Field Trip

I'm sick of writing about the weather, and you're probably sick of reading about it.  So, here's something different (until the next post that will likely be weather-related)...

Last Friday, we were joined by 20 rugrats from LaPetite Academy in Waunakee for a two-hour field trip.  With their red shirts, they blended right in with the crew, but we resisted the urge to put them to work.  Below is a photo diary of their time here.

Part-time crew member and full-time owner of Maier Arbor Solutions, Reid Maier started the day off with a presentation on bugs on the golf course.  Reid has a masters degree in entomology, and he coaxed one of our visitors into dressing up like a bug.

 Our resident third-grade teacher, Randy, next showed the kids how we mow tees (above) and cut cups (below).  Safe to say that he's never had such a large audience when performing these jobs.

The kids then made the trip up to 12 tee and were given a history lesson on the Native American history of the land that the course occupies.  Paul (our general manager) has tremendous amount of knowledge on the subject.

Overall, it was great to have them out here, and they seemed to feel the same way.  Hopefully, they didn't learn too much; it is summer vacation, after all.