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Program Details - Northern Kentucky Region
Site#36: Big Bone Lick State Park
3380 Beaver Road, Union, Kentucky, 41091 (Union) (map)

Historical / Scientific Hike and Fossil ID
Presented By: Friends of Big Bone & Cincinnati Museum Center

Saturday, ongoing throughout day between 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sunday, ongoing throughout day between 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Use this phone on day of event: (859) 384-3906

Tour the Big Bone Trail at Big Bone Lick State Park, the birthplace of American vertebrate paleontology, with paleontologists, archaeologists and historians from the Cincinnati Museum Center and 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 professional archaeologists and paleontologists. Join re enactors at an 1800s era campsite. Tours will begin at the Big Bone Trail 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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