O.W.L.S. Laura Ingles Wilder Museum & Locust School

Join Older, Wiser, Livelier, Souls for the 2025 grand tour of the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area. June’s destination will be a visit to the Laura Ingles Wilder Museum & The Locust School in Burr Oak, Iowa. Please meet at Osborne Park at 9:30 to carpool to our destination.

This O.W.L.S. adventure will take you back in time to the pioneer era with these 2 amazing Historic Sites. Each site is part of the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area. Join us the 3^rd Thursday of each month, March through November, for O.W.L.S., Older Wiser Livelier Souls. Each month will feature a new Silos and Smokestacks Site, so join us as we explore more of the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area.

Reservations are required. Reserve your spot today by calling (563) 245-1516 or visit the Osborne Nature Center.  Osborne Nature Center is located on HWY 13 five miles south of Elkader. The center is open from 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday, and Sunday noon-4pm. For more information on events visit www.claytoncountyconservation.org.