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Astronomy Camp: Universe Uncovered Two-day camp, grades 3-5

Journey across the cosmos in this two-day adventure! Campers will investigate black holes, supernovae, and the hidden colors of light before shifting into hands-on engineering mode to create star wheels, geodesic domes, and space shelters. Along the way they’ll craft constellations, explore NASA spacecraft and the James Webb Space Telescope, and even imagine the messages we might send to distant civilizations. It’s an action-packed blend of astronomy and engineering guaranteed to spark curiosity, creativity, and out-of-this-world thinking!

Date
Jul 20 - 21 2026
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Time
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
North Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota
1861 Highway 169 East Grand Rapids, MN
Opening Hour Drop off at 9:45am - 10am each of the 2 days
Website https://ncroc.cfans.umn.edu/

Wildfire Alerts

At this time there are no wildfires in the Grand Rapids, and Itasca County, Minnesota area. The wildfire smoke from the Cook, Lake, and northern St Louis County fires has moved into the greater Grand Rapids, and Itasca County, Minnesota area today. Predictions with wind and weather conditions that it will clear up significantly this weekend (July 17-19, 2026). Below are some resources and updated information regarding the air quality and wildfires in Cook, Lake, and northern St Louis County:

MN DNR Wildfire Updates/Alerts:
 https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/index.html

US Forest Department, Superior National Forest Updates/Alerts: 
https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/superior/alerts

MPCA Information:
 https://www.pca.state.mn.us/news-and-stories/air-quality-alert-issued-due-to-wildfire-smoke-for-wednesday-july-15-through-friday-july-17-for-east-0

INCI Information : 
https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/mnsuf-july-2026-superior-nf-wildfires/superior-national-forest-and-july-lightning-event-combined-daily-update-07-14-2026