Madison, In. — The Big Oaks Conservation Society and Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge will host an old-fashioned ice cream social Monday, August 6 at the historic Oakdale Schoolhouse at 5 p.m. There will be short walking tours and short van tours of Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge before the serving of dessert.
Oakdale School is a one room stone schoolhouse built in 1869 and is located on Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, which is overlaid on the closed Jefferson Proving Grounds. The school will be open for tours and viewing at the event. To attend the event, follow the brown directional signs to the refuge office off of Highway 421. Additional signs will direct visitors to Oakdale Schoolhouse, which is located on Paper Mill Road (Morgan Road on the refuge).
