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News and Notes from the LaGrange County Department of Parks and Recreation Spring 2022
March 12
Sap Run & Syrup Stroll
5K Fun Run and 1 Mile Walk A Peak Inside
10:00 a.m. start Quilting Classes .................. 2
Patchwork Trails ................. 3
Walkers and runners of all ages and skill levels welcome! The course is a limestone park trail
and paved road. Printable registration forms and link to online registration can be found on Trillium Walk ...................... 3
Friends of LaGrange County Parks Facebook page. Hard copy forms will also be available at Folk Jam.............................. 4
Maple Wood Nature Center starting February 11. Prices and goodie bag contents will be Bird Count .......................... 5
announced by February 11. Proceeds benefit LaGrange County Parks.
Make-n-Take Crafts ............ 5
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfLaGrangeCountyParks
LaGrange County Offices Closed:
February 21
March 19 & 20
Maple Syrup Days April 15
7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. May 3
South Milford Lions “all you can eat”
pancakes and sausage 7:00 a.m. - TBD
March 13 - Don’t forget to
shift your clocks forward
Sugar Shack Open Tours:
one hour!
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Roz Puppets - 6 shows daily!
Horse drawn wagon rides into the sugar bush 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Maple syrup, maple kettle corn, maple cotton candy, maple suckers and candy for sale!
Dress warmly to enjoy all that Maple Syrup Days offers! Pancake breakfast will be 50%
seating capacity. Maple Syrup Days will follow any and all LaGrange County coronavirus-
related mandates. As of January 2022, there are none. If you are ill for any reason, or have
been with someone who is ill, please stay home and purchase your syrup later. Please help
keep park staff and volunteers healthy and safe.
0505W 700S, Wolcottville, IN 46795 * (260) 854-2225 * www.lagrangecountyparks.org
Quilting Classes
Spring Quilt Classes: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
February 19: Rough Cut Diamonds This project has a
Log Cabin look. It can be done very scrappy or in one or
two colors plus a back ground. Note: This pattern has a $10
fee in addition to class fee.
March 26: Flower Girl This class is at the South Milford
Community Center. This is a good way to use your scraps or
make it in one color plus a background. We’ll show you
more ways to set the blocks.
April 23: Stars Over Ohio A neat project combining the
Ohio star block and a combo 4 patch block, making a chain
around the stars.
Registration is required. Instructions are provided upon
registration. To register, call the Park Office,
260-854-2225. Fee is $25 ($5 is given back to Parks) Above: February Pattern
For more information, contact Julia Wolheter, 260-367-1449 or Ira Johnson, 260-367-1438. Please
bring a sack lunch and/or potluck contribution. The February and April classes are at Maple Wood
Nature Center.
Left: March Pattern
Right: April Pattern
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Walks
Patchwork Trails
Nasby Dam Reservoir Walk
300N, east of 500E, Mongo, IN, 46771
Tuesday, April 19: 6:00 p.m.
Turn north onto the 1st road east of 500E. Nasby Dam is an old mill site within
Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area and harbors many birds and plants. Hopefully
we’ll see lots of blooming wildflowers. The walk travels within sight of an osprey nest.
This walk is offered by the LaGrange County Public Library, and has a Naturalist guide.
For help with directions, contact the Pigeon River FWA Office at 260-367-2164.
Trillium Walk
Maple Wood Nature Center
Saturday, April 23: 10:00 a.m.
This walk will hopefully align with the peak show of Large flowered
Trilliums. We’ll also admire other spring friends in bloom. This will
be a casual stroll and a great chance to learn the names of some
common wildflowers. We will also plan to pull invasive Garlic
Mustard as we see it along the trail. Walk will last approximately 1 hr.
Earth Day Hike
Maple Wood Nature Center
Friday, April 22: 6:00 p.m.
This evening walk is to make up for the canceled January 1 First Day Hike. Spring woodland wildflowers
should be a carpet on the forest floor. Hopefully we’ll hear and see spring frogs and Wood Ducks too.
Dress warmly! Please RSVP to the Naturalist at 260-854-2225. Walk will last approximately 1 hr.
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Monthly at Maple Wood Maple Wood Fiber Guild Second Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Open to anyone and any kind of fiber art! Knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, dyeing, tatting, embroidery, and more! Bring projects to work on, get inspiration from others, or learn a new hobby. Bring your own sack lunch and snacks. Donations for the Parks are appreciated. RSVP to Naturalist at 260-854-2225 *The weavers will not meet in February, but will return in March, weather dependent. Sewing Group Fourth Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. What is a UFO? If you answered an un-finished object...this is the perfect sewing group for you! Open to anyone! Bring your sewing machine. Get help and direction with a project, share ideas with others, and make new friends. Please bring a sack lunch and munchie to share. Please bring a $5.00 donation for LaGrange County Parks. RSVP to Linda Grobis 260-351-3609 *This group is not meeting in February, but will return in March, weather dependent. Folk Jams Fourth Sundays, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. Jams are mostly folk, country, and bluegrass music, with other styles occasionally added. Bring a snack to share if you like. For more information contact Erv Troyer, at 463-2247, or reo43@aol.com February 27 March 27 April 24 4
Crafts & Programs
Make - n - Take Crafts natureupnorth.org
Second Saturdays, Come at 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.
Maple Wood Nature Center - Free!
February 12: Pinecone Birdfeeders
(seed mix may contain peanuts)
March 12: Syrup Season Color & Cut Banner
April 9: En Plein Air Painting for Kids -
We’ll take our paints outside to the blooming wildflowers and paint what we see (must be
accompanied by an adult; paint, paper, and brushes supplied).
Great Backyard Bird Count
Maple Wood Nature Center
Friday, February 18:
8:00-11:00 a.m.
Saturday, February 19:
9:00 a.m.- Noon
Stop in anytime to help count
birds that come to the feeders.
It’s a great time to learn to
identify regular winter feeder
birds.
Family Workshop: Build a Bluebird House
ParGil Natural Resources Learning Center
Saturday, February 19: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Bluebirds in northern Indiana begin scouting out nest sites in February! The LaGrange County Soil and
Water Conservation District is offering a bluebird house building workshop. You will learn about these
lovely birds and how to be a successful “bluebird landlord.” A $25 fee per family unit includes one pre-cut
kit. Extra kits can be purchased at same rate. Take-home kits are also $25, but must be pre-ordered! RSVP
by February 11. Call 260-463-3166 x3 for kits and to reserve your spot. Space is limited.
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Workshop Address: 2335 N. SR 9, LaGrange, IN 46761
Maple Wood Nature Center LaGrange County Board
LaGrange County Parks of Parks and Recreation
4550 E 100 S, LaGrange, IN, 46761
0505 W 700 S
(260) 463-4022 Dr. John Egli, President
Wolcottville, IN 46795 Paul Baker
Hours: Ardala Hepler, Secretary
(260) 854-2225
Wednesdays 8:00a—4:00p Eric Maginn
lagrangecountyparks@yahoo.com Julia Wolheter
2nd Saturdays 9:00a—5:00p Paul Yoder
http://www.lagrangecountyparks.org
4th Sundays 1:00p—5:00p
Park Hours: 8:00am—Sunset
Thank you Bob Arnold for your
service and dedication to the Park
Park Office Hours: Monday-Friday Board. Happy Retirement!
8:00am-Noon, 12:30-3:30pm To Receive Thirteen Lines Newsletter as Park Ranger Randy asks all patrons
an email, send us an email with to please practice “leave no trace”
“Thirteen Lines” in the subject. It is also when visiting our parks and beaches,
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www.lagrangecountyparks.org. signs for our children’s safety. Let’s
all work together to keep our parks
clean and safe.
Wolcottville, IN 46795
0505 W 700 S
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