Events
![Swamp Stomp](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Swamp-Stomp-1.jpg)
Swamp Stomp
5-8th Graders will get their hands dirty collecting soil samples and creating model wetlands after an interpretive hike around a wetland.
![Critter Encounter: Turtle](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Carl-Jr-Painted-Turtle-5-1-scaled.jpg)
Critter Encounter: Turtle
Learn about the wonderful world of turtles through themed games, story time, crafts, and hands-on interactions!
![Critter Encounter: Mudpuppy](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_7533-scaled-e1706115068714.jpg)
Critter Encounter: Mudpuppy
Learn about the intruiging world of the mysterious mudpuppy through themed games, story time, crafts, and hands-on interactions.
![Critter Encounter: Fish](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lilly-Center-Flora-Fauna-31-scaled.jpg)
Critter Encounter: Fish
Learn about the wonderful world of fish through themed games, story time, crafts, and hands-on interactions.
![Expedition: Learning on the Water – Birding Basics](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Birding-Basics.jpg)
Expedition: Learning on the Water – Birding Basics
Paddle the Tippecanoe River and learn about native birds and their ecosystems with birding enthusiast Nathaniel Wise.
![Stories & STEM](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Stories-Stem-Warsaw-Library.jpg)
Stories & STEM
K-4th Graders are invited for storytime and hands-on activities that focus on the importances of our waterways to the health of our community.
![Stories & STEM](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Stories-Stem-Warsaw-Library.jpg)
Stories & STEM
K-4th Graders are invited for storytime and hands-on activities that focus on the importances of our waterways to the health of our community.
![Growing Together Part III: Rain Barrels](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Women-Growing-Their-Futures-Workshop-37-scaled.jpg)
Growing Together Part III: Rain Barrels
Making your garden self-sufficient with rain barrels not only helps the environment, it saves you money!
![Stories & STEM](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Stories-Stem-Warsaw-Library.jpg)
Stories & STEM
K-4th Graders are invited for storytime and hands-on activities that focus on the importances of our waterways to the health of our community.
![Expedition: Wildflower ID Hike](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2023-7-26-ACRES-Wilflower-Hike-37-scaled.jpg)
Expedition: Wildflower ID Hike
Join the Lilly Center for a wildflower identification hike at Wildwood Acres Land Trust on Saturday, May 18th from 10-11:30 a.m. Gavin King, stewardship assistant for ACRES Land Trust, will guide the hike and provide helpful tips to identify wildflowers...
![Earth Day Festival](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Earth-Day-Celebration.jpg)
Earth Day Festival
Join Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation's Earth Day celebrations with fun for the whole family!
![Expedition: Family Fishing Day](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2023-Lake-Adventure-Day-60-1-scaled.jpg)
Expedition: Family Fishing Day
Learn all about fishing with David Hamerick, get a free fishing license and enjoy other fish-related games and snacks at Pike Lake on April 13th!
![Lilly Center Staff](https://lakes.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_3356-scaled-1024x693.jpg)
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