Schedule of Activities
Meals are served at: 8:30 a.m., noon and 5:30 p.m. Dinner
is served at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Horseback riding begins after breakfast every morning, weather
permitting. We start with corral rides for children under 9 and
follow with trail rides for children 9 & older and adults.
SPECIAL PLANNED ACTIVITIES
Sundays: Orientation hike; evening Ice Cream Social
Mondays: Paddleboating & Fishing on Greenfield Lake
Tuesdays: Pontoon boat rides on the Illinois River; an evening
wildlife and ecology hike with a naturalist
Wednesdays: Trip to Raging Rivers Waterpark, dinner at the
farm at 6:00 p.m.& an evening of Country music with a guitarist
Thursdays: Motorboating on the Illinois River, evening Bonfire
Fridays: Group canoe trip from Michael Island to Godar Diamond
State park, evening Tractor rides
Saturday: Noon cookout, Pontoon boat rides and Fishing trip,
evening Hayride
Every afternoon or early evening we do a chore run where we
feed the animals and gather the eggs
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Swimming, Whirlpool Hot tub, Recreation Room with ping pong,
billiards, foosball, large chalkboard, blocks & toys, Playhouse,
Basketball hoop, hammocks, barn & haymow, Rocking chairs
on deck, hiking/exploring, visit our cave, volleyball, badmitton,
help gather garden produce, dig potatoes, play with kittens, cats
& dogs, lawn games, little wagon rides, watch fabulous sunsets,
chase fireflies, stargazing-ideal, read a novel, nap, rope swing,
build tunnels with straw in the barn, catch a frog, play cards,
softball, toss a football, frisbee, board games....
IN SEASON
Hunt morel mushrooms, see large variety of wildflowers, see
sheep shearing, see baby calves, lambs, pick strawberries, raspberries,
blackberries, peaches, summer/ fall apples, pumpkins, squash,
indian corn....
LOCAL EVENTS
County Fairs, Parades, Fireworks, Rodeos, Old Settler's Days,
Greene County Days, antique shops, Patterson Country music show,
limestone houses, historic buildings....
DAY TRIPS
Hannibal, MO-Mark Twain's Cave, Mansion
Springfield, IL- Lincoln's home, Lincoln's Tomb, State Capitol,
Old State Capitol, New Salem State Park
Alton, IL- antique shops, Wadlow statue, Lincoln/Douglas site,
Alton Belle Casino
Grafton, IL- parasailing
St. Louis, MO- Arch, ballpark, Grant's Farm, Muny opera, Science
center, Magic House etc.