StoryTrail Opening Celebration 2026

Join us as we celebrate the opening of a new StoryTrail at The Dawes Arboretum! Come prepared to walk, skip, run and explore as you enjoy a beloved children’s story on a specially designed family friendly trail. Our collaboration with the Licking County Library continues on opening day, with the Bookmobile and exciting activities for the whole family. Take home a free magazine from MagLiteracy and meet some animals from Heart of a Warrior Farm. 

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, this year’s trail features Midnight Riders: A Fun Song about the Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes by Michael Dahl. A tale of two brave riders, Paul Revere and William Dawes, great-great grandfather of Arboretum Co-founder Beman Dawes, who set out to warn colonists that the British were coming.

Bring your whole family to celebrate the day at The Dawes Arboretum! Plus, children ages 15 and under are free from 9:30 - 11:30 am on May 30th!

**Included with Arboretum Admission**