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Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Junior Ranger Program

A Jr. Ranger Discovery Day Pack with activity booklet is available for loan (at no cost) during visits to the monument. Tools in the back pack include a ruler, magnifying glass, binoculars and identification guides.

 

This activity is not available on-line (pdf).

 
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Jr. Ranger Activity Booklet

A Junior Ranger Activity Booklet is available in our visitor center to help Jr. Rangers to explore Effigy Mounds National Monument, develop an understanding and appreciation of the prehistoric American Indian people that inhabited this area so long ago, experience the natural environment here and along the Upper Mississippi River Valley, and learn about the National Park Service’s mission to preserve and protect natural and cultural resources of the United States.


The activity book contains on-site activities; a certificate and badge is presented upon completion.

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Junior Ranger Activity Booklet

 
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Jr. Ranger Patch - purchase through our bookstore!

An optional Jr. Ranger patch is available for purchase in our bookstore. Please call 563.873.3491 for information.

 

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Ellison Orr Map of Marching Bear Group - Effigy Mounds N.M. Collections  

Did You Know?
Ellison Orr was 92 years old when Effigy Mounds National Monument was dedicated. The Monument owes much to his accurate maps, and careful cataloguing of hundreds of sites and artifacts. Orr died in 1951, leaving most of his personal collection of manuscripts, artifacts, and samples to the monument.

Last Updated: May 29, 2009 at 19:33 EST