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Pictures of Tavis Lynch presentation and a mushroom foraging and ID hike on the Capser and Nucy Meech Trails in the Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve.
Read MoreAs you can see in the pictures, I did this hike in my "snow treads" but snowshoeing and cross-country skis work too!
Read MoreSixty people attended the Mushrooms of Madeline Island lecture this past Wednesday night. And thirty-eight went on the hike yesterday to identify and harvest mushrooms. FUN! I wonder if any of these pictures show poisonous mushrooms???
Read MoreA pair of sandhill cranes were sighted at Big Bay Town Park. Walks on the Capser Trail on April 15th, and on the North End Trail on April 25th revealed signs of green everywhere, and buds bursting forth on bushes and trees!
Read MoreWe haven't had a lot of snow this season, but it is evident there is enough for the Capser Trail to be a favorite spot for cross-country skiing or a winter hike.
Read MoreThe Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve is a non-profit land trust dedicated to the protection and preservation of natural areas on Madeline Island. The nature preserve lands are open to the public for hiking, skiing, berry-picking and hunting. MIWP is committed to education and advocacy — each summer we sponsor field trips and evening programs. Madeline Island is adjacent to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on the South Shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin.
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