28th Annual Digging the Past

The 28th year for a special event at the Falls of the Ohio that focuses on fossils, geology and archaeology.  Visitors are invited to explore fossils, minerals and archeology with a variety of programs behind the Interpretive Center.  Events will include;

• Refreshed Silurian and Devonian fossil piles courtesy of Irving Materials, Inc. (IMI), new minerals will be added
• Outer fossil bed hike (age 12 years +)
• Hourly guided hikes- 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
• Roving naturalists to help you discover the fossil beds for those who don’t want to join a hike
• Create an “egg carton” geology collection
• Get your unknown artifacts, rocks and fossils identified
• Dig “artifacts” in one of our archaeological mini-mock dig station