Calendar of Events

EB Lyons Interpretive Center Hours:
Staffing hours may vary. Please call the center before you come at 563-556-0620 for further information
Winter Hours M-F 9-4
Mines of Spain park open 4-10:30 year round
Updated June 11, 2013 10:37 AM

June Summer Programs - PDF Details and Description Click Here

June 13 day camp
June 14 day camp
June 16 1pm Canoeing-canoe launch area
June 22 1pm Canoeing-canoe launch area
June 30 1pm Canoeing-canoe launch area

Kids Programs Every Saturday June and July 9:30-11- age 7-11-
The programs will be held by a park naturalist to discover the wonders of nature. Crafts,
hikes, and other activities are used to engage the child into a fun and informative program. Nature plays a powerful role in children's health and development through the experience of toddlers, children in middle childhood and adolescents. After the programs or at other times during the week continue exploring the E. B. Lyons
Interpretive Center or the trails that wind thru the Mines of Spain Recreation Area.

Kids programs Tuesdays 12:30-2:30 - ages 2 to 4 will be held June 4 and 18 and July 2, 16 and 29.
Kids programs for children ages 5 to 10 will be held June 11 and 25 and July 9 and 23. Crafts, hikes, and other activities will be used to engage your child into a fun and informative program. Parents will be required to stay with their children that are ages 2-4. All parents are encouraged to attend and participate along with their children. Of course, one of the keys to getting kids to appreciate nature is for parents to lead by example by getting off the couch and into the outdoors themselves.

June 22, 7pm - The Medicine Band presents: Blackhawk, a rock opera concert and fundraiser for Land Expansion at the Mines of Spain. 
The Medicine Band is a six piece musical group performing their original rock opera "It Was a Beautiful Country" stories of Native America.This rock opera features the story of legendary Sauk and Fox warrior, Black Hawk with special guest Denny Garcia. Bring your lawn chairs for this outdoor concert at the EB Lyons Interpretive Center 8991 Bellevue Heights. In case of inclement weather, we will move the concert inside the EB Lyons Center. A free will offering will be taken for fundraising for the 52 acre expansion at the Mines of Spain.

Please no carry-ins. Poster click here

July Summer Programs - PDF Details and Description Click Here

July 7 Snakes Alive program at center with live reptiles
July 11 day camp
July 12 day camp
July 13 1pm Canoeing-canoe launch area
July 21 1pm Canoeing-canoe launch area
July 28 Macbride Raptors at center with live birds

Kids programs Tuesdays 12:30-2:30 - ages 2 to 4 will be held on July 2, 16 and 29.
Kids programs for children ages 5 to 10 will be held 9 and 23. Crafts, hikes, and other activities will be used to engage your child into a fun and informative program. Parents will be required to stay with their children that are ages 2-4. All parents are encouraged to attend and participate along with their children. Of course, one of the keys to getting kids to appreciate nature is for parents to lead by example by getting off the couch and into the outdoors themselves.

The programs are open to the public and are designed for people of all ages. Cost is free, unless otherwise noted.

Friends of The Mines of Spain, Dubuque, IA 52003-9214, 563-556-0620

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with special permission from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources