Come to a free, half-day demonstration and question/answer session with Dale Cannon, Saturday June 23, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Wild River State Park. "The Ancient Art of Flint-Knapping" will take place in the park's air-conditioned visitor center rain or shine. There is no charge for the program, but admission to the park requires a Minnesota State Park vehicle permit on each vehicle. Permits are available at the park office as you enter the park. Daily permits are $5, or a 12-month permit good for admission to all Minnesota State Parks costs $25.

Cannon, a member of the Potawatomi tribe, is nationally known for his skills and knowledge regarding stone tools. He has worked as a consultant for the Smithsonian Institution, and taught college classes on the history and art of stone tool making. If you have arrow points or other stone tools which you'd like to know more about, bring them for Dale to look at. He'll tell you what type of stone they're made from, where the stone was quarried, when the tool was made, and what it was used for.

Also scheduled for the same weekend are a program on Butterflies in Native Prairies and Your Back Yard at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 23 at the visitor center, and Park Naturalist Dave Crawford's "Slithery Snakes" on Sunday, June 24 at 11 a.m. at the park's visitor center.

Wild River State Park is located north of Minnesota Highway 95 at Almelund, half way between Taylors Falls and North Branch. For information about naturalist programs, call Park Naturalist Dave Crawford at (651) 583-2925. For camping and other park information, call the park office at (651) 583-2125.

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