Candy Land has Gone Wild! returns to Lake Metroparks‘ Penitentiary Glen Nature Center from November 17 through January 1, 2019.
Visitors become game pieces on the life-sized game board designed like the iconic board game Candy Land. As they draw cards and move along the board from space to space, they will embark on a journey through an enchanted display and disco
The free game is open daily from noon to 5 p.m., with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, when the exhibit is closed.
Continue your adventure with hands-on activities both indoors and out at Penitentiary Glen Reservation:
- Enjoy scavenger hunts, an all-new s’more-nament craft
and seasonal activity pages. - Reminisce with vintage holiday and Mr. Jingeling memorabilia from the Halle Department Store era.
- Sit, relax and enjoy hot beverages in Snowshoe Lodge.
- Check out The Nature Store for great nature- and wildlife-inspired holiday gift ideas. Snacks and beverages also available for purchase.
- Watch and listen for wildlife at the bird feeders in the Nature Center’s Window on Wildlife.
- Visit the Kevin P. Clinton Wildlife Center to learn about and meet native Ohio wildlife up close, including an opossum, a bald eagle and other birds of prey.
- Explore more than 8.5 miles of hiking trails, open year round.
- Take an adventurous walk through the park on snowshoes (rentals available through the season with at least 4” of snow and as weather permits).
Special free activities on weekends include:
- Train rides 1-3 p.m. December 1 (weather permitting)
- Saturday Campfires with s’mores: 1-3 p.m.
- Saturday animal chats: 1 and 3 p.m.
- Sunday wildlife keeper chats: 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
