Mazon Creek Events
- Chicagoland Gem & Mineral Show
Chicagoland's GEM, MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW (CGMA) (35th Year). A Family Friendly Show; Memorial Day Weekend; DuPage County Fairgrounds. Saturday, May 28, 2011 10am - 6pm Sunday, May 29, 2011 10am - 5pm DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 W. Manchester Rd. Wheaton, IL Adults - $5.00:Students (13-17) - $3.00 Seniors- $3.00 Children (Under 13) Free John Good, Show Chairman 630-483-2363 E-mail at cgma@sbcglobal.net - PaleoFest 2011
Festival Hours: March 5th & 6th, doors open 10:00 am - 5:00pm; free children's DinoBlast activities with admission 11:00am - 4:00pm, lectures begin at 10:30am. Order Tickets: Call 815-965-3433 or visit www.burpee.org . FREE Parking: Park at Riverfront Museum Park 711 N. Main Street, indoor tunnel leads to Burpee. Festival Admission: $10 per person, Burpee Members are FREE! Admission includes children's DinoBlast Passport activities and Giants: African Dinosaur exhibit. Coupons and reciprocal memberships are not valid March 5 & 6 . - MAPS: Mid-America Paleontology Society
For the novice who wants to know more and the old-timers who have the knowledge and experience to share with the rest of us, the MAPS Fossil Expo is the largest show in the world that exhibits fossils exclusively. April 1-3 at Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. - ESCONI: Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois
Visit the ESCONI website for future field trips. The ESCONI annual show is at the College of Dupage. Saturday and Sunday, March 19-20; Saturday 10 am - 5 pm Sunday 10 am - 4 pm - Lizzadro Museum Field Trip to Mazon Creek
March 26th: Join Jim Fairchild of the Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois on a trip to Braidwood, Illinois to collect Mazon Creek fossils at the world famous site Pit 11. Learn what to look for when collecting these special fossils and how to open them. Travel by motor coach, bring a sack lunch and get ready to collect. Make reservations early, this field trip fills up fast! Field Trip - 8 yrs. to Adult 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - $30.00 per person Museum Members $25.00 per person Reservations Required: (630) 833-1616
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Biography
During the mid-1990s I was able to coordinate my schedule to allow an ample amount of time to what could be called a childhood dream. I had always wanted to become a paleontologist and, although I did not actually become one, I was able to fulfull my lifelong dream by seriously working alongside other amateur collectors that would play significant roles in the discovery and documentation of the Mazon Creek fossils.
Thank you for visiting my website. I hope you will visit often as I contintue to update my information with research, information, publications and fossils.
Interests
collecting, educating, and preserving Mazon Creek fossils.
