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Tagged With: fossil hunt

2024 Fossil Hunts!

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Beverly

FUN, fast paced, outdoor learning adventure! Guaranteed to find fossils older than the dinosaurs! Amateur paleontologist and expert fossil hunter, Beverly Sandlin, will lead you on a 3 hour, 7 site hunt starting with the Fossil Gardens at Whispering Winds, Spring Valley, MN. The “caveman cave” that you can enter and explore is seen by … Continue reading »

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Birthday Dino Hunt!

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Beverly

Seven year old Declan wanted to go dinosaur fossil hunting for his birthday. We don’t have dinosaur fossils in Minnesota, but we do have fossils older than the dinosaurs. His Mom and Uncle made a reservation for a hunt and also booked the Garden Cottage to stay in for the night. What an adventure! It … Continue reading »

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Minnesota Bound Fossil Hunting Episode!

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Beverly

Minnesota Bound is a TV series that focuses on outdoor adventures in Minnesota. In May of 2018 Laura Schara and her photographer, Kent, came to Whispering Winds to experience the adventure of fossil hunting! How FUN! And of course, I invited some very knowledgeable fossil hunters to join us. The episode, I believe it is … Continue reading »

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Eagle Bluff Hunt with RARE Trilobite Find!

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Beverly

These images are from a wonderful family friendly hunt put on by the Eagle Bluff Skills School on June 1st, 2019. We had eight adults and I believe seven children ranging in ages from three and up. We started out familiarizing everyone with the fossils we would be hunting in the fossil gardens in the … Continue reading »

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Eagle Bluff Skills School April Classes

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Beverly

What beautiful weather we had for these two first fossil hunts of the season through the Eagle Bluff Skills School! Friday was our traditional afternoon class and Saturday was our first morning class. The morning classes are great for those who want to buy one of the three fossil hunting maps I have compiled for … Continue reading »

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Fossil Hunting Class May 14, 2016

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Beverly

This class will be through the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center Skills Classes: Tap to make readable. The same paper had this very interesting article on the geology of Bluff Country. Again, tap to make larger and readable. Here is a link to a Fossil Tour we held last year with Eagle Bluff: Family Fun … Continue reading »

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Family Fun Fossil Hunt – River Roots Skills School

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Beverly

This tour was organized through the Eagle Bluff Environmental Center’s River Roots Skills School (http://www.riverrootsschool.org/) as part of their ecotourism initiative. We got together on August 8th, 2015. People came early and stayed late.  🙂  The class was scheduled for 1-5 p.m. and the last people left around 7 p.m. It was a WONDERFUL class! … Continue reading »

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July 4th 2015 Fossil Hunt

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Beverly

Every 4th of July I get left home as Bob takes off with friends to ride his Harley Up North. And I fossil hunt!  😀  I’ve been doing a ton of gardening this year and today was no exception – Flower Addiction! – and didn’t get out into the field until late afternoon. It was … Continue reading »

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Spring Five Site Fossil Hunt with GEODE!

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Beverly

April 18th dawned as a beautiful day for the annual Spring Flood Run for motorcycle enthusiasts from around the region. Bob took off on his Harley and I decided to go get my annual State Park sticker at Forestville State Park, just 12 miles away. I wasn’t really planning on fossil hunting, but I threw … Continue reading »

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