Effigy Mounds National Monument Announces Upcoming Programs

Without your donation, some stories vanish. Support Decorah News. HARPERS FERRY, Iowa — Effigy Mounds National Monument will offer a series of special programs in October as part of its 75th anniversary celebration. Events include guided hikes, lectures and educational activities highlighting the park's natural and cultural resources. To kick off the month, the public is invited to join a park ranger for a Super Moon/Harvest Moon guided hike at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, starting at the visitor center parking lot. The hike will go to Fire Point to observe the harvest moon and will take place even if skies are cloudy. Oct. 13-17 — National Fossil Week A special fossil exhibit will be available during regular visitor center hours, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 20-24 — National Bat Week Visitors can learn about bats and bat conservation and take part in a craft activity during visitor center hours, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 23 — Lecture on Paleontological Resources Dr. Justin Tweet, paleontology program paleontologist, and Scientist in Park intern E. Vigil will give a lecture on research and preservation of paleontological resources in the monument. Oct. 25-26 — Hiking Challenge For the closing of the 75th anniversary year, rangers will guide hikes as part of the hiking challenge: Oct. 25, 8 a.m. — Hanging Rock (7 miles round trip, elevation/rugged) Oct. 25, 3 p.m. — Sny Magill (1 mile, flat, 12 miles south of visitor center) Oct. 26, 9 a.m. — Marching Bears (4 miles round trip, elevation; meet at day use area south of visitor center) Oct. 26, 2 p.m. — Heritage Addition (4 miles round trip, flat) Oct. 28 — Lecture on the Treaties of Prairie du Chien Dr. Joshua Wachuta, Mellon Humanities Fellow with the American Conservation Experience and National Park Service volunteer, will preview his digital humanities exhibit on the geography and legacies of U.S.-Indigenous treaties in the Upper Midwest. Become a part of the exclusive circle! Subscribe to the newsletter for free and gain access to special offers, bonus content and insider perks.