<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026-where-wonder-takes-root.aspx" dsn="news"><pubDate>05/22/2026 11:38:04 AM</pubDate><title>Where Wonder Takes Root</title><description>If you’ve ever wandered through Bickelhaupt Arboretum, you know the feeling: a moment of quiet awe, sunlight streaming through branches, a child squealing as they roll down a hill.</description><author/><image><img src="/_images/news/2026-wonder-takes-root.png" alt="Rendering of the newly remodeled Bickelhaupt Arboretum featuring a large red building with wraparound decks, landscaped terraces, and walking paths surrounded by trees and flowering plants. Text overlay reads, “Where Wonder Takes Root — A New Era Begins at the Bickelhaupt Arboretum.”"/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Bickelhaupt</tag><tag>Clinton</tag><tag>EICC</tag></tags></item>