Polk COUNTY Calendar
(place your event for $10) July 17-19 Luck – Lucky Days Festival: Downtown. Classic car show, food court, book sale, bed races, softball tournament, parade. Luckwisconsin.com. July 25-26 Frederic – Indianhead Gem & Mineral Show: High school. Dealers, food.
Kennedy Environmental Area is a perfect setting for picnics BALSAM LAKE – Looking for a scenic area for a picnic or someplace to drop a line? Consider the D.D. Kennedy Environmental Area/County Park -- a 106-acre preserve along the Balsam Branch that flows through central Polk County. Park admission is free. Visitors will find a dam, millpond, footbridges and well-maintained trails. The preserve is listed as a stop on the Great Wisconsin Birding & Nature Trail. The prairie habitat features native grasses and wildflowers, which attracts a large variety of birds. Signature species include Black-throated Green and Canada Warblers, Blue-headed Vireos, and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers. Inter-
pretive hiking trails, including 1-1/2 miles of paved trails, weave through the preserve. Fishing is allowed from the bridge and handicap accessible pier. The park features a number of amenities including two picnic areas with grills, handicapped dock, benches throughout, a shelter and modern restrooms. For more information, call -715-485-9294. The preserve is located at Kennedy Mill Avenue in Balsam Lake. From St. Croix Falls travel east 8 miles on Hwy. 8, turn south on Hwy. 65 about 1.5 miles, turn east on 115th Avenue about 1.5 miles to the park. Watch for the small, brown signs.
Gem & Mineral Show attracts large crowds FREDERIC – The Indianhead Rock, Gem and Mineral Society’s 48th annual Indianhead Gem & Mineral Show at the Frederic High School the weekend of July 25-26 offers something for everyone who loves rocks and jewelry. Saturday’s hours are 10am to 5pm and Sunday, the show is open from 10am to 4pm. For children, there is an agate pit where great treasures are assured. They can try the “spin-the-arrow” for yet more prizes. Lo-
cal rock hounds will have on display their remarkable finds and rock art. Vendors use rocks and gems to make jewelry and will display those items for sale. A lunch vendor is also on site. One of the best features of the event is the tailgating in the parking lot where families can bring their buckets of collected agates to get assessed or sold, and can buy fantastic large Minnesota Lakers as well.
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