DNR 2010 Special Events
April 4
Following is a small sampling of the many programs at DNR properties. The dates listed are subject to change. For the most current listing, check InterpretiveServices. IN .gov, call the specific property you plan to visit or ask the gate attendant when you arrive.
Spring Mill SP Easter Egg Scramble
Jan. 1
Jan. 23
Jan. 2-3
Fort Harrison SP Battle of the Bulge Exhibit
Spring Mill SP 2010 Nature Poetry Contest Opens Fort Harrison SP Battle of the Bulge Exhibit
Jan. 2
Fort Harrison SP Preserving Family Heirlooms Seminar Fee Spring Mill SP Winter Wander Hike
Jan. 3–5
McCormick’s Creek SP, Canyon Inn Bridge Tournament
Jan. 9
Fort Harrison SP Battle of the Bulge Re-enactment O’Bannon Woods SP Old Time Winter on the Farm McCormick’s Creek SP Bird Feeding Workshop $5/project* Patoka Lake Eagle Watch, fee* Clifty Falls SP, Clifty Inn Winter Falls Picnic and Bonfire
McCormick’s Creek SP Wildlife Watchers Workshop
Jan. 24–29
Pokagon SP Potawatomi Inn Elderhostel, fee*
Jan. 26
Spring Mill SP
Honeysuckle Basket Workshop Fee (includes buffet lunch)*
Jan. 28
Salamonie Lake Banish the Winter Blahs
$2/person+
Jan. 30
J. Edward Roush Lake Silence of a Winter’s Night
$10/person *
Feb. 5–7
Turkey Run SP & Raccoon SRA Eagles in Flight Weekend, fee+ Monroe Lake Eagle Watch Weekend
Feb. 6
Spring Mill SP Geocache Challenge
Jan. 9-10
Fort Harrison SP Battle of the Bulge Exhibit
Fort Harrison SP Documenting Personal Histories Seminar Fee
Jan. 14
O’Bannon Woods SP Late Winter Hike
Salamonie Lake Banish the Winter Blahs $2/person+
Jan. 16
McCormick’s Creek SP, Canyon Inn Brewmaster Getaway Brown County SP Winter Hike $1/person
Feb. 6–7
McCormick’s Creek SP, Canyon Inn Wine Tasting with Oliver Winery
Feb. 7–9
McCormick’s Creek SP, Canyon Inn Bridge Tournament
Feb. 11
Indiana Dunes SP Geocaching Adventure
Salamonie Lake Banish the Winter Blahs $2/person+
Jan. 16-17
Feb. 13
Fort Harrison SP Battle of the Bulge Exhibit
Jan. 22
Brown County SP, Abe Martin Lodge Learn to Square Dance with Buck & Does
Whitewater Memorial SP Easter Egg Hunt
April 10
March 19–21
McCormick’s Creek SP, Canyon Inn Bridge Tournament
Clifty Falls SP Wonder of Wildflowers
Feb. 19–21
March 20
Mounds SP Spring Wildflower Weekend
Spring Mill SP Beaded Beauties Workshop Fee (includes buffet lunch)* McCormick’s Creek SP, Canyon Inn Quilt Show and Retreat
Feb. 20
Clifty Falls SP Build a Bluebird House Workshop $2/person, $10/kit; 1/family* Brown County SP Winter Tree I.D. Day
Clifty Falls SP Fossils Rock! Workshop $2/person* Brown County SP Bluebird box building workshop $10/kit McCormick’s Creek SP Volunteer Opportunities Workshop
Salamonie Lake Eagle Watch Evening Field Trip+
O’Bannon Woods SP Sportsman Challenge Series– Turkey Hunting 101 $10/person, instructional workshop*
McCormick’s Creek SP Eco-craft Ideas Workshop $3/person
Indiana Dunes SP Aldo Leopold Bench Workshop
Feb. 25
Salamonie Lake Banish the Winter Blahs $2/person+
Feb. 26
Brown County SP, Abe Martin Lodge Learn to Square Dance with Buck & Does
Feb. 27
Salamonie Lake Cowboy Gathering
March 6–7
Fort Harrison SP Eastern Front Re-enactment Weekend
March 6
Fort Harrison SP Real or Rip Off– Telling Authentic Reproductions seminar Fee
March 23–25 Salamonie Lake Spring Day Camp $45/person*
March 25
Salamonie Lake Banish the Winter Blahs $2/person+
March 26
Brown County SP, Abe Martin Lodge Learn to Square Dance with Buck & Does
Spring Mill SP Lady Bug House Workshop Fee (includes buffet lunch)*
Historic Prophetstown Plow Days
April 17
Turkey Run SP Earth Day Festival, Leave No Trace Workshop Clifty Falls SP Hoosier Kitefliers Society $1/kite; kite-making in morning Cagles Mill Lake (Lieber SRA) Trash Bash Patoka Lake Spring Festival Mounds SP Earth Day Celebration Mississinewa Lake Dutch-Oven Cooking Workshop $10/person*
McCormick’s Creek SP Bluebird Basics Workshop
April 3
March 18
McCormick’s Creek SP Owen County Wildflower Weekend Friends Group Plant Sale
Shakamak SP Easter Egg Hunt
Brown County SP Aldo Leopold Day
Feb. 13–14
April 17–18
March 27
Versailles SP Easter Egg Hunt
March 11
April 10–11
Fort Harrison SP Vietnam Era Weapons Demonstration
McCormick’s Creek SP Aldo Leopold Heritage Day
Salamonie Lake Banish the Winter Blahs $2/person+
Valentine’s Day Special
Salamonie Lake Spring Day Camp $45/person*
Feb. 16
Turkey Run SP Inn Sweetheart Getaway $47.50/person (without lodging) McCormick’s Creek SP, Canyon Inn
April 6–8
Potato Creek SP Egg Hunt $1/person Indiana Dunes SP Friends Native Plant Sale Fort Harrison SP Caring for Antique Firearms Seminar, Fee, and Easter Egg Hunt
Lincoln SP Kite Day O’Bannon Woods SP and The Nature Conservancy Resource Field Day/ Open House, “Hellbender Hustle” 5k fitness run/walk