Ready for an adventure? Try a “Girls Weekend Out!” Meet for lunch at the amazing Fort Dodge Community Orchard at noon on Thursday, October 5th (Dutch Treat) and then gather at the Blanden Museum in the Fort Dodge Historic District to see the Carmen Slater Retrospective Quilt Exhibit, followed by settling in at beautiful Rock River Retreat to work on your own Fiber Arts projects...
Create clay leaf bowls with Madalyn Vorrie. We will collect leaves outside and then bring them back to press the leaves in the clay slabs. The slabs will be draped in bowl molds. You could make a decorative bowl by cutting each leaf out and attaching them together. Lots of creative ways to create a leaf bowl for the soon to be fall weather! You...
$30 --- PRICE HAS DROPPED! We have an anonymous sponsor for this workshop to save you $20!!! Lindsey will meet for a wild edibles walk to get to know the environment at Rock River and its unique natural gifts. She will point out edible and medicinal plants and you can take them home and dry. When making a balm, you don't usually use fresh plant...
Celebrate fall at our annual Little Wall Lake Halloween Event featuring trick or treating and hayrides. This family oriented event invites campers to Halloween themed decorate your campsite. There will be awards for the best two decorated campsites. Trick or treating will be in the campgrounds. Hayrides will start at the picnic shelter. No alcohol consumption is allowed at the hayrides. Non camping visitors should...
In this three-session class, you will create an amazing work of art using patterns and images from an entire library of available resources. Join us for three relaxing days to experience working copper into an intricate design. You will leave with a beautiful, framed 16” x 20” piece ready to hang on your wall! Instructor: Robin Hamer $200 (includes tools and supplies)
There are many Halloween events happening this year at the Briggs Woods Park in Hamilton County, Iowa! Campers decorate their sites for trick or treaters and a chance for two awards for the best decorated campsites. Free events are trick or treating, hayrides and kids' games at Shelter 1. The Luminary Night Hike is a fundraiser for the Naturalist Program and is free to ages...
In this three-session class, you will create an amazing work of art using patterns and images from an entire library of available resources. Join us for three relaxing days to experience working copper into an intricate design. You will leave with a beautiful, framed 16” x 20” piece ready to hang on your wall! Instructor: Robin Hamer $200 (includes tools and supplies)
Come and check it off your bucket list as we take a guided night hike and follow the luminary pumpkins on the woodland trails. We will learn about nocturnal woodland animals and their special adaptions for night time survival. Bring your own headlight or flashlight with a red-light option if you wish. We will supply some lights and red-light coverings but numbers are limited. This...
In this three-session class, you will create an amazing work of art using patterns and images from an entire library of available resources. Join us for three relaxing days to experience working copper into an intricate design. You will leave with a beautiful, framed 16” x 20” piece ready to hang on your wall! Instructor: Robin Hamer $200 (includes tools and supplies)
Join us for a night hike to the Skillet Creek Indian Mounds as we walk through the leaves. Come and enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of the night as we hike this moderately to difficult hiking path up the hillside. We will discuss the area history and observe the burial and ceremonial mounds on the hill top. This program is for all ages of...