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Bikes at the Marshland access great river state trail

Bike 4 Trails. Done.

My wife and I (And our 2 border collies!) completed the Bike 4 Trails route from Marshland (Near the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge) south to Reedsburg on Wednesday morning just after 10 am. (Now we just need the Great Sauk…

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Fall Color 2021 - Oct 6

Fall Color Report Oct 7 – 14th

It's not peak yet. There's some nice color around Devil's Lake State Park and around the Baraboo Hills as well. Certainly, there are spots to get a good photo, but if you're waiting to be surrounded in color, it's going…

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Black Walnut

Black Walnut Season

Among the many autumn memories I have, collecting black walnuts is, well, a mixed bag. As kids, we'd be sent across the road from our grandmother's house with much-to-large work gloves and onion bags to collect black walnuts from a…

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Fall Color County DL

Fall Color Report Sept 29 – Oct 6, 2021

Time again to begin our weekly fall color reports for the Baraboo Hills and Devil's Lake State Park! We offer this personal report with photos each season because here in the Baraboo Hills we have so many little microclimates that…

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Repairs on the Elroy-Sparta State Bike Trail

Elroy-Sparta State Trail Update

Well, at least one damaged section of the Elroy-Sparta State Trail should be open soon! Here's what we saw when we went up to check out the progress. The History In August of 2018, heavy rains and storms caused damage…

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Devils Lake Development

Proposed $40 Million Dollar Development

A proposed $40 million dollar "Devil's Lake Project" imagines some 26 VBROs & 22 single-family homes, a luxury RV park, and 60 room hotel just outside of Devil's Lake State Park's north shore. This proposal was just brought to our…

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Baraboo River Rendezvous Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day Weekend 2021

Hard to believe that Labor Day weekend is upon us already! Goodbye summer! Well, let's look ahead at the weekend events... Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw 2021 The Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw 2021 is on for this Saturday, September…

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Volunteers from the Wormfarm Institute In Reedsburg

Art Brings A Community Together

This weekend we were privileged to join artists and community volunteers at the Little Eagle Arts Foundation - LEAF studio to continue work on the "Te Wakącąk, Spirit Lake" art installation going into the Baraboo Middle School on the 17th…

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130+ Attend Full Moon Paddle

Over 130 people attended the 2021 Devil's Lake State Park Full Moon Paddle On Saturday. It was certainly a perfect night for it! Check out some pictures and a short video. The annual Full Moon Paddle at Devil's Lake State…

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Full Moon Paddle 2019

Return of the Full Moon Paddle

The popular annual Full Moon Paddle returns to Devil's Lake State Park this Saturday, Aug 21st, from 8 pm to 10 pm. Join us for a unique way to explore the lake – at night! We’ll decorate our boats with…

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