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  • Lunch & Learn: Lake Superior

    River Bend Nature Center 1000 Rustad Rd., Faribault, MN

    Lunch & Learn: Lake Superior Cost: $10 ($5 for River Bend members). Wednesday, February 19, 12:00-2:00pm We will discuss the origins, characteristics, and long-term changes of Lake Superior--how a tectonic rift valley carved out a spot that glaciers, one billion years later, filled. Eventually these glaciers melted and formed pro-glacial Lake Duluth, then later Gichigami or Lake Superior.…

    $5 – $10
  • Family Painting: Winter Landscapes

    River Bend Nature Center 1000 Rustad Rd., Faribault, MN

    Family Painting: Winter Landscapes All ages. Cost: Free Saturday, February 22, 2025, 12:30 - 2:00 pm Join artist Kate Langlais for a fun, free family painting program. Learn about winter weather patterns in Minnesota and then paint a winter landscape! Pre-registration is required to ensure enough supplies are available for participants. This activity is made possible…

    Free
  • Bagels & Birds

    River Bend Nature Center 1000 Rustad Rd., Faribault, MN

    Bagels & Birds All ages. Cost: Free Saturday, March 1, 2025, 10:00 am-11:00 am Join us on the first Saturday each month.  Enjoy coffee and bagels in a relaxed atmosphere while watching wildlife from the comfort of the Interpretive Center through our Windows on the Wild viewing area. Bagels provided by The Inn at Shattuck. Register…

    Free

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Faribault, MN 55021

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