Ponca SP to Host Outdoor Cooking Camp

LINCOLN, Neb. – Ponca State Park will host a family outdoor cooking camp May 4-6.

The cost of the workshop is $50 for adults and $35 for children age 12 and under. Topics include campfire and camp stove cooking, Dutch oven cooking and grilling. There will be children’s classes, a wild edibles hike and a class on making food for birds. Specialty classes include dressing and cooking wild turkey, making wild game sausage, cleaning and cooking fish, making wild game jerky, smoking meat and trail and backpack cooking.

Participants who spend the weekend at the workshop will get a 30-percent discount on cabin and camping rates.

For more information or to request a registration form, contact the park at 402-755-2284 or ngpc.moriverexpo@nebraska.gov. A park entry permit is required.