Geauga Park District building to feature upcoming motion-themed exhibit
Amidst the endless sights and sounds of The Geauga Geauga County Fair, be sure to swing by the Park District’s building for a preview of its upcoming exhibit, Something’s Afoot: Nature Just Can’t Stay Put.
What: Geauga Park District at The Great Geauga County Fair
When: Thursday, August 29, through Monday, September 2 – 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Natural Resources Area, Geauga County Fairgrounds
14373 North Cheshire Street, Burton
Since 1996, the Park District’s open wood building has given fairgoers a taste of what their local parks have to offer. This year’s interactive displays showcase a motion-themed exhibit opening in November at The West Woods Nature Center in Russell Township.
Movement takes place by LAND, WATER and SKY. Enjoy highlights of all three:
Black Bears have been spotted in Geauga County. But if they’re here, how come we don’t see them more often? Play a game to navigate a Black Bear through suburbia via green corridors.
If the weather is good, foot traffic at the fair can be kind of hectic. Ease your mind by dropping a duck into moving water, or watching Nature’s movers and shakers in “slow-mo” in the Motion Picture Theater.
See how different seeds disperse on a breeze using the power of a single finger.
Visit a live insect terrarium for the sights and sound of insect motion.
Working with some extra energy? Set your young’uns on the grassy Animal Olympics course to imitate the ways different critters scoot, slither and swim.
Order a list of animals by maximum speed for a chance to win a gift basket, stocked with a big bottle of pure maple syrup collected this year from Swine Creek Reservation’s sugar bush!
Stand on the compass rose to learn which direction Monarchs and birds fly south each winter. Speaking of which, why is the Monarch display empty? Where are all the Monarchs this year? Let a naturalist give you the scoop.
Friendly staff members and volunteers will always be available to answer questions about Nature exploration, programs and policy, or take a note and have someone get back to you.
Admission to the fair is $7 for adults and free for kids age 12 and younger, with discounts available on certain days. Learn more about the discounts and what else this year’s fair has to offer online.
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