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Special Event
Event
PRAIRIE DAY
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Time:
10:00 AM
Duration:
3 hours
Type of Event
Children’s Program
Guided Tour
Performance
Talk
Volunteer Event
Walk
Description
Prairie Day 2021!
Celebrating life on a Missouri prairie during the late 1870s when George Washington Carver was a child, this event includes music, a guest speaker, guided tours, special ranger programs, junior ranger actvities, and food concession.
Prairie Day activities will include:
- 10:00 a.m. and noon, Musical performance - Ripplin' Creek
- 10:15 a.m & 12:15 p.m., Wildflower Walk - Join naturalists and educators Johnny and Karen White on a 45-minute discussion of Missouri's native plants and flowers.
- 11:00 a.m., Guest author presentation - Agricultural Scientist, Dr. John H. Pickle, Jr. to discuss his book: "One of His Boys – The Letters of Johnnie Pickle and His Mentor, George Washington Carver."
Other Highlights:
- Guided Tours: 10:00 a.m., noon and 2:00 p.m.
- Ongoing: Junior Ranger Activities: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Ongoing Trail Talks: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
All activities will be located outside on the front lawn, free of charge.
Reservation or Registration: No
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