Plein Air Gatherings are an opportunity for artists to get together and paint or draw outdoors “en plein air” in Hancock County parks.  All adult artists who use any medium […]

Playing with shadows can be fun. Explore shadows through hands-on activities like watching a shadow puppet show, creating paper shadow puppets, tracing the shadows of toy animals, reading the time […]

Vogelsong Conservation Area, which was created to protect water quality, expand wildlife habitat, and provide natural beauty, can be reached by hiking the Blanchard River Greenway Trail from Eastpoint Area. […]

Resident and migratory birds are here for the summer. Some of these birds can be seen through pictures and displays and by hiking the trails, such as Indigo Bunting, American […]

Children can get dirty and clean at the same time with suds and sand. Have fun mixing colors with suds painting, making colored sand and colored sand art, blowing homemade […]

Explore Aeraland Recreation Area, which is a rural county park in a quiet country setting. Hike the Highline Trail with scenic views of the South Branch Portage River, and the […]

Asterisms are distinct shapes and patterns in the stars that can be seen in the night sky. They are not constellations, but they can consist of stars from multiple constellations. […]

The Hancock Park District Administrative Office Building sits nicely on the bank of the Blanchard River along with trees and a variety of wildlife, including the Northern Flicker. Information about […]

Plein Air Gatherings are an opportunity for artists to get together and paint or draw outdoors “en plein air” in Hancock County parks.  All adult artists who use any medium […]

The archery range will be open for anyone who has participated in one of the Hancock Park District’s archery instructional programs. A certified archery instructor will supervise the archery open […]

Nature journaling is the art of using pictures and words to record observations. Nature journaling will be discussed, examples of nature journal pages will be shown, and a journal prompt […]

The Discovery Center will be open for visitation. Visitors can choose to participate in unstructured and/or structured activities. Activities and attractions include bird watching via the Windows on Wildlife, mounted […]