United Way brings Traveling Tree House to Fergus Falls this summer
Free 75-minute Traveling Tree House sessions are coming to Fergus Falls and other local towns, with story time, crafts, snacks and a book to keep.
United Way of Otter Tail & Wadena Counties brought its Traveling Tree House to Fergus Falls and other communities across the region this summer, giving local children a free 75-minute stop for story time, crafts, activities, a snack and a gently used book to take home.
The mobile learning center was aimed at families who need nearby, low-cost options when summer calendars fill up with sports, lake trips, fairs and other obligations. In Otter Tail County, where families are spread across rural roads and lake country, a program that comes to town can save a long drive, extra gas and the time needed to plan around a single destination.
That convenience matters in a county built around distance and recreation. Otter Tail County says it has 1,048 lakes, more than any other county in the United States, and its population was 58,812 in the 2020 census. Fergus Falls, the county seat, had 14,119 residents in the 2020 census. Those numbers help explain why a traveling program can reach more children than an event held at one fixed site.
United Way says the Traveling Tree House is designed as a mobile learning center with a clear purpose: to provide learning opportunities that help youth thrive. The organization’s broader mission is to improve lives in Otter Tail and Wadena counties by mobilizing the caring powers in the communities it serves.
The Fergus Falls-based nonprofit is located at 120 East Washington Avenue. Its local history stretches back to February 1945, when it began as the Fergus Falls Community Fund. After joining United Way Worldwide, it became United Way of Otter Tail County, then expanded on March 1, 2017, to serve Wadena County as well.
That long local presence gives the summer program added weight. The Traveling Tree House is not a one-time attraction, but part of a regional outreach model that puts free activities, books and hands-on learning within reach for families who may have limited child care, limited camp options or little appetite for paid entertainment.
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