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MOHEE Help
Finishing HouseThe annual Midwest Outdoor Heritage Education Event is being held at the MacKenzie Center on May 18 and May 19, 2016. Friends will help serve breakfast from 7:30 am - 9:30 am (be there at 7 am) and lunch from 11:30 am - 1 pm. Help is also needed to staff the Friends gift tent ... Read More
Friends of MacKenzie Fall Festival
The MacKenzie Center W7303 County Highway CS, Poynette, United StatesCome enjoy the beauty of fall at the MacKenzie Center. This family friendly event will give you a chance to participate in some of the many activities available at MacKenzie including archery, air guns, compass skills and geocaching, wildlife tours, fire building, hiking, and studying the plant and critter life in our pond. In addition ... Read More
MacKenzie Center Snowshoe Hike
LodgeMark your calendar for the MacKenzie Center's Snowshoe and Hike on Sunday, Feb. 12 from 1-4 p.m. Snowshoes will be available to use or you can bring your own! When you're done snowshoeing you can warm up by the campfire or come into the lodge for some hot chocolate! The event is free, but donations ... Read More
Maple Fest
The MacKenzie Center W7303 County Highway CS, Poynette, United StatesThis family friendly event allows the public to learn about the science and history of maple sugaring. There's a chance to see how trees are tapped and to learn how the Ho-Chunk peoples as well as early European settlers used the sap to make maple sugar or syrup. Wagon rides, popcorn, and other refreshments are available. ... Read More
Work, Play, Earth Day!
Badger DenCome celebrate Earth Day at the MacKenzie Center. Help with brush clearing, trash pickup, and painting picnic tables. Meet at the Badger Den lawn. Lunch will be provided. Families, individuals, scout groups, 4-H groups, businesses, and other organizations are all welcome to attend. For more information please call 608-635-8105.
Midwest Outdoor Heritage Education Expo (MOHEE)
The MacKenzie Center W7303 County Highway CS, Poynette, United StatesThis free event is oriented towards youth and generally attended by school groups. Expo educators, conservation volunteers and DNR professionals will help keep students engaged while increasing their understanding, appreciation and sense of stewardship for natural resources, Wisconsin’s outdoor heritage and related activities. Emphasis is on hands-on learning experiences where students will participate in these outdoor ... Read More
Midwest Outdoor Heritage Education Expo (MOHEE)
The MacKenzie Center W7303 County Highway CS, Poynette, United StatesThis free event is oriented towards youth and generally attended by school groups. Expo educators, conservation volunteers and DNR professionals will help keep students engaged while increasing their understanding, appreciation and sense of stewardship for natural resources, Wisconsin’s outdoor heritage and related activities. Emphasis is on hands-on learning experiences where students will participate in these outdoor ... Read More
Story Time with Animals
The MacKenzie Center W7303 County Highway CS, Poynette, United StatesIntroduce your toddler or pre-school aged child to the outdoors during story time. The MacKenzie Center features a live wildlife exhibit with native Wisconsin animals. Each outdoor story time will feature a children’s book about animals and a short wildlife tour with a MacKenzie educator. For more information please call 608-635-8105.
An Afternoon with Wildlife
The MacKenzie Center W7303 County Highway CS, Poynette, United StatesGrab lunch in Poynette and then come join us for an educational wildlife tour featuring the wild animal residents at the MacKenzie Center. Learn about bison, wolves, eagles, owls, lynx, and more from a MacKenzie Wildlife Educator. For more information please call 608-635-8105.