts, and hot beverages.
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Walking Stick Creation
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Are you joining the Fall Harvest Hike and ready to make your own walking stick? Learn how walking sticks, staffs, and canes were used in the past, then select and personalize a walking stick.
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Fun Fish Prints
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Bring an old t-shirt to revamp your wardrobe or use the provided paper to do some neat printmaking using lifelike fish stamps and some ink!
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Natural Playground Scavenger Hunt
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Drop into the nature center and pick up a scavenger hunt sheet before heading out to explore the unique and natural stations that make up our natural playground area.
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Pudgy Pie Demo
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Meet Pudgy Pie Guy Jon Riemann for a pie iron cooking demonstration at the Beach Shelter at 11 a.m.. Join the fun and learn some history about cooking over a fire, the sandwich and the pie iron.
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Ships, Shipwrecks and Sanctuary Drop-In
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Drop by the Sanderling Nature Center for a fun, family-friendly dive into Great Lakes shipping history and the perils of Lake Michigan.
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Copper Falls Fall Fest
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Join the Friends of Copper Falls State Park to celebrate fall in the park. Enjoy live music, brat fry, pumpkin painting, apple cider press, vendor booths and a basket weaving demonstration.
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History and Ecology Hike
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The Friends of Rib Mountain State Park invite the public to hike and hear about the history of the homestead area and early mining on Rib Mountain, while also looking at the ecology of the area.
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Echo Rock Walk
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Join the Naturalist on a 1-mile guided hike to learn about the history and the geology of the area!
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The Secret Life of Ferns
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Beautiful, diverse, and ancient, ferns reproduce in a mysterious alteration of life forms. Join Master Naturalist and horticulturist Holly Smith as she delves into fern evolution, life cycle, reproduction, diversity, and identification.