WonderTrek News
WonderTrek Breaking Ground 2025
Theresa Bourke from The Brainerd Dispatch interviewed Sheila Boldt, communications manager, at The Franklin Arts Center Interim Play Lab to discuss the 2025 Phase 1 ground-breaking in Baxter, MN as well as why it will be beneficial to our region. Kelley Humphrey, photographer, was able to attend Wonder'Trek’s March 1st, 2025 Northland Arboretum event to capture our Slide! Design Your Ride programming on the Arb’s new sled hill.
Thank you to The Brainerd Dispatch for sharing WonderTrek updates & we look forward to bringing our community a new option for outdoor PLAY!
https://epaper.brainerddispatch.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=8b454c72-25c4-4db7-9ab4-925b36bdbe24&share=true
WonderTrek IN the News
Sammy Holladay from Lakeland News interviewed two WonderTrek staff members during a WonderTrek on Wheels visit to the Brainerd Public Library! Vanessa Bauer and Aimee Tagtmeier talk to Sammy about ground-breaking plans for Phase One of the WonderTrek Children’s Museum, as well as give some information about loose-parts play! Click the link below to view the whole article!
https://lptv.org/wondertrek-childrens-museum-visits-brainerd-library-for-good-old-fashioned-play/?fbclid=IwY2xjawE7cqRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHR0vhrs-HwcmdB3gFE-Wtup7wCHqKwCU83OW5fmZmLdXjmh83OvlEnpNJg_aem_PXrv5a8noHPZuI3uzuB5SQ
A new coalition of children’s museums!
Greater Minnesota Children’s Museum Coalition members will serve nearly 500,000 guests annually, capturing visitors from nearly 100% of the state’s 87 counties.
Grant Announcement
The MN Humanities Center's committee for the Legacy Fund's competitive children's museum grant, has chosen to award WonderTrek Children’s Museum full proposal of $241,000 over an 18 months period starting January 1, 2022.