Join us at Effigy Mounds National Monument on April 22, 2017 for National Junior Ranger Day. Children of all ages are invited to join us from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to learn about Three Sisters gardening, a type of companion gardening used by Native Americans in this area 1,000 years ago. Each child will have the opportunity to plant their own seed to bring home.
Don’t forget your hiking shoes. We encourage you to grab a Jr. Ranger activity book and head out on the trail after the program.
Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves prehistoric American Indian burial and ceremonial mounds, including some in the shape of animals. The monument is located three miles north of Marquette, Iowa, and 22 miles south of Waukon, Iowa, on HWY 76. For more information call (563) 873-3491 ext. 123, or visit the park's website at www.nps.gov/effigymounds.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
