Explore with your senses at Shore Acres Park

Outdoor Discovery Center, parks commission team up for free event.

Isla Pierce, 5, tastes a piece of a sassafras tree during the Outdoor Discovery Center “Explore with Your Senses” program at Shore Acres Park last year.

Children 3 to 9 years old can explore Shore Acres Township Park, 6602 138th Ave., with their senses from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, with the Outdoor Discovery Center.

Touch, feel, smell, see, and taste your way along these dune trails with one of the Outdoor Discovery Center naturalists.

Guardians stay with the class.

Registration is not required but appreciated.

The event is free in partnership with the Laketown Township Parks and Recreation Commission.

For registration and information, visit the Outdoor Discovery Center here.

The Outdoor Discovery Center and township team up for programs throughout the year.

The final scheduled program for the year is Night Hike on Friday, Oct. 4, at Huyser Farm, 4188 64th St. from 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Past programs include Frog Catching at Farview Park, Wildflower Walk at Sanctuary Woods, Little Explorers at Wolters Woods, Kayaking at Gilligan Lake, blueberry picking at Huyser Farm Park and insect investigation at Shore Acres Park.