04/18/2024
Though we are under construction 🦺 at the schoolhouse, we enjoy all the local activities every weekend!
Watch our progress on our other page Driftless Station ➡️
😎 Ports of Discovery Weekend Guide 😎
Events:
🎲Game Group, McGregor Public Library | Thursday, April 18, 2:30 p.m.
🗣️Before the Mounds: Paleontology at Effigy Mounds National Monument, Effigy Mounds National Monument | Friday, April 19, 2 p.m.
🔨Volunteer Day, Yellow River State Forest, 729 State Forest Road, Harpers Ferry | Saturday, April 20, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
🌎Turner Park: Fitness For All Ages Earth Day Fun Day and Basket Auction, Backwoods Event Center, McGregor | Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. *NOTE LOCATION CHANGE*
🏋️♀️Group Workout and Marquette Cleanup, City Park, Downtown Marquette | Saturday, April 20, Workout 10 a.m. and Cleanup 11 a.m.- Hang out afterward at Eagles Landing Winery - 1 p.m.
❤️Volunteer Open House, Effigy Mounds National Monument | Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Other Things To Do:
🥾Traverse the nature trail at the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, Marquette - maybe you’ll spot geese, sandhill cranes or other wildlife
🎨View and purchase the work of dozens of regional artists at The Left Bank, McGregor, now open daily
📷Take a selfie with Pinky the Elephant at Casino Queen Marquette
🗺️Explore downtown McGregor’s national register listed commercial historic district - Downtown is accessible as normal from Marquette during construction, and additional and revised signage is making the community easier to navigate
🎣Trout fish at Bloody Run County Park, Marquette - Bloody Run is stocked weekly April through October with catchable 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout and maintains a wild brown trout population
Eat/Drink:
🍷Taste Eagles Landing Winery’s new wines, Left Bank Pear and At First Sip, then enjoy the April pizza special, Chipotle Chicken
🥞Start the day with a hearty breakfast at Maggie's Diner, McGregor
🍻Grab a cold one with friends at Pocket City Pub, McGregor
🍔A fan of jalapeño poppers? Try the Backwoods Burger (a burger covered in cheese, an onion ring and jalapeño popper dip) at Backwoods Bar and Grill, McGregor
Shop:
🍽️Not in the mood to cook? Pick up a take-and-bake freezer meal from By The Spoonful - homemade jambalaya, confetti hash brown egg bake and smoked sausage, herbed rice and veggies are new options
📚Discover books you won’t see on Amazon at Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor
🧼Pamper yourself with bath products from Cabin Fever Soaps and Essentials LLC, McGregor
📸: Earth Day Fun Day
