Driftless Safari begins Memorial Day Weekend

The 2014 "Driftless Safari" will begin Memorial Day weekend.  The program, which runs until Halloween, is a scavenger hunt spread all across Winneshiek County.  
 
Participants are given a guidebook and map featuring 20 sites in Winneshiek County.  Once at a site, participants follow clues in the guidebook to find a wooden post with a special tile from which participants can make a crayon rubbing in their guidebook as proof of their visit. Every guidebook page provides information about the site, gives tips on what clothing or gear might be appropriate for that location, and offers ideas for activities to do while there.
 
Participants who are able to visit 15 (or more) of the 20 Safari sites can return to their local library to be entered in a drawing for one of several prizes.
 
To participate in Driftless Safari, visit any public library in Winneshiek County to pick up a free map and guidebook. Materials will be available beginning Friday.  Winneshiek County public libraries include Calmar Public Library (101 S. Washington St.), Decorah Public Library (202 Winnebago Street), Fort Atkinson Public Library (302 3rd St. NW), Ossian Public Library (123 West Main Street), and Spillville Public Library (201 Oak Street).
 
Further information on the Driftless Safari program can be found at www.driftless-safari.org or by calling 563- 534-7145.