Summer Camp is a time for kids to be kids, to play, to run and to have fun with friends. Time spent being physically active and social is more important […]
This camp is designed for kids who like competition. In this camp campers will get to try their hand at many different kinds of target sports, like rifles, tomahawks, slingshots, […]
This camp is designed to introduce students to the sport and tradition of hunting. An emphasis on safety, marksmanship, ethics and conservation are key components every day. Time in the […]
The first day children will learn about the parts of a flower and go on a flower color scavenger hunt with Hancock Park District through the woods and to the […]
Need help choosing your next book? Enjoy having a snack while you read? Want to receive a few fun goodies this month? Teens in grades 8-12 can register with their email address to get a Teen Tote filled with teen library books selected especially for them, along with some other goodies like snacks and bookmarks! […]
See what the forest and prairie look like by the light of the first full moon of August. For those who bring along a flashlight, we’ll have red cellophane to […]
Come to the Hancock County Fairground’s to celebrate NWOAMA’s 52nd annual antique machinery show! Gates open at 8 a.m. with scheduled activities each day. In addition, there will be plenty of tractors, gas engines, craft vendors and a flea market, consignment auction and trading post, and more! This year’s show will feature John Deere. See […]
View a variety of nature objects up close using magnifying glasses, microscopes, and other magnification tools with your friends at Hancock Park District. Take a close look at things you have never seen before, such as the scales on a butterfly’s wing, the Velcro-like barbs that hold a feather together, and microscopic animals that live […]
Create art using sidewalk chalk around the Discovery Center with your friends at Hancock Park District. Draw an animal, something out in nature, or anything you can think of. Hancock Park District will provide the chalk and you will provide the imagination. Meet at the Discovery Center Porch. This free event is open to ages […]
Sunrise is a peaceful time to observe wildlife in the wetlands. Join Hancock Park District as they hike the natural unpaved trail hoping to see wood frogs, mallards, dragonflies, and other animals that make the wetland their home. Meet at Discovery Center Porch. All ages are welcome to this free event, registration is not required.
