Greencastle Urban Fossil Tour: Discover Ancient Life Around You!

Join an all-ages community-wide fossil adventure blending science, nature, and art! Explore Greencastle’s buildings and the DePauw Nature Park on your own with a virtual or paper map or participate in a guided tour. (See the agenda for details.) Visit Fern Cliff’s fossilized sandstone - home to the orignal green Coca-Cola bottles, make fossil prints and poems, hear from experts, and trade your Paleo Art for a fossil cookie.

This event is part of the Spirit & Place Festival (Nov. 6 - 16). Learn more at spiritandplace.org. By registering for this event you agree your email may be shared with Spirit & Place.

Info: 1:00-2:00: From Paleo Art to Paleo Poems. Join poet John Hawn along with paleoartist Janet Panoch and get creative with fossils at the Putnam County Museum, 1105 N Jackson St, Greencastle, IN 46135. 2:10-3:00: From Fossils to Architecture: A Beginner's Guided Tour of Fossils in Greencastle. Meet at the Putnam County Community Foundation, 2 S Jackson St, Greencastle, IN 46135. 3:10-4:00: From Oceans to Fossils: A Beginner's Guided Tour of Fossils in the Quarry. Meet by the map in the parking lot of the DePauw Nature Park, 1400 W County Road 125 S, Greencastle, IN 46135. ON YOUR OWN: From Stone to Glass. Explore The Nature Conservancy's Fern Cliff Nature Preserve where sandstone was mined for the first green Coca-Cola bottles: W County Rd 375 S, Greencastle, IN 46135. Maps for the self-guided tour are at these locations: the Putnam County Visitor's Center, the Putnam County Library, the Bodega, and the Putnam County Museum. These locations have special treats, like fossil cookies!

Info: 1:00-2:00: From Oceans to Glaciers. Learn how to read the rocks of Putnam County with Geologist Tim Cope at the Putnam County Museum, 1105 N Jackson St, Greencastle. Visit the Fossil Identification Station to learn more about your rocks and fossils from the experts! 2:10-3:00: From Fossils to Architecture: A Expert Guided Tour with Paleontologist Asa Kaplan. Meet at the Putnam County Community Foundation, 2 S Jackson St, Greencastle 3:10-4:00: From Oceans to Fossils: An Expert Guided Tour of Fossils in the Quarry with Asa Kaplan. Meet by the map in the parking lot of the DePauw Nature Park, 1400 W County Road 125 S, Greencastle ON YOUR OWN: From Stone to Glass. Explore The Nature Conservancy's Fern Cliff Nature Preserve where sandstone was mined for the first green Coca-Cola bottles: W County Rd 375 S, Greencastle, IN 46135. Maps for the self-guided tour are at the Putnam County Visitor's Center, the Putnam County Library, and the Bodega. They have treats like fossil cookies!

Info: Join Miss Janet & her Paleo Pals in the Paleo Learning Lab at the DePauw Nature Park Welcome Center, 1400 W County Road 125 S, Greencastle, IN 46135 from 11-4, Monday-Friday (November 10-14) and Sunday 11/9 & 11/16 . The Paleo Learning Lab includes stations to make paleo art, paleo poems, and learn all about ancient life around you! Park in the lot and follow the signs to the Welcome Center, a two minute walk. Maps for the self-guided tour are available here and at these locations: the Putnam County Visitor's Center, the Putnam County Library, the Bodega, and the Putnam County Museum. These locations have special treats like fossil cookies, so be sure to visit them all! Be sure to visit the Nature Conservancy's Fern Cliff Nature Preserve, home to the fossil sandstone for the first green Coca-Cola bottles: W County Rd 375 S, Greencastle, IN 46135.

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