Events

This workshop will focus on learning about the tools you can use to create amazing heirlooms! Rusty has a wonderful way of talking about tools, explaining the use of each tool, and sharing their history. Discover the value of those tools passed on to you from your distant relative. Whether you are a newbie, or an experienced woodworker, you will enjoy this chance to hear...

Join us for an evening enjoying the Buxton Farms Organic gardens and sharing experiences. This will be the night before the Saturday Wild Foods Workshop with Ben Hoksch. Linda Buxton will talk about how they established the gardens at the family farm east of Webster City, Iowa. She will be sharing how they grow them to sell at her organic shop in Georgia. A $30.00...

Explore the Buxton Farm, an organic wonder right in our midst. Learn how acquiring wild food from your environment fosters community and sense of place. This workshop will help you develop skills related to identifying, harvesting, processing, cooking and preserving wild edible plants and mushrooms. You will make and leave with cordials (wild fermented sodas that turn to wine and then vinegar) from wildflowers and...

Alcohol inks create beautiful, vibrant textures on non-porous surfaces. Each layer of ink transforms the previous as colors blend together. The different brushes and sponges create a variety of textures. We will experiment with alcohol inks in the class on paper and/or metal. Participants will be able to create up to 3 pieces. A variety of tools will be available to experiment with. We will...

Come join the fun at the Ellsworth Extravaganza. A parade, eats and fun games for the kiddos will be some of the attractions. Don't miss out on the event which is only held on even years! New this year is a softball tournament. It will start the day before, run the day of and continue into the next day.

Free family fun at the Ellsworth Extravaganza in Ellsworth, Iowa. It all starts at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 25th and goes until the last firework fades. Children's Activities include games and contests. Good eats for supper include Turkey! The parade starts at 6:00 pm and Free Popcorn will be had during the concert. The night is topped off with fireworks.

The premier Kamrar Free Car Show event is jammed packed with beauties! Bring the family and enjoy all the different vehicles. Registration is from 9:00 am until Noon. The show is from Noon until 3:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch will be available. Free door prizes will be given out. More information can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/Kamrar-Free-Car-Show-694259840614565/. Message them with your questions. They are really great...

Catch Atlatl fever by coming to learn how to throw a long dart at a deer target with an atlatl. The atlatl predated the bow and arrow and is still popular for recreation and hunting. This program is for all ages of people who are curious about the trying an ancient primitive hunting weapon.

One huge annual family friendly event centered on Watermelon! Join us for the parade at 10:30 am and stay for the rest of the day.  Since 1957, this has been a summer tradition in Stanhope, Iowa. New events were added last year, so there is even more to enjoy. More information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Envision-Stanhope-2080927975267702.

Come join the fun as we offer participants the chance to use a variety of weapons from the past into the present. We will be start with early atlatls used to throw long darts at targets. Tomahawks and knife throwing along with slingshots, bows and arrows will be demonstrated. Event will be supervised by the Webster and Hamilton County Naturalists. This is a joint program...