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Play Outdoor 'I Spy' Game With the Little White School Museum

New this summer is an outdoor version of the popular "I Spy" game. The indoor version has been available, and enjoyed by visitors for two years.

Editor's note: The following news release was provided by Oswego’s Little White School Museum.

If your family is looking for a fun outing that’s free, and that has the additional benefit of teaching young an old alike something new about the community’s heritage, head on over to .

The museum, located at 72 Polk St., is open from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday and Saturday. Admission is free.

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Not only are families invited to tour the community museum and see exhibits telling the story of the Oswego area from prehistoric times through the early 21st Century, but they can also enjoy participating in an “I Spy” historical quiz, where participants attempt to find items pictured on the quiz sheets using cleverly disguised visual clues.

New this summer is an outdoor version of the popular “I Spy” game. The indoor version has been available, and enjoyed by visitors for two years.

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The outdoor version of the game will require a sharp and accurate eye and the ability to look up, down and around the museum grounds — called Heritage Park — from front to back.

“We thought we’d give visitors a chance to really look at the museum’s beautiful grounds,” said museum program coordinator Tina Heidrich. “We made sure to pick clues that will be visible all year round, so visitors can enjoy the game at any season of the year. But it will take some keen observation to identify all the items from the visual clues provided.”

The original “I Spy” game is available at three different levels for inside-the-museum fun, from elementary aged children through adults.

The new game, according to Heidrich, is aimed at parents and their children, who are encouraged to stroll the museum grounds together and find the items from the visual clues on the “I Spy” sheet. Volunteer Jeffrey Heidrich created the photographic clues for both versions of the game, making use of clever close-ups and unusual angles to heighten the difficulty—and the fun—of solving the puzzles.

Participation in the game, like regular museum admission, is free.

For more information, call the museum at 630-554-2999, send an e-mail to info@littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org, or visit the web site at www.littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org.


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