Fall Field Trips
Programs have been cancelled through the end of 2021. Please check back with us in 2022!
Life on a Belgian Farm
Recommended for grades 2-3
Visit our Belgian Farm and learn how early 20th century immigrants adjusted to farming in America. Students will learn about immigration, help with farm chores, meet the animals, make & taste butter, and do much more in this participatory experience.
Discover the Past, a Growing Community
Recommended for grades 3-8
Explore the Growing Community to learn what life was like in a town in the 1870s. Learn about the businesses and the technology they used. Watch a blacksmith working in his forge, learn how a printer sets the chase and make your own print, experience firefighting by being part of the bucket brigade, and play games from the past.
Encounter Fort Howard
Recommended for grades 3-5
Experience life at a Wisconsin military outpost: Fort Howard in 1836! Students will examine the soldiers’ regimented days, explore what medicine on the 1830s frontier looked like, practice marching, and participate in an 1830s school lesson.
Explore the Fur Trade
Recommended for grades 4-6
Relive the thrill of life in early Wisconsin, when Native Americans, French, and British interacted during the fur trade. Students will make sparks with flint and steel, listen to native stories, and portage a canoe (weather and time permitting).
Program Availability
| Program | Days and Times Offered | Capacity | Price per Student |
| SINGLE PROGRAM: Life on a Belgian Farm | Monday-Friday
9:30am – 12:00pm |
80 people (including teachers, aides, and chaperones) | $6 |
| SINGLE PROGRAM: Discover the Past, a Growing Community | Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:30am – 12:00pm |
80 people (including teachers, aides, and chaperones) | $6 |
| SINGLE PROGRAM: Encounter Fort Howard | Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:30am – 12:00pm |
80 people (including teachers, aides, and chaperones) | $6 |
| SINGLE PROGRAM: Explore the Fur Trade | Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:30am – 12:00pm |
80 people (including teachers, aides, and chaperones) | $6 |
| DOUBLE PROGRAM: Encounter Fort Howard & Explore the Fur Trade | Tuesday, Thursday
9:30am – 2:00pm (includes a 40 minute lunch) |
160 people (including teachers, aides, and chaperones) | $10 |
Chaperone Policy
One chaperone per 15 students is admitted for free. Additional chaperones are $10 each. Passes and memberships cannot be applied toward educational programming and therefore cannot be used for admission to this program.
For important information and resources for your field trip check out the Teacher Toolkit
Questions about lunches, parking, chaperones? Please see our FAQ to ensure you have the best experience on your field trip!