Have you heard the saying, “Go Big or Go Home?” Well, Papa’s going BIG this time with some help from our new-found friends at North American Coal’s Falkirk Mine. It took a semi to bring these babies back to Papa, but boy are they gonna to be some kind of fun! It all started last…
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Turning Dreams Into Reality
Summer is the time of year for lots of outdoor fun. At Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, we also move from dreaming about new attractions and possible ideas to reality. What can we create for the 2014 pumpkin patch season that will add to your opportunities for fun in the fall? Over the Fourth of July weekend,…
Have you got a set of jenga blocks?
February certainly isn’t pumpkin season but that doesn’t stop Papa from planning for 2014. Recently he started visiting elementary classes to learn from the students and share some interesting ideas about Papa’s Pumpkin Patch. What he could really use is about another 500 jenga blocks for his classroom visits. If you happen to have a…
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…
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