RiverBend Nature Center issued the following announcement.
CHAINSAW CARVING & ART - FOREST FESTIVAL
Date:
Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT
Location:
RiverBend Nature Center
Details
Outdoors in nature with your family group is a safe and restorative place to be while we weather the COVID-19 world. Enter the 8th annual Chainsaw Carving & Art Forest Festival! The chainsaw carvers will be here to entertain you while they create unique works of art; find deals at a fantastic silent auction; crafts and art on display and for sale; hike a nature trivia trail with activities along the way as well as campfire craft beer and soft drinks…and discover our all new nature playscape and Story Trail. All activities can be enjoyed with plenty of social distancing.
9am - 2pm:
Chainsaw Artists: chainsaw artists at work – pick your favorite, all carvings go to auction at 3pm
Art Fair: Nature focused handmade art & crafts for sale, hand wood carving demonstrations
STORY TRAIL: explore the new natural playscape & Story Trail for children
Beer Hike: a variety of Mobcraft microbrews deep in the forest
Nature trivia walk: encounter little known nature facts for adults and children
Silent Auction
Food Truck: Smashed, locally sourced gourmet burgers
Canoe and kayak rentals
Chainsaw raffle: win a Stihl MS 250 Chainsaw
3pm: CHAINSAW CARVING AUCTION - join in the bidding fun as all carvings go to auction. Bid on your favorites! 50% of all auction sales goes directly to River Bend Nature Center to support education and recreation programs. Cash, credit or check with proper ID.
New this year, we are introducing the first interactive phases of the Chickadee Trail. We’re excited to develop this into a trail that will engage children and folks of all ages. Debuting with the Chainsaw Festival : the Stepping Stump trail - the first phase of a natural playscape that invites children to step, hop, and balance their way into the forest. Adults like it too. And, the CHICKADEE STORY TRAIL - Children will encounter the pages of a story book as they explore the forest. The story trail encourages children to be outside exploring, moving, and building literacy in a fun and interactive, self-paced way. The book will change monthly, so there will always be a reason for repeat visits.
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