Visit the pumpkin patch and choose your favorite to take home and
carve, or stop by and decorate it at the pumpkin salon.Enjoy live
music, fall color walks, a scarecrow factory and other entertainment
with an autumn theme. Children will delight in old-fashioned fun
like bobbing for pumpkins and pumpkin bowling.
Step back in time to visit a 1750s trading post and
frontiersman's camp, and meet other historical re-enactors.
Explore booths featuring handmade, nature-inspired items. Watch
the Illinois Valley Blacksmiths and Central Illinois Woodturners
demonstrate their skills.
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Indulge in seasonal treats, roast marshmallows at the campfire,
tour the Sugar Grove Observatory, and explore over 7 miles of hiking
trails on a delightful autumn day.
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Admission is only $3 per person and free for children 3 and
under. There is a small fee for some activities.
Sugar Grove Nature Center is in historic Funks Grove, just south
of Bloomington-Normal, off Old Route 66. Visit
www.sugargrovenaturecenter.org for directions and a detailed
schedule of events as the date approaches.
For more information about this or other programs at the nature
center, phone 309-874-2174 or email
info@sugargrovenaturecenter.org.
[Text from file received from
Sugar Grove Nature
Center]
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