Lowry Nature Center
7025 victoria Drive, Victoria
Saturday Feb. 18
1:00 to 4:00
Cost: $7
Participate in a "Take a Kid Ice Fishing" weekend. Start at Lowry Nature Center and learn ice fishing techniques and ice safety, discover the gear needed to get started and make a jigging pole. Then drive to Lake Auburn to learn about making holes in the ice andd try catching some fish. Bring ice fishing equipment or borrow from Lowry. Adults with children younger than 16 need not purchase a license for this program. Reservations required: reference activity 111301-85. For ages 4 and older. (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org.
President's Day Family Fun
The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park
2187 E. County Road 101 - Shakopee
Saturday Feb. 18
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Cost: $5 for ages 2 and older; children 2 and under Free
Celebrate Presidents Day with Abraham Lincoln. Attend a one-room schoohouse like Abe, assemble kid-sized log cabins and create a hat inspired by the President or the First Lady. Spend time outdoors and ride a kick sled or snowshoe, then enjoy the warmth of a hot beverage and a cookie. Park and enter at West enterance. Reservations required: reference activity 138407. For all ages. (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org.
Uprising
Carver County Historical Society
555 West First Street - Waconia
Saturday Feb 18
Noon
Cost: Free
In conjunction with the new traveling exhibit, "Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations", the Carver County Historical Society hosts author and former State Representative Dean Urdahl to discuss his novel, "Uprising: The Dakota Conflict of 1862." Uprising helps to tell the story of the 1862 Dakota Conflict, the story of what occurs when treaties aren't honored and conflict erupts. Following the book discussion, attend a panel/roundtable discussion with exhibit creators and Native leaders. (952) 442-4234; hgoult@co.carver.mn.us; treatiesmatter.org.
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