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4th Annual Agate Festival
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“A rock’in good time for all ages at Boulder”
Family Fun Event
Family fun open house format that allows visitors to take in short presentations on how agates form and North Shore geology. Other stations include a "rock lab" where visitors can examine rocks under microscopes and ask the experts about rocks they find in a Boulder gravel pit. An awesome event rounded out with refreshments and caramel apples.
Saturday October 11, 2008 1:00- 3:30 p.m.
Program Cost : $6 per adult / $3 per child (Pay at the door)
Registration required: Email boulder@d.umn.edu or call 218-721-3731 with your name, telephone number, and number of people attending. |
Highlights from previous years
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2007 - This year 84 guests gathered to celebrate the fabulous agate! We pressed fresh apple cider and ate caramel apples, learned about how agates form, made landforms in gravel with cookie sheets of ice (glaciers), and of course went on an agate hunt. Thanks for all our volunteers - Sarah Sinks (UMD), Shayna Sellars (Great Lakes Aquarium), Jim Miller (U of M), Christy Geissler, Sheri Prom, and Frank Maragi. |
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2006 - 37 people joined us for the 2nd annual Agate Festival despite poor weather. Special thanks to Tiffany Smith, Katie Greene, Christy Geissler, and Sarah Sinks. |
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2005 - 105 people enjoyed the 1st annual Agate Festival. It was fun filled event with people of all ages learning about the unique geology of Northern Minnesota at a variety of hands-on learning stations. |
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