Hackmatack Monarch Coalition
Hosts Monarch Fair for Families on August 10
The popular Monarch Family Fun Fair is celebrating its 10th year. This fair will be held from 12:30 to 4 pm Hosts Monarch Fair for Families on August 10
on Sunday, August 10 at Crystal Lake Main Beach Pavilion, 300 Lake Shore Dr, Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Hosted by the Hackmatack Monarch Coalition, the fair is an opportunity for families to learn what they can do
to help monarchs and other butterflies and pollinators.
Members of the public are invited to migrate to the beach and get in FREE for a family afternoon and learn all
about monarchs, with butterfly and pollinator plants information, a monarch art show, science and art activities,
and loads of information from 16 exhibitors! Pollinator plants will be available to purchase from Countryside
Flower Shop & Nursery. Everyone who completes the Monarch Quiz will get a free ice cream token,
redeemable at the Crystal Lake Culver’s restaurant. A Community Band Showcase will fill the afternoon with
music at the beach band shell starting at 1 pm, featuring 1-1:45 pm Knock on Wood Clarinet Ensemble, 2-2:30
pm Crystal Lake Community Band (CLCB) Saxophone Quartet, 2:45-3:15 pm CLCB Flute Quartet and
3:30-4:15 pm CLCB "Big Band" Jazz Band.
The Monarch Fair is sponsored by Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service and the Crystal Lake Park District featuring activities from numerous conservation, education and arts
groups involved in the Hackmatack Monarch Coalition. Other participating organizations include Citizens’
Climate Lobby, Conversación de Conservación, Creative Arts Fine Arts School, Environmental Defenders of
McHenry County, Girl Scouts, McHenry County Conservation District, McHenry County Master Gardeners,
McHenry County Schools Environmental Education Program (McSEEP), Small Waters Education, The Land
Conservancy of McHenry County’s Conservation@Home, Sierra Club and the Wildflower Preservation and
Propagation Committee.
For more info, contact Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge at 262-448-3558
