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** UMORE PARK'S ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE **

Save the date! - Thursday, August 20, 2009   4:00-8:00 p.m.

Learn more about UMore Park and attend the open house! Bring the family for some farm-fresh fun and food.

  • FREE and fun activities for the whole family
  • Learn about concept master plans for UMore Park and Vermillion Highlands
  • Watch live birds from the University of Minnesota Raptor Center
  • Get up close to UMore Park's research animals - cows, turkeys and honey bees! 
  • Enjoy free farm-fresh sweet corn
  • Purchase meats and cheeses from the U of M Meat Lab and Dairy
  • Join a hay wagon tour to learn about University research projects
  • See modern farm equipment
  • Ask a Master Gardener about your landscape and gardening questions
  • Taste Minnesota wines and learn about Minnesota grapes
  • Tour the Master Gardener Education & Research Display Garden -  nearly fifty mini gardens!
  • Be entertained with live music and Goldy Gopher
  • Bring the kids. And your camera!

The annual Open House at UMore Park will be held Thursday, August 20, 2009 from 4:00-8:00 p.m.

The Open House provides an opportunity for citizens in surrounding communities to learn about the many University activities underway at UMore Park, as well as those of our close collaborators. 

Please join us for this free, family-friendly event!

Open House 2009 Flyer (.pdf) 

Directions to UMore Park