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Get Out: What to Do in Eagan This Weekend
There are plenty of fun options for the family this weekend in Eagan and the surrounding areas.
It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.
Eagan Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.
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Where/When: (1340 Wescott Rd, Eagan, MN 55123) on Saturday, Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Why go: Bring your kids into the library to read to certified therapy dogs. It's not only fun, but it also helps develop their reading skills and fluency.
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Price: Free
Where/When: Fort Snelling State Park (Post Road to Hwy 5 exit - follow signs, St Paul, MN) on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Why Go: The night has a thousand eyes - and many of them belong to owls. What's with those big eyes - are owls really that wise? Give a hoot and join us at the Thomas Savage Visitor Center to see how owls find their food on dark, stormy and cold nights. A walk to find resident owls will follow, dress for the weather.
Price: Free
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Where/ When: State Capitol (75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Saint Paul, MN 55155)
Why go: Opportunity to go on a self-guided scavenger hunt to discover 12 beautiful and important decorations in the State Capitol building. Each self-guided booklet includes a set of 12 gold stars that are placed next to the corresponding photographs when the item is discovered. At the end of the hunt, visitors are awarded a gold state seal, get Capitol architect Cass Gilbert's signature and become Junior Art Historians.
Price: $2 per booklet
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Where/When: (860 Cliff Rd, Eagan, MN 55123) on Sunday, Feb. 13 from 2 p.m. –4 p.m.
Why go: Learn the basics of classic-style cross-country skiing. Equipment is provided. This event is for ages 15 and older, and registration is required.
Price: $25
Where/When: Located on Wilderness Run Road between Dodd Road and Lexington Avenue ... Open Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Sundays from noon until 8 p.m.
Why go: It's a fun way to spend time with friends and family tubing down the hill at Trapp Farm Park.
Price: It costs $2.75 per person and children under 42" sharing a tube with an adult are free. A 10-visit punch card is available for $22.50.
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