Family weekends by a lake used to be the norm. Isn't it time to get back to the great tradition of simple, family fun?  In the Fond du Lac area, we celebrate family fun with a ton of affordable children's activities that will have them dropping off to sleep before their heads hit the pillow at the end of the day:

• Visit the Children's Museum of Fond du Lac , where learning becomes a hands-on fun experience. 
• Head over to Hobbs Woods for some geocaching. 
• Bike ride around Lakeside Park  and climb up to the top of the historic lighthouse. 
• The Fairgrounds Aquatic Center and Waterpark is a great place to ride on a slide or two and splash around. 
• Take a sailboarding lesson at Wind Power Windsurfing and Kiting Center .
• Treat the kids to an afternoon of mini-golf and go karts at Fondy Sports Park .
• Hike through the fascinating terrain of the Kettle Moraine along the Ice Age Trail.
• Stop at Larson's Famous Clydesdales  for a close up view of these magnificent animals. 
• If you're visiting during the fall, drive over to the Little Farmer to pick your own pumpkins, dip a caramel apple, wander the corn maze, or even make a goat faint!

We've also got some great family pit stops where you can refuel:

• There is no finer place to meet up than at the local A&W Drive-In , or
• Stop at Gilles Frozen Custard Drive-In for an old fashioned lunch in your car and top off your meal with some Gilles famous cookies. 

If your are staying onvernight, the historic downtown Retlaw Plaza Hotel is at the center of some places to visit once the kids have collapsed into their beds.  Have the concierge set up babysitting service and slip away for a romantic evening, starting with a glass of vino at Cujak's Wine Bar, followed by a cool live blues set at the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts.  It's a perfect way to end the day. 

We invite you to C'mon in, and take time to build some Fondy family memories this weekend.

Buttermilk Creek Park

Columbia Park

Geocaching in Fond du Lac

Shaginappi Park

EEK (Environmental Education for Kids)

Hobbs Woods

Spelunking at Ledge View Nature Center