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 now than ever before. That's why the YMCA offers day camps to help kids reach their full potential. Through fun physical activities, kids learn about […]
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, paintball and more. Each day of camp will include one or two types of shooting sports along with fun games and challenges to help them […]
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 woods checking trail cameras and looking for tracks and other signs move students from the classroom out into creation. Participants in this camp are invited […]
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 prairie, and then finish with the making of a flower frisbee. On the second day, we’ll hike to the wetland to look for frogs and […]
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! […]
This is the third of four hikes that the Hancock Park District will be providing for active adults this summer. This hike will take you around Goose Lake and through […]
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 cover up the end so we don’t ruin our night vision. Insect repellent is optional. Meet at the Discovery Center Porch. This free event is […]
In need of an Instant Pot refresh? Come get some fun recipes for making mocktails and learn some tips and tricks for delicious drinks while staying cool in the kitchen. […]
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 […]
