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Paddle Mirror Lake!

Just like at Devil's Lake State Park, kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up board popularity has been growing at Mirror Lake State Park as well. Mirror Lake's many protected sandstone gorges are perfect for exploring often when it's too windy to paddle…

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Great Blue Heron Chicks

The Kids Are Growing Up!

The older Great Blue Heron chicks are now beginning to leave the nest, and more will soon follow. Before long, the heron rookery located at Devil's Lake State Park's south shore group camp will go quiet for another year. Oh…

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Snapping Turtle at Parfrey's Glen

Tale of the Parfrey’s Turtle

Early Saturday morning, I discovered a snapping turtle laying her eggs along the hiking trail at Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area. It was clear that not only could she get stepped on, but she could be a hazard to hikers…

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Bald Eagle Watching

Here's a bit of video taken this week with one of our local Bald eagle families who live along the Wisconsin River at the Pine Island Wildlife Area. Pine Island Wildlife Area is one out of 5 tracts of land…

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The Good Land. Check It Out!

Devil's Lake State Park is home to some of the best bouldering the Midwest has to offer. If you're into bouldering or just want to know what it is or what's going on at Devil's Lake, check out this 2015…

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Critter Cam Check!

It's #WildlifeWednesday and time once again to check in on one of your Devil's Lake State Park Critter Cams! This time around, we've got a cute fawn, a couple of curious deer, a loud turkey and more! These clips were…

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Dinner Time

The Great Blue Heron chicks at the Devil's Lake rookery are getting big! (And hungry!) I was lucky enough to find an angle where I could capture a few moments of video of an adult heron feeding its rambunctious chicks…

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Spring Drive Video

For all of you folks who can't get to Devil's Lake State Park very often, here's a springy, sunny, jazzy drive down Devil's Lake State Park's entrance road that we put together just for you! And yep, we would have…

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“Shanty Town”

First built in the early 1890s, this hidden village housed workers of a once busy quarry on the east bluff of the park. Quarries such as the one this village supported, were in fact, a major driver for the creation of…

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