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Friends of the MacKenzie Education Center

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Friends of the MacKenzie Education Center

The Friends of the MacKenzie Center support the Center to encourage, perpetuate and promote environmental education in WI.

05/08/2026

Tomorrow (Saturday, May 9th), stop out in Rio for a Brat to support the Friends of MacKenzie!

Location: Behind Mark's Market, 108 Lincoln Ave. Rio, Wisconsin 53960

05/07/2026

The last two days the MacKenzie Center has been the host site for the Midwest Outdoor Heritage Education Expo, an event organized by the Outdoor Heritage Education Center. Thousands of students had the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of outdoor skills and learn more about the natural world!

Friends of MacKenzie members volunteered in a variety of roles throughout the two days!

4th-7th teachers make sure to add this free field trip to your list for next year!

05/01/2026

Tomorrow (Friday, May 1st), join the MacKenzie Center wildlife staff for a short wolf chat and birthday celebration for their resident gray wolf. Meet inside the wildlife area at 3:15pm! Check out the event page for more details.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from the Friends of MacKenzie!

(Photo taken after last week’s storms)

04/13/2026

The MacKenzie Center wildlife staff would like to thank everyone who has been donating enrichment items for the animals!!

Items they are looking for currently include:
-lotions/perfumes
-packing paper
-wrapping paper
-paper bags
-paper streamers
-corrugated cardboard

If you have any of these items you can drop them off anytime in the metal bin in front of the administration building.

04/03/2026

Spread the word!! Maple Fest (and the Pancake Breakfast) at the MacKenzie Center is this Saturday!! (April 4th)

We would love to have the biggest turn out to celebrate everything maple and your help by sharing this post and telling your family and friends is how we can make that happen!

The main festival area runs from 9am-2pm with the pancake breakfast running from 8am-noon.

This sweet event will offer all things maple syrup, including various drop-in activities, guided tours of our sugarbush, demonstrations on how to tap a tree and interpretive talks about the historical methods and cultural importance of maple sugaring in Wisconsin. Gift shop, concessions, and local Wisconsin maple syrup will be available. There will be live music and activities for all ages!

This event is free and open to the public, and you do not need a state park sticker to attend.

The Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Friends of MacKenzie and Lake Wisconsin Lions Club will also take place during the festival. The breakfast will run from 8am-noon at the MacKenzie Center lodge. Adult tickets (13+) are $10 and kids (5-12) are $5. (under 5 is free). The breakfast includes pancakes with real maple syrup, eggs, sausage, and a drink! There will be a maximum of 900 tickets sold for the breakfast. We encourage you to plan ahead!

All food sales are CASH ONLY!

Make sure to ”follow” the event page for more details!

**the horse drawn wagon rides will not be available at tomorrow’s festival!

03/31/2026

**horse drawn wagon rides are canceled for tomorrow!

03/30/2026

Free field trip opportunity for 4th-7th grade students! Share with any teacher you know!

03/29/2026

We are ONE WEEK away from the Friends of MacKenzie Maple Festival and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, April 4th.

The main festival area runs from 9am-2pm with the pancake breakfast running from 8am-noon.

This sweet event will offer all things maple syrup, including various drop-in activities, guided tours of our sugarbush, demonstrations on how to tap a tree and interpretive talks about the historical methods and cultural importance of maple sugaring in Wisconsin. Gift shop, concessions, and local Wisconsin maple syrup will be available. Quilt raffle drawing at noon.

This event is free and open to the public, and you do not need a state park sticker to attend.

The Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Friends of MacKenzie and Lake Wisconsin Lions Club will also take place during the festival. The breakfast will run from 8am-noon at the MacKenzie Center lodge. Adult tickets (13+) are $10 and kids (5-12) are $5. (under 5 is free). The breakfast includes pancakes with real maple syrup, eggs, sausage, and a drink! There will be a maximum of 900 tickets sold for the breakfast. We encourage you to plan ahead!

All food sales are CASH ONLY!

Make sure to ”follow” the event page for more details!

02/05/2026

Come learn about wildlife at a drop in program at the MacKenzie Center Lodge tomorrow (Thursday, Feb 5) from 4-6pm! Come observe and identify animal tracks, furs, skulls, and replica s**t! There will be games and crafts to expand your tracking knowledge. All ages welcome! Please park in the Lodge lot, and a MacKenzie Educator will greet you inside the Lodge.

Address

W7303 CR-CS
Poynette, WI
53955

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+16086358112

Website

http://www.friendsofmackenzie.org/

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