Join Brooke Morgan from the Illinois Museum Research and Collections Center for a lecture on the current archaeological knowledge of the earliest Indigenous inhabitants of the Illinois River Valley during the Late Pleistocene, commonly referred to as the Paleoindian period.

Celebrate the season with a fun and educational program on wildlife in winter while making a fun craft to hang on the trees outside to feed and watch wildlife during the winter. A storybook will be read followed by a craft and a short winter hike in search of signs of wildlife.

Starved Rock Visitor Center Auditorium. First weekend of December through the second weekend of January. Open to the public for viewing.

Paint a winter woodland scene with Park Naturalist Lisa Sons

Starved Rock Visitor Center Auditorium. First weekend of December through the second weekend of January. Open to the public for viewing.

A two-day, family-friendly activities that takes place at several places in the Starved Rock area. Many events are offered throughout the weekend, click "Read More" to register for these activities.