Yesterday I followed Micah's advice and took the kids to the Eagle Center in Wabasha. We followed Google maps advice and ended up doing a bunch of driving on the Wisconsin side of the river valley. Big beautiful rocky bluffs and lots of trees. Quaint little towns who must have a huge seasonal impact on busyness.
We got to the center in time for their early program. The place is new and good looking. They have a room where a half dozen eagles are on their perches about three feet away from the viewing public. All of them have wing issues and can't really fly. But they can jump around a bit so you can see some out stretched wings.
The program seemed fun but I only saw a bit of it. DF isn't really thrilled about the idea of sitting still for an hour so he and I walked around the rest of the place. Relia got to go up and measure her wingspan. If you're interested, it's about the same as a crow.
The place looks nice. There are several exhibits that feature buttons so DF was thrilled. Maybe we should take him here.
After the program they had one of their eagles out to pose for pictures. This is the same eagle that is featured on the license plate. We were cautioned not to hold DF on the same side as the eagle . . .
Then off to lunch at a pizzeria. Next door was a candy store so we each got a treat. Wabasha has a great looking old tyme downtown. Back up to the cities and naps all around. Well, they slept in the car and I could only do that for short stretches (darn twisty roads!).
A fun place, a good day trip and I'd definitely recommend it.
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I'm glad you went down to see the Eagle Center, Peder. I think it is really well done. Be sure to return when the kids are older, as the lecture portion is really good!
Wabasha, if you recall, is where they filmed much of "Grumpy Old Men." Yes, is is a charming town.
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