While the ice caves of the Apostle Islands can’t be beat, Mirror Lake State Park’s Fern Dell Gorge puts on a pretty impressive show right here at home. Well, for folks willing to strap on the snowshoes and hike their…
Entering the 9,150-acre Sandhill Wildlife Area, located just north of Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, feels something like entering Jurassic Park. Sandhill, with its imposing 17 miles of 9 ft tall fence and gated entry give you the impression that anything could happen when…
Do you enjoy seeing wildlife? Even a little bit? Well, get to the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge. In fact, now is a good time as the fall bird migrations are under way! The Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is only about an…
Page Creek Marsh State Natural Area is less than an hour drive from Devil’s Lake State Park and is certainly one of the most “wild” state natural areas we’ve been to for our Backyard Explorer series. Page Creek is 643…
Quincy Bluff and Wetlands State Natural Area is south-west of Adams-Friendship in the Central Sand Plain of Wisconsin and is just a 50 minute drive north of Devil’s Lake State Park. Quincy offers sweeping landscapes with sandstone mesas and buttes rising…