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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: *Oct. 9, 2025*
**Contact: *Liz Herzmann, DNR Wildlife Educator
[email protected] or 920 387-7893

Horicon Marsh Explorium Celebrates 10 Years

 

A view of the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center from below. Native plants are blooming in the foreground.

The day will feature a variety of activities highlighting the history of the marsh, the recreational opportunities it provides the public and the conservation efforts happening on the property. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR

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MADISON, Wis.* – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to join DNR staff and partners Saturday, Oct. 11 for a 10th anniversary celebration of the Horicon Marsh Explorium [ [link removed] ], part of the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center [ [link removed] ].

The day will feature a variety of activities highlighting the history of the marsh, the recreational opportunities it provides the public and the conservation efforts happening on the property. Scheduled activities will run from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Festivities will begin with a bird banding demonstration [ [link removed] ] from 8 to 11 a.m., followed by a history-focused open house [ [link removed] ] from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring activities for kids, simulated airboat rides, history exhibits and a chance to "snap" a selfie with Marshall, the snapping turtle animal ambassador. The day will conclude with some evening bird watching [ [link removed] ] (5 to 6:30 p.m.) as the sun sets over the marsh.

A food truck will also be on site from 11 a.m. until sold out.

All programs are free and open to the public. 

The Explorium, completed in August 2015, offers guests the opportunity to get a glimpse of life at Horicon Marsh thousands of years before European settlement and witness how the current wetland came to be through a series of narrated, interactive exhibits. 

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Event Details

*What: *Horicon Marsh Explorium 10th  Anniversary Celebration
*When: *Saturday, Oct. 11, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
*Where: *Horicon Marsh Education and Visitors Center [ [link removed] ]
N7725 Highway 28 [ [link removed] ]
Horicon, Wisconsin 53032 [ [link removed] ]







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