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2/8/2010
SILOS AND SMOKESTACKS

Silos & Smokestacks Partners with Hartman Reserve to Offer Spring Break Camp

Cedar Valley, IA (February 8, 2010) - Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) is partnering with Hartman Reserve Nature Center to offer a spring break camp for youth grades 3-5. The camp, held March 15-19, will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with an optional overnight stay Thursday evening at the UNI Museums. The camp, themed "Museum Madness," will let campers experience a new adventure each day as they visit SSNHA Partner Sites.

The schedule of events includes:

Monday, March 15:

* Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Museum, Burr Oak

* Hartman Reserve Nature Center, Cedar Falls

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Tuesday, March 16:

* Carl & Mary Koehler History Center, Cedar Rapids

* Cedar Rapids Museum of Art & Grant Wood Studio, Cedar Rapids

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Wednesday, March 17:

* University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, Iowa City

* Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum & Historic Site, West Branch

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Thursday, March 18:

* Grout Museum District, Waterloo

* Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo

* UNI Museums, Cedar Falls

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Friday, March 19:

* National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque

The camp is limited to 15 campers so make sure to register early for this exciting opportunity.

Cost for the camp is $150 which includes the overnight stay at UNI Museums or $130 for day camps only. To register call Hartman Reserve Nature Center at 319-277-2187 or visit www.silosandsmokestacks.org

Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area is one of 49 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and is an Affiliated Area of the National Park Service. Through the development of a network of sites, programs and events, the Heritage Area's mission is to interpret farm life, agribusiness and rural communities - past and present.

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(Contacts: Angi Reid, Education & Interpretation Manager, Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, areid@silosandsmokestacks.org, Office: 319.234.4567, Cell: 319.415.9318; or Aaron Steinmann, Marketing & Communications Manager, Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, asteinmann@silosandsmokestacks.org, Office: 319.234.4567, Cell: 563.593.4521)