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Site Location - Northern Kentucky Region
Big Bone Lick State Park
3380 Beaver Road, Union, Kentucky, 41091 (Union) (map)

Historical / Scientific Hike and Fossil ID
Saturday and Sunday, Ongoing throughout day between 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Presented By: Friends of Big Bone & Cincinnati Museum Center
Use this phone on day of event: none

Participants will tour a public trail at Big Bone Lick State Park, the birthplace of American vertebrate paleontology, with paleontologists, archeologists and historians from Cincinnati Museum Center and the Friends of Big Bone. Interpretive commentary on the Ice Age, fossil mammals, Native Americans, as well as the geology and native vegetation of the area, will be provided. Bring your fossils and artifacts to be identified by our staff. Tours will begin at the Discovery Trail head between the Visitor Center and Nature Center.  

For entire family, Stroller accessible, Wheelchair accessible, Restrooms available, Program happens rain or shine

Organization Contact Info:
Friends of Big Bone
PO Box 675, Union, Kentucky, 41091
(859)689-5631 • www.friendsofbigbone.org

Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45203
(513) 455-7141 • www.cincymuseum.org

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