RCCB Heritage Days at Liberty Lake Saturday
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Ringgold County Conservation will host Heritage Days on Saturday, September 10.
“Join us for multiple activities that will take you back in time and immerse yourself in the culture of pioneer and early settler life,” said RCCB director Kate Zimmerman.
Activities that are fun for all ages will be taking place from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. and will conclude that evening with the Homestead Pickers concert from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. at the Lakeview Shelter House.
Heritage Days afternoon activities include:
• Fish Cleaning Demonstration: 3-4 p.m. – Andy Jansen with the Iowa DNR.
Join Andy and learn how to take your fishing game to the next level. Andy will give the fish cleaning demonstration twice, so make sure you catch him at either of his sessions to learn more about what to do with that fish once you take it off the hook.
• Bald Eagle Presentation (LIVE Bald Eagle): 3:30 p.m. – Kay Newman from SOAR.
Do not miss your only opportunity to see a live bald eagle and learn all about this incredible raptor. Save Our Avian Resources will provide an educational session on bald eagles and their work with these amazing creatures.
• Atlatls: Come and Go 3 – 5 p.m.: University of Iowa’s Jay Gorsch.
Come on out to try your hand at the primitive spear hunting tool, the atlatl! Spear-throwers appear very early in human history throughout the world and have been revived in recent years for sporting purposes.
• Settler History Presentation: Come and Go 3 – 5 p.m.: Border Regulators – John Newton.
Visit the Border Regulators for a historical presentation of settler life, hunting, weaponry and furs. Stop by to view what a typical cowboy camp of their time would have been like and immerse yourself into pioneer life.
• Antler Buttons: Come and Go 3 – 5 p.m.: Decatur County Conservation’s Kayla Clausen.
Make your own antler button. Learn to use spinning tools like they once used to make holes in buttons. Fun for all ages.
• Homestead Pickers Concert 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
From Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. the Homestead Pickers provide bluegrass, gospel, country, hillbilly, guitars, fiddles, banjos and comedy mayhem.
A limited number of picnic tables will be available. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs, kayaks, canoes or blankets to sit on during the concert.
Please use the north entrance to Liberty Lake. The south entrance will be closed for the afternoon activities for the safety of all staff, presenters, volunteers and visitors.
Tickets at the gate:
Adults – $25
Child (17 and under) – $15
Child (1year old and under) FREE
“Thank you to all our current sponsors for helping to bring this event to life for Ringgold County!” said Zimmerman. “We have several sponsor-level opportunities to help us fund these amazing activities that are fun for all ages! Sponsors will receive recognition in all press releases and social media! If you have a banner for your organization/business, that will also be on display during the event.”
Sponsorship levels and current sponsors include:
SILVER – $100
Allen & Suzanne Brown
Just Power and Repair
Kate and Mike Zimmerman
Johnson Trailer Sales
Service Techs
John and Cindy Allen
GOLD – $250
Keith and Jamie Miller
Mount Ayr Record News
Dee Weeda and Mont Starlin
PLATINUM – $500
Clearview Home and Estates
John and Mary Overholtzer
Mount Ayr Healthcare Center and Maple Ridge Assisted Living
Ringgold County Hospital
Ringgold Conservation Foundation
Ringgold Outdoor Alliance
Contact Ringgold County Conservation Director Kate Zimmerman at 641-464-277 or RinggoldCCB@ringgoldcounty.us for more information.
All proceeds go to the Liberty Lake Development Project.