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Retzer Nature Center
Saturday, September 23, 2023 9 am - 4 pm
FEST SCHEDULE
Apple Market • Cider • Treats • Pies ....
9 am-4 pm
Shop our apple varieties then place your orders for pick up at the Desserts & Cider Windows for fresh Apple Cider, Apple Pie, Apple Crisp, Hand Pies, and Caramel Apples! While supplies last.
Delafield Brewhaus beer garden .....
9 am-3:30 pm
Food, Creamy Root Beer, and Beer (21+). Try the Retzer Apple Ale!
Live Music by JC Ayer ......................
10 am-3:30 pm Americana music near the Beer Garden.
Arts & Crafts vendors ...........................
9 am-4 pm
Enjoy shopping the variety of artwork and handmade goods.
Passport Expedition .................................
9 am-4 pm
Experience nature up close along the Discovery Trail and gather for nature stories read out loud at the John & Florence Reading Corner.
“The Pines” Children’s Activity Area ......
9 am-4 pm
Enjoy your choice of self-guided fun for all ages and interests
Raffle by Friends of Retzer ....................
9 am-4 pm
Shop great items and help support Retzer Nature Center!
Planetarium shows............................
9 am-3:30 pm
Watch “Totality” under the planetarium dome. Show every 30 minutes. $3 per person
RAFFLE
Waukesha Reads giveaway .....................
9 am-4 pm
Pick up “Shotgun Lovesongs” by Nickolas Butler While supplies last
BY FRIENDS OF RETZER NATURE CENTERStop by the Friends of Retzer Nature Center’s raffle and help support the mission of Retzer Nature Center!
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MENU: APPLES, PIES, TREATS, & CIDER
Stop by the Apple Market for a variety of apples from Brightonwoods Orchard and Patterson Orchards. Then place your order for fresh cider and homemade apple sweets! While supplies last.
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Apples • Single Apple / Single Honeycrisp ........... $0.50 • Quarter peck ........ $6– ... Honeycrisp .... $7–• Half peck .............. $9– ... Honeycrisp .... $13–• Full Peck ............... $16– ... Honeycrisp .... $24–Cider
Thank you to Waukesha County Technical College’s Baking & Pastry Management students for baking these treats! • Quart ......................................................... $4–• Half-gallon ................................................. $6–• Two half-gallons ....................................... $10–Sweet Treats • Apple Pie - Whole ...................................... $12–• Apple Crisp - Whole ................................... $12–• Apple Hand Pie .......................................... $4–• Apple Crisp - Mini ....................................... $4–• Caramel Apple ........................................... $5–THANKYOUTOOUR SUPPORTERS
TAKE A HIKE!
All hikes meet at the trailhead for self-guided fun!
PASSPORT EXPEDITION
Discovery Trail: Paved, accessible loop (0.2 mile). Ages 3-12
Pick up your Retzer Ranger Passport at the trailhead and set out on the accessible Discovery Trail to experience nature up close!
Visit each station to complete the mission. Bring your passport to the finish line to choose a sticker and enter a prize drawing.
SCARECROW LANE
Blue Trail: Mowed grass path, some hills (0.5 mile). All ages
Enjoy the unique scarecrow creations from your community! Hikers will love the variety and creativity. Join the scavenger hunt at the trailhead for a chance to look even closer!
Through Oct 31
STORY HIKE
In partnership with Bridges Library System
Orange Trail: Mowed grass path (0.75 mile). All ages, youth book
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Set out on the trail to read a book while enjoying the outdoors at the same time! Read “If You Find A Leaf”
by Aimée Sicuro.
pm pm pm pm pm pm Center!
Hikers will love the variety and creativity. Join the scavenger hunt at the trailhead for a chance to look even closer! Through Oct 31
STORY HIKE
In partnership with Bridges Library System
Orange Trail: Mowed grass path (0.75 mile). All ages, youth book
Set out on the trail to read a book while enjoying the outdoors at the same time! Read “If You Find A Leaf” by Aimée Sicuro.
Stop by and visit with Bridges Library System to learn about other great fall books! Through Oct 31
OUTSTANDING OAKS
In partnership with Johnson’s Nursery
Yellow/Purple Trail: Mowed grass path (0.8 mile). All ages
Stroll into the oak woodland and learn about the benefits and beauty of oak trees. Explore oak ecosystems, lichens, animals and insects that depend on oaks and more!
pm Center!
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Planetarium shows............................ 9 am-3:30 pm
Watch “Totality” under the planetarium dome. Show every 30 minutes. $3 per person
Waukesha Reads giveaway ..................... 9 am-4 pm
Pick up “Shotgun Lovesongs” by Nickolas Butler Whilesupplieslast
RAFFLE
BY FRIENDS OF RETZER NATURE CENTERStop by the Friends of Retzer Nature Center’s raffle and help support the mission of Retzer Nature Center!
Learn how membership at any level benefits you and RNC at friendsofretzer.org
UNDER THE STARS
Show every 30 minutes
“Totality”: Eclipses from lunar to total solar and more! Get tickets in the Planetarium Lobby or scan QR code to reserve seats. $3–per person
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OUTSTANDING In Yellow/Purple insects STORY In Orange Stop learn Through
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
We couldn’t do it without them!
Bridges Library System
Johnson’s Nursery Inc.
Waukesha Reads
Wisconsin Master
Naturalist
La Casa De Esperanza
Friends of Nature
Mara Villa Montessori School
Waukesha County Green Team
Ben Goss Camera Club
Ice Age Trail Alliance
Prairie Hill Waldorf School
Thank you to Waukesha County Technical College’s Baking & Pastry Management students for baking these treats! • Apple Crisp - Mini....................................... • Caramel Apple ........................................... $5–Leaf”
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