Our Pioneer Village volunteers are looking to get a village garden started again this year but we are going to need help. The plan is to try to plant period correct plants, herbs and dying plants. You don’t have to commit a large amount of time if you don’t want to, even pulling weeds will help! For those of you interested in gardening in the village several of us will be getting together Sunday, March 7th at 12:00 p.m. to discuss placement of the gardens and get a list of plants that we should grow. Let’s meet at the bridge/dogtrot area and move from there.

Pioneer Village Garden Meeting
Date: Sunday, March 7th
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Fowler Park: Pioneer Village-Bridge/Dogtrot Cabin

Our February Park Board Meeting on Monday, February 22nd at 4 p.m. will be live-streamed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzmzvzRWqm-L5pW8F389_Tg. Public testimony or comments can be submitted up to the time of the meeting to michaela.french@vigocounty.in.gov.

Our January Park Board Meeting on Monday, January 25th at 4 p.m. will be live-streamed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzmzvzRWqm-L5pW8F389_Tg. Public testimony or comments can be submitted up to the time of the meeting to michaela.french@vigocounty.in.gov.

Check out the latest edition of the Fowler Village Gazette including important information on  2021 Pioneer Village events, annual volunteer meeting date, volunteer appreciation luncheon date, fire safety plan, costume loan program and a callout for crafters! A big thank you to Amber Kerr for putting this together and keeping the communication channels flowing!

Click Here for the latest edition of the ” Fowler Village Gazette” January 2021

Our December Park Board Meeting on Monday, December 21st will be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzmzvzRWqm-L5pW8F389_Tg. Public testimony or comments can be submitted up to the time of the meeting to michaela.french@vigocounty.in.gov.

Today is our last Movie Monday! At 12:00 p.m. today we will be releasing our final virtual Pioneer Village tour video: The Irishman’s Bridge! Stay tuned…

To access the video release schedule and videos please visit: http://vigoparks.org/pioneer-village-virtual-tour/

We are so excited for this week’s Movie Monday!
Today’s movies include the Pioneer Village Tannery and Cochran-Plummer Cabin.  To access the video release schedule and videos please visit: http://vigoparks.org/pioneer-village-virtual-tour/

Please help us and like our videos and subscribe to our YouTube Channel.

VCPRD Youtube Channel

The Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department Administrative Building located at the Vigo County Government Annex Building will be closed Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We wish everyone a healthy and happy Thanksgiving!

Check out and join us for our Opt Outside Escape Black Friday Ride this Friday, November 26 at Dewey Point/Wabashiki Trail. Ride starts at 9:00 a.m. Bring your bike and helmet and enjoy a fun and scenic, socially-distanced ride along the Wabashiki Trail.

Opt Outside Escape Black Friday Ride Facebook Event Page

Our November Park Board Meeting on Monday, November 23rd will be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzmzvzRWqm-L5pW8F389_Tg. Public testimony or comments can be submitted up to the time of the meeting to michaela.french@vigocounty.in.gov.

Also, keep a lookout for the next installment of the virtual “Pioneer Tour!”

Pioneer Village Virtual Tour
Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department and our amazing volunteers teamed up with Envisionary Media and Jane Santucci to create a virtual experience of Pioneer Village for all to enjoy.

Each Monday from November 16- December 7 we will release the videos created in lieu of our annual special events. All videos will be posted at 12:00 p.m. on designated release dates.
Check out our Pioneer Village Virtual Tour Here:

Pioneer Village Virtual Tour