"Arts in the Park" 2009 Season
To view a poster listing all of the "Arts in the Park" concert events, click here.
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
"Battle for Fitness"
The "Battle for Fitness" provides four events to allow our visitors to enjoy the battlefield and learn about the importance of preserving Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield and our other national parks. A special award will be given to each participant who successfully completes the challenge between January 2 and December 31, 2009.
To receive a hat, shirt and/or bandanna participants must reach the minimum distance in one of the following categories:
Walking – 100 miles
Running – 200 miles
Biking – 250 miles
Horse riding - 200 miles
The battlefield will provide each participant with a card on which they will record the date and number of miles exercised. Once the number of miles for a category has been reached, simply bring the card to the Visitor Center information desk and a ranger will present your award. It’s that simple.
Please keep in mind that a fee is charged for all those who visit and use the battlefield. Visitors may purchase a yearly pass for $20.00. The pass includes not only the pass holder, but all passengers in the vehicle at the time of the visit.
Marker Dedicated Near Dug Springs Skirmish Site
On October 7, 2008, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources dedicated a new interpretive marker commemorating the August 2, 1861 skirmish at Dug Springs, near Clever, Missouri. Those present for the dedication included Larry Toll, professor of history at Evangel College and member of Phelps Camp, Sons of Union Veterans (Union soldier); Jim Denny, historian, Missouri Department of Natural Resources; Alison Dubbert, historian, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and Robert Clanton, member of Phelps Camp, Sons of Union Veterans (Missouri State Guard soldier). The marker is along the Wire Road on the south side of the Clever Middle School.
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