Children’s Story and Craft Times, Winter Film Festival and Eagle Viewing Hike scheduled for January at Effigy Mounds

Effigy Mounds National Monument will continue its full slate of winter activities as the new year unfolds. The Children’s Winter Story and Craft Times will continue to take place through April, the annual Winter Film Festival is scheduled to begin in January, and there will also be an Eagle Viewing Hike taking place.

Story Times are scheduled for a 10 a.m. start time in the Visitor Center auditorium each Saturday in January - 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. Craft Times are scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time in the Visitor Center auditorium each Sunday in January - 4, 11, 18 and 25.

The annual Winter Film Festival will host its first series Sunday, January 3 at 1 p.m. The theme for this series is Animals of the Midwest, and it will include the following films:
• Wild Hope: Thunder and Fire (18 minutes)
• Wild Hope: Bat Vax (14 minutes)
• The Eagles of Decorah (57 minutes)
• American Spring: Migration (55 minutes).
The next film series dates will be Sunday, February 8 and Saturday, March 7. The February 8 film will feature Geological Processes of the Driftless Area, and the March 7 film will be The Ioway - Indigenous History.

Effigy Mounds has also scheduled an Eagle Viewing Hike for Saturday, January 10, beginning at 11 a.m. Join a park ranger for this hike along the county road in the Heritage Addition to look for bald eagles and golden eagles along the Yellow River. Parents are encouraged to bring their children to Story Time at 10 a.m. and then join the hike over flat terrain.

Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves prehistoric American Indian burial and ceremonial mounds, including some in the shape of animals. The monument is located three miles north of Marquette and 22 miles south of Waukon on State Highway 76 and is one of 430-plus national park sites. For more information call 563-873-3491, ext. 123, visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/effigymounds or visit the parks Facebook page at www.facebook/EffigyMounds.

Effigy Mounds is also starting a new Golden Eagles Club in January. See this article from the Wednesday, December 31 edition of the Standard for additional information on the club.