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National Bison Day

11/5/2016 | Prairie State Park | Mindenmines, MO

As of May 9, 2015, with the signing of the National Bison Legcy Act by President Barack Obama, the bison is now our official national mammal to be celebrated the first Saturday of November. Prairie State Park will help celebrate this momentous occasion with a daylong event starting with a guided Bison Hike at 10 a.m. followed with a bison chili lunch at noon and educational bison activities and programs. Learn how the Native Americans utilized this animal for food and tool making and how such an iconic animal was driven to the brink of extinction. Click here to read the news release.

Hike time: 10 a.m.

Event times: Noon - 3 p.m.

128 NW 150th Lane, Mindenmines, MO | 417-843-6711

Associated activities

  • Interpretive Programs