Today from 1-4pm, the Princeton Chamber of Commerce and the Princeton Library are holding an event that celebrates Wisconsin's coolest fish, the Lake Sturgeon!
Every spring, these huge, armored "dinosaur fish" spawn just a couple of blocks from us here at the Princeton Public Library. They are AMAZING to watch!
Our event activities include art projects, educational presentations, a craft for kids, TONS of great prizes, and more! There is no charge to attend.
1-4PM: Nature Kit Giveaway
Pick up a string backpack full of goodies celebrating the outdoors, and Princeton's favorite recreation spots!
Each kit contains maps, coupons, stickers, wildlife ID cards, a compass, and even butterfly weed seeds.
1-4PM: Ugly Sturgeons on Display
Sponsored by the Princeton Chamber of Commerce and Whimsy Mountain!
Today all fish entered in the contest will be on display for your entertainment!
About the Ugly Sturgeon Contest:
Starting April 1st, anyone can pick up small papier-mâché fish at the library (1 per family please) and decorate them. Ugly fish need to be turned in to the library by Monday, April 17th. The creator(s) of the ugliest fish will receive $25 in Chamber Bucks, which can be spent at any business that is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. What's "ugly?" YOU decide! Flashing Christmas lights and sequins? Multicolor neon paint? Celebrity faces instead of scales? Tissue paper fur? It's all fair game- but please keep entries PG/family-friendly.
If we have 3 entries, there will be 1 $25 prize, six entries = 2 $25 prizes, etc.
1 - 3 PM: Joan Voigt, DNR Educator, Wild Rose Fish Hatchery
Longtime educator Joan Voigt will give a talk focused on spawning and the sturgeon life cycle. She is bringing fun fish science props, a large tri-fold display on sturgeon with photos, an egg stages of development display, and preserved young sturgeon samples. She will be doing a PowerPoint presentation and will have a make and take craft project for families with kids. Read more about her and her work at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/learn/virtual
3:30-4 PM: Sturgeon Egg Scramble
What's more fun than watching the sturgeon spawn? Winning CASH!
We will be dumping hundreds of "sturgeon eggs" (Ping Pong balls) off of the building's roof. Your job is to scramble after them!
Each person can pick one lucky ball to turn in for a prize.
The balls have a number or colored dot on it, and these correspond to awesome prizes.
There will be carnival prizes plus Chamber Bucks prizes: ten $10 balls, two $25 balls, one $50 ball, and one $100 ball. Chamber Bucks can be spent at any business that is a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Sponsored by the Princeton Chamber of Commerce!
This event is open to all ages. Please do not use nets or other devices to scoop up balls, and be careful not to knock over kids.