Summer Solstice Celebration At Mounds June 20, 2008

Summer Solstice has long been a time of celebration. The first day of summer, greets us with sunshine, warmth, and a bountiful forest of flowers, fruits, and abundant wildlife.

Over 2,000 years ago, Native American mound-builders chose Anderson ’s White River area to construct their ceremonial mounds. Many of these mounds are aligned to observe important astronomical events, such as those that occur on the solstices.

Join us Saturday, June 21st for fun and fascinating programs.

11:00am – BASSWOOD BRACELETS - Make and take home a bracelet made from the basswood tree. 30minutes at Visitor Center

1:00-4:00pm – BRONNENBERG HOUSE TOURS - Tour this historic home and learn how this family helped preserve the mounds area that is now Mounds State Park .

2:30pm – ATLATL THROWING DEMONSTRATION - Discover how pre-historic people hunted. Try your hand at spear throwing. 45minutes at Visitor Center

8:30pm – SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION – Join us for song and ceremony at the Great Mound. We’ll discover who these Native American mound-builders were, when they built the ceremonial mounds, and why solstices were a time for celebration. After we watch the sun set over the mounds, we’ll take a candle light hike to the surrounding mounds. 1-1/2hours meet at Visitor Center Porch

These programs are free and open to the public. Admission to the park is $5 for in-state vehicles, $7 for out-of-state vehicles.

To find out more about this program, please contact the Interpretive Naturalist at (765) 649-8128. Hope to see you there!