Fort Harrison State Park
February 2015
Park Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:00pm; Park Visitor Center Hours: Daily; 8:30am - 4:00pm
Visitor Center Phone: 317-5910122
Park Office Phone: 317-591-0904
MONDAY
TUESDAY
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Fort Ben FB QR
Groundhog Day
Will Punxsutawney Phil see his
shadow?
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THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
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FRIDAY
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Do you have your 2015
State Park Annual Gate
Pass yet? (Great
Valentine's Day gift!)
Full Moon: The Snow
Moon
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Wednesday, February 5- Friends ofFort Harrison
Monthly Meeting - 7p, location TBA, phone 317591-0904 for information.
Visitor Center Staff
Jeff Cummings
Museum Office : 317-501-8424
SUNDAY
Monday, February 2: Groundhog Day - Will
Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow today and
bring six more weeks of winter?
Fort Harrison State
Park, 5753 Glenn Rd,
Indianapolis, In 46216
Museum of 20th Century Warfare
Hours: Thurs - Sun 10a - 6p
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Friends of Fort Harrison
Board Meeting 7p,
everyone is welcome!
SATURDAY
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12n Fitness Run
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Valentine's Day
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday,
1809, Hodgenville, KY, Feb 12
Theta Centaurid
meteor shower
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Indiana Master Naturalist
Class #2 6p - 9p
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12n Fitness Run
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Fort Ben Website QR
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Maple Sugar season begins
in southern Indiana in lateFebruary to early March
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Creation of Camp Atterbury
announced today, Feb 1942
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30 Days Until Spring Begins
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Look for Rough-legged
Hawks and Northern
Harriers over the open
fields across Indiana
Look for the return of the Red-winged Blackbirds at the end of
February beginning of March
Saturday, February 7: 10a Help Feed the Birds @
the Visitor Center; 12n Fitness Fun Run: 4 miles
through the park, meet at the Visitor Center,
don't forget your running gear. Dress for the
weather
Sunday, February 8: 10a Merit Badge Sunday: Soil
and Water Conservation @ the Visitor Center.
Must be pre-registered for the class. Fee Program
Thursday, February 12: 6p Indiana Master
Naturalist @ the Visitor Center. Must be preregistered for the class.
Friday, February 13: 12n Fitness Fun Run: 4 miles
through the park, meet at the Visitor Center,
don't forget your running gear. Dress for the
weather
139 Days until the 2015 Indiana State Fair
Look for snow fleas on the
snow on sunny days in
February
12n Friday, February 6: Fitness Fun Run- 4 miles
through the park, meet at the Visitor Center,
don't forget your running gear. Dress for the
weather; pets and speed strollers welcome.
12n Fitness Run
President's Day
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George Washington's Birthday 1732 in Westmoreland, Virginia
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10a Help Feed the Birds at the
Nature Center
12n Fitness Run
Merit Badge Sunday: Soil and
Water Conservation 1p - 4p
Alpha Centaurid Meteor
shower tonight
February Program Descriptions
Weather permitting, prescribed
fire season should begin this
week in southern Indiana on
our State Parks.
Saturday, February 14: Valentine's Day!
12n Fitness Fun Run: 4 miles through the park,
meet at the Visitor Center, don't forget your
running gear. Dress for the weather