Friday, May 7 St.Paul Indiana Fossils. Free. Meet at 8:00 am Indiana time (7:00 am Chicago Time) Hard Hat required. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs are also a plus. Age limit in Indiana is 18 years. Check the web site for details or contact John Good at 1-630-483-2363 for reservations or e-mail at [email protected]
Saturday & Sunday, May 15 & 16. Braceville—Mazon Creek Fossils. Free. Collecting Mazon Creek Fossils on private property. Meet at 8:00 A.M. Saturday at the BP Amoco in Coal City. No Age Limit. Hard Hats not required. Take I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division Street). Go west to Broadway Street and Division in Coal City. We will be collecting Mazon Creek concretions from an old spoil pile on private property.
Hard hats are not required. Boots are recommended. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. A small shovel or pick is helpful. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs, extra clothes (you will get wet and muddy) are also a plus. Bring a bucket for the fossils. Also bring insect repellent. Contact John Good at 630-483-2363 for reservations or e-mail at [email protected]
Saturday, May 23, Self Guided Archaeology field trip. Costs as listed on museum sites. Kenosha Public Museum at noon, followed by a visit to the Civil War Museum, followed by a visit to the Dinosaur Discovery Museum. Contact John Good at 630-483-2363 if you have any questions.
Saturday, May 23, 2010 Mazon Creek Area Boat Trip to Pit 11. Cost: $25/person, Children 12 or
younger - $15. The first boat will leave the dock at 9:00 am. Children 9
years or younger are allowed by pre-permission. Closing date to sign up
- May 8. Call Richard Rock for more information, questions and
permissions... at (815) 476-7040.
Friday June 18, 2010, KEMMERER, WYOMING. Cost as listed on www.fossilsafari.com. We will meet in Kemmerer, Wyoming at 9:00, at the visitor center, in the triangle, on Friday, June 18, 2010. For more information, check out the web page at www.fossilsafari.com. For more information contact Richard Rock: Field Trip Chairman (815) 476-7040.