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Parkaeology: Rockwood Lodge
September 18, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brown County Park Department Partnering with the Neville Public Museum for Parkeology: Rockwood Lodge
Green Bay, WI---September 18, 2016---Did you know that the Green Bay Packers held their training camps during the late 1940's at what is now Bay Shore Park? Known as Rockwood Lodge, it was possibly the first self-contained team training facility in NFL history.
The program will include a presentation of the park's history, followed by a hands-on demonstration using archaeological tools to locate the foundations of the former Rockwood Lodge that burned down in 1950.
This Parkaeology program will be co-presented by the Brown County Park Department and Neville Public Museum staff.
When: Saturday September 24, 10:00 a.m. -Noon
Where: Bay Shore County Park
Participant Fee: $3 kids, $5 adults, $15 per family
Pre-Registration Required
Call the Parks Office: at (920) 448-6242
Submitted by:
Brown County Park Department Partnering with the Neville Public Museum for Parkeology: Rockwood Lodge
Green Bay, WI---September 18, 2016---Did you know that the Green Bay Packers held their training camps during the late 1940's at what is now Bay Shore Park? Known as Rockwood Lodge, it was possibly the first self-contained team training facility in NFL history.
The program will include a presentation of the park's history, followed by a hands-on demonstration using archaeological tools to locate the foundations of the former Rockwood Lodge that burned down in 1950.
This Parkaeology program will be co-presented by the Brown County Park Department and Neville Public Museum staff.
When: Saturday September 24, 10:00 a.m. -Noon
Where: Bay Shore County Park
Participant Fee: $3 kids, $5 adults, $15 per family
Pre-Registration Required
Call the Parks Office: at (920) 448-6242
Submitted by:
Kim Koenig
Brown County Park Department
[email protected]
1150 Bellevue Street, Room 151
Green Bay WI 54302
920-448-6242
Rachel Ott
Neville Public Museum Foundation
[email protected]
210 Museum Place
Green Bay, WI 54303
920-448-7874
www.NevillePublicMuseum.org
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