Erickson's Petting Zoo begins a new blog as we enter the Fall 2014 season...
Thankfully, spring and summer 2021 is looking better. Our summer events are filling up. Only have a few weekend days left open. Open during the week to go to Assisted Living Homes and other events. Have a few school and home school groups coming on out to the farm. Toward the end of May, will be pumpkin planting time and then our Fall Family Fun Weekends.
Our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Baby event will take place on Saturday, April 3, 2021 @ 11:00AM - 2:00PM. With out knowing for sure how the weather will be, won’t have all the eggs filled. Will have bags of candy available for the kids. In case of wet weather, be sure to wear boots or old shoes.
Our early shows for April and May, have basically been cancelled. Starting in June, life is getting back to normal. Have another weekend booked for the Lake Region Threshermen Show, September 11 & 12, 2021. Our Pumpkin Seeds have arrived, so excited for our Fall Season, which will begin, Saturday, September 18th.
Like just about everybody, so glad for 2021. With just about every event cancelled in 2020. so happy that people and communities are planning on celebrating again. Just got confirmation from one of our many towns we go to thru the summer, is on. Thank you to the community of Brooten and celebrating, Bonaza Days in July. We will have our petting zoo and pony rides set up on Saturday, July 10th.
Town celebrations, Fairs and fun events are coming back! Been able to add Avon Spunktackular Days, Rose City Threshing & Heritage Festival and the Douglas County Fair back on to our schedule. Everyone loves animals and pony rides. Just let us know if we can help out.
We are booking right now for your Fall Field Trip out to our farm. It could be for your school, scouts, 4-H, church or something else that consists of a group. Just $6.00 per person, you get all of the Fall Family Fun here on the farm. You get to explore our old fashion farm yard which is nicely decorated for your picture taking. Many different animals and birds to see and feed. Both, tractor and wagon rides and horse and wagon rides. The rides go around the farm, to feed the outside animals, pick your own pumpkin patches and even go right thru the corn maze. We have pre-picked pumpkins, squash, gourds and corn shocks in the yard for sale, also.
Wednesday, August 14 thru Saturday, August 17, 2019, from 10:00am - 9:00PM. will be doing pony rides. Our rate is $4.00 per rider, same as it has been for many years. We are located next to the Alexandria FFA Barn. Come and enjoy the ponies at the fair.
Probably, after having Nelly and Misty, for three years, should include a picture and story about them. They are a team of 10 year old Mares. We picked up a team of Haflingers and a wagon to give rides here on special occasions and during our Fall Family Fun. Haflingers are the same color as Belgums, but only smaller. Team was picked up from south of Brooten. Shiloh Wagon Works from Henning made the wagon for us.