Have you ever wondered how our ancestors preserved their foods before refrigeration and modern canning methods?  Meat was preserved through the long process of smoking and salting. Many fruits and vegetables were preserved for the winter by drying and salting.  Early 1800’s reenactors will be on site to provide hands-on demonstrations of the daily challenges …

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Stephanie Miller, an Urban Forester with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, will be speaking with the Tri-Moraine Audubon Society about the importance of species and variety in urban forests and why the Callery Pear tree is being added to Ohio’s list of invasive plants.  

Children 3-5 years old and their adult companion are invited to join us as we enjoy the beauty and fun of autumn leaves through Exploration Stations, our weather song, a craft, and a hike in the woods. Come dressed appropriately to be outdoors. Register by Oct. 4.  

Children 3-5 years old and their adult companion are invited to join us as we enjoy the beauty and fun of autumn leaves through Exploration Stations, our weather song, a craft, and a hike in the woods. Come dressed appropriately to be outdoors. Register by Oct. 4.  

Those leaves strewn across the ground serve a very important role in the health of our environment! Join a naturalist to learn about those fallen leaves and what lives in them! Be prepared to be hands on and perhaps take a short walk. Who knows, maybe by the end of the night you’ll go home …

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There is nothing quite like a brisk walk and a breath of fresh air on a crisp autumn morning! Please join us for our 16th annual Walking Thru Autumn hiking series. Each week 60-90 participants gather for a guided hike, to take in the beauty of fall and explore some of the 30+ miles of …

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Join us as we travel back in time to 1944 at the  Lauer Historical Farm to experience World War II.  Interact with 150-200 living history re-enactors and watch as the Allied Forces battle the oppositional Axis Powers.  This is the largest WWII re-enactment in Northwest Ohio. SAT., OCTOBER 15 10 am to 5 pm   (Battles …

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Join us as we travel back in time to 1944 at the  Lauer Historical Farm to experience World War II.  Interact with 150-200 living history re-enactors and watch as the Allied Forces battle the oppositional Axis Powers.  This is the largest WWII re-enactment in Northwest Ohio. SAT., OCTOBER 15 10 am to 5 pm   (Battles …

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It is said that the butterflies returning to Mexico are the souls of the dead returning home in time for the Day of the Dead celebration.  Learn more about butterflies and about the holidays happening this week. We’ll then decorate pumpkins accordingly to take home. This is an indoor program. Register by Oct. 17.  

There is nothing quite like a brisk walk and a breath of fresh air on a crisp autumn morning! Please join us for our 16th annual Walking Thru Autumn hiking series. Each week 60-90 participants gather for a guided hike, to take in the beauty of fall and explore some of the 30+ miles of …

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