Events & Programs for October 4 - July 10

Minnesota Time Travel Camp – Sold Out

2021 Exclusive! Tuesday - Thursday, August 3rd- 5th 9:00 am – 3:00 pm; Campers bring a lunch each day. $165 Hold on to your hat! We are going time traveling to three different eras of Minnesota history. Day one will highlight the past & present of Minnesota’s first people, the Dakota. Campers will learn about […]

PeeWees: All About Bees – Sold Out

PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun!  Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]

PeeWees: All About Butterflies – Sold out

PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun!  Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]

Dakota Camp – Sold Out

August 10th – 12th ; 9am-1pm For Campers 6-10 Learn about Minnesota’s first people, the Dakota, past & present, in this unique camp!  Developed with Dakota partners, including instructors from University of Minnesota’s Dakota Language Program, this camp allows kids to explore 1830s seasonal life through the lens of Cloud Man’s village, where a young […]

PeeWees: Dakota & Pioneer Gardens – Sold Out

PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun!  Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]

Evenings at Gibbs: August Grounds and Gardens Tour

Take an evening stroll through the Gibbs Farm grounds and garden on a brand new tour! Gibbs Farm has a  heritage apple orchard, restored prairie, crop gardens, and medicine garden as well as an eclectic Victorian flower garden, visit each space in one evening! Programs Manager Clare Holte will lead this tour and provide the historical background […]

History Revealed: Turning Points

Turning Points with Greg Poferl History Revealed Series August 12, 2021 Thursday, 7:00 pm Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting: Registration Link Registration is limited. You will receive a confirmation email after registering. For registration or other questions, please email [email protected] Or you may watch the program live on Facebook, on […]

PeeWees: All About Bugs – Sold Out

PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun!  Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]

August Prairie Walk

Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form

Come and see what's blooming on the prairie! Join Master Naturalists Cathy Croghan and Kathy Robbins as they lead a 45 minute tour focusing on Gibbs Farm's restored prairie. See the effects of our mid-May controlled burn while you learn about the flowers and grasses that make up this important and rare plant community that […]