Summer seems a ways off, but Papa can’t help himself. The family has set the dates for the 2014 season, and we will open Sunday, Sept. 14 at noon! Papa will plan to have the pumpkin patch open 12-7 pm daily through Saturday, Oct. 25. Already, he’s begun to look at locations for activities like…
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A Robin’s Egg on May Day!
It has to be spring! Last evening as Papa walked across Mrs. P’s back yard, he spied a sure-fire sign of spring: there on the ground was a baby blue robin’s egg. It seems mighty early and even a bit chilly for little fellas and gals to be busting out, but sometimes nature knows better…
Papa’s Polar Patch Is Closed for the Weekend
Both the temperatures and the wind chills are in the negatives today so Papa’s Polar Patch will be closed Saturday, Jan. 4. The forecast looks the same (or colder) for Sunday as well. We’ve had requests to be open additional weekends this winter. We certainly have the snow for it; the winter weather is our…
WOOT! WOOT! Papa’s Polar Patch Is Open!!
It’s Friday, Jan. 3. It’s supposed to hit 40 degrees today. And Papa’s Polar Patch is (finally) open! There is a blizzard warning starting at 6 pm tonight so if there’s any chance to have some fun at the polar patch, it’s this afternoon. The warming house will be toasty; the horse-drawn sleigh rides will…
Closed Thursday; Gearing Up for Final Friday!
Papa’s Polar Patch is closed Thursday, Jan. 2 due to frigid temperatures that will change drastically overnight. Only in North Dakota can we go from -20 below one morning (today) to 20 degrees above zero 24 hours later! That’s right. The forecast is for 40 degrees above zero by Friday afternoon, and then it looks…
Papa’s Polar Patch Is Closed New Year’s Day
It’s a cold stretch, that’s for sure, and Papa’s Polar Patch will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 1 due to low temperatures. According to the forecast, we won’t get to zero today. Looking ahead, the forecast isn’t good for Thursday but get a load of Friday: it could be a repeat of last Friday with temps…
Papa's Pumpkin Patch 