Enjoy a morning hike for kids in the Menomonee Valley Community Park and Three Bridges Park. Three expert storytellers will be stationed along the route ready to engage young minds with stories that relate to the fascinating history of this place.
A new Story Hike will begin every 20 minutes: 10am, 10:20am, and 10:40am. The route is 1 mile and will take about an hour to complete. Parents must accompany children during this activity.
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Stop 1: Urban Ecology Center - Pick up your nature journal* and Story Hike map. Get a stamp at each story stop!
Stop 2: Valley Passage - Members from Marquette University's Indigeneity Lab will share a story about wild rice, its historic presence in the Menomonee River Valley, and its ongoing importance to the Native American community.
Stop 3: People of the Road Sculpture - Cindy Angelos, one of the first female train conductors in the Midwest, will teach children about trains, their “secret language,” and about the people who work on the trains.
Stop 4: Killdeer Hill - Nature story
All kid are welcome, but stories are geared toward kids under 10 years old. Adult caregivers will surely enjoy the stories and learning about these places as well!
*Nature journals will be handed out while supplies last
Partners
This program is offered in collaboration with the Urban Ecology Center - Menomonee Valley branch and Marquette University’s Indigeneity Lab.
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This event is free, but we ask you to RSVP so we have an estimate of how many people will attend.
This event is part of 2022 Valley Week, presented by Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. Valley Week is an annual event that invites you to explore and experience Milwaukee's Menomonee River Valley!
You are invited to explore and experience the Valley at more than a dozen events in just one week. Including a happy hour river cruise, hard-hat tour, outdoor movie, kayak tour, and so much more, Valley Week showcases some must-do unique Valley experiences!
Proceeds from the events support Menomonee Valley Partners, a nonprofit organization formed in 1999 to revitalize the Menomonee River Valley.
