Children’s Winter Storytime – Effigy Mounds
January ushers in more of the park’s first children’s winter story and craft times. Storytime is scheduled for a 10 a.m. start time in the visitor center auditorium. Craft time is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time in the visitor center auditorium.
Saturdays Jan 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Story times
Sundays January 4, 11, 18, 25 Craft times
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, Iowa, and 22 miles south of Waukon, Iowa, on HWY 76 and is one of 430+ national park sites. For more information call (563) 873-3491 ext. 123 or visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/effigymounds or visit the parks Facebook page at www.facebook/EffigyMounds.
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