Parks
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Window To The Universe
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Learn about and view the universe you call home with the Northern Cross Science Foundation! The provided telescopes and educators are sure to excite you and leave you even more curious.
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Nature Trivia Night
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Bring your family or friends down to the Peterson Shelter to compete in our nature trivia contest.
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Friends of Pike Lake Family Night
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This show will be the perfect way to wrap up the summer season and ease back into school. Our featured musician, Randy Peterson. is sure to have everyone moving and grooving during his fun family friendly set. Be sure to bring your dancing shoes!
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Late Summer Prairie Walk
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Wander through our prairies with a naturalist and learn more about all the wildflowers we are celebrating during the Wildflower Festival.
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Monarch Tagging
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Come net and tag monarch butterflies with park naturalist Phyllis McKenzie as part of a national citizen science effort to track the movements of these beautiful butterflies on their migration path.
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Take And Make: Native Plants For Tea
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Come join our naturalist to discover Lakeshore’s native plants that make a delicious tea.
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Wildflower Festival
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Come celebrate our beautiful blooming prairies with local musicians, artists and creators, as well as food trucks and activities for children and adults.
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Stare at the Sun, Safely!
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We’ll use a special hydrogen-alpha eyepiece filter to safely view the sun through a telescope.
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Monarch Tagging
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Monarch butterflies are starting to migrate south for the winter, and it’s a perfect time for us to capture them, tag them and record our results with MonarchWatch.org.