Snowshoe Building Course - Sessions in October
Wickiup Hill Learning Center, Linn County
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
This fall, Linn County Conservation will again offer
the opportunity for you to build a pair of traditional snowshoes. Naturalist Chuck
Ungs will lead this popular program, where these sets are created for hiking,
unique gifts, or even decorations.
Participants should plan to attend
the evening weaving sessions on Tuesday Oct. 6, 13 and 20. The evening classes
will run from 6 - 9 p.m. at Wickiup Hill Learning Center. Attendance at all three lacing sessions is highly
recommended for best results. Additional
evenings will be needed to varnish the shoes at our Services Shop at 3173
Highway 13, Marion (corner of Highway 13 and County Home Road) in the days following
snowshoe construction. For best results, a minimum of three
to four of these evenings will be required to varnish the shoes properly. With
some weaving time invested at home, the snowshoes should be finished by Oct. 29.
Participants must register on-line and pay by Sept.
22, so kits can be ordered. The $225 class fee includes the cost of a snowshoe
kit, a binding set, instruction and varnish for each participant. Registration
is under Events at Linncountyparks.com. We will maintain social distancing and ask
participants to wear masks and bring your own hand sani. For more details and questions about options,
call Chuck at 319-892-6485. Kit building
typically requires the manual dexterity of someone high school age or older.
Class size is limited to 6.
