Big Oaks Conservation Society to Host Ice Cream Social at Oakdale Schoolhouse

Homemade ice cream and desserts will be served.

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(Madison, IN) - Big Oaks Conservation Society and Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge are hosting an old-fashioned Ice Cream Social on August 5.

The event will take place at the historic Oakdale Schoolhouse beginning at 5:00 pm with short walking tours of this historic landmark before the serving of dessert.

Oakdale School is a one room stone schoolhouse built in 1869. It is located on Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, which is overlaid on the closed Jefferson Proving Grounds. The school will be open for tours and viewing at the event.

Homemade ice cream and desserts will be served.

To attend the event, follow the brown directional signs to the refuge office off Highway 421. Additional signs will direct visitors to Oakdale Schoolhouse, which is located on Paper Mill Road.

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