Join Pierre Pleau and the North Star Theater Company at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday for a free presentation of a new children’s musical about
pioneer days in Minnesota. The performance will take place at Wild River
State Park’s amphitheater near the campground. For information about the
play and the cast members, visit www.northstartheatercompany.com.
Earlier on Saturday, join a walk into the past to explore the site of a
pioneer farm as mapped by Annie Boyce, who grew up on the farm in the
1870s-1880s. The walk begins at the visitor center at 2 p.m.
On Sunday, come to the visitor center at 11 a.m. for a program
featuring the variety of snakes found at and around Wild River State
Park, and meet Winnie, a garter snake, and Ripley, a representative of
Minnesota’s largest snake species, the bull snake.
Here’s the complete listing of programs for the weekend:
Friday, August 22, 8:30 p.m. at the campground amphitheater.
Two Little Owls. Have you ever heard of a winged tiger? The young great
horned owls in this film look more like kittens, but owls are skilled
hunters.
Saturday, August 23, 11:00 a.m. at the visitor center. "Graveyard"
Detectives (and Big Bear Bones). Can you read the clues that park staff
have unearthed during the 30 years since Wild River State Park was
established? View a great collection of animal bones (no humans) and try
to figure out the stories behind them. Got a bone of your own you’d
like to have explained? Bring it to the program! After the program, see
if you can puzzle out how to put our jumble of black bear bones in
order.
Saturday, August 23, 2:00-2:30 p.m., Walk Into the Past: Annie
Boyce’s Home Farm
Walk into the 1870s, to an early pioneer farm site. The Boyce family
established a farm on Military Road in 1874, near today’s visitor
center. One of their children, Annie, drew a detailed map of the
farm’s fields, buildings, and play areas. Much has changed, but you
can still tour the farm using Annie’s map and your imagination. Global
Positioning System (GPS) techniques will be used to locate features from
the map. Distance about 1.25 miles round trip with frequent stops. Begin
at visitor center. Some off-trail walking in brushy or tall-grass areas
- long pants, sturdy shoes, and precautions against ticks are advised.