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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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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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Busy Devil's Lake Beach

June Visitor Numbers

Approximately 395,000 visitors came to Devil's Lake State Park in June of this year. 394,956 was the software estimate based on the number of cars that passed through the park's 3 main entrances on the north and south shore. (South…

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Astronomy at Devil's Lake

S’Mores and Perseids Aug 12th

The annual S’Mores and Perseids program is coming up this Thursday, August 12 at Devil's Lake State Park starting at 8:30 pm. Meet near Behind The Rock Elm Shelter near the north shore boat launch. The Perseids Meteor Shower is the…

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