

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tot Time: Totally Turtles!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am – Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 10:30 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Tot Time is happening this month at Dickson Mounds!  Tots and their adults will have fun exploring, discovering, and learning about a different topic on the first Thursday of every month.  

This month’s program is all about turtles and is presented by the Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery’s Natural Resources Coordinator Kayleigh Smith. Participants will enjoy learning about the different types of turtles found in Illinois, where they live, what they eat, and the importance of aquatic resource conservation for their survival. Tots and caretakers, expect to enjoy hands-on activities and crafts to take home!  

The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. and is free.  Registration is not required.  However, groups of 8 or more are encouraged to call the Museum at 309-547-3721 prior to the program date to ensure the availability of supplies.  Participants are welcome to enjoy the Museum exhibits after the program.    



Photo of a woodland box turtle, image from IDNR
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lewistown/tot-time-totally-turtles/200029845503918
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Lewistown
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 10956 N Dickson Mounds Rd, Lewistown, IL, United States, Illinois 61542
- **lat**: 40.35058
- **long**: -90.1158
- **full address**: 10956 N Dickson Mounds Rd, Lewistown, IL, United States, Illinois 61542

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Illinois State Museum-Dickson Mounds (https://allevents.in/org/illinois-state-museum-dickson-mounds/12026157)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 10956 N Dickson Mounds Rd, Lewistown, IL, United States, Illinois 61542
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Illinois State Museum-Dickson Mounds
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Tot Time: Totally Turtles! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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