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Perfect conditions for snow shoe hiking. Lots of critters and tracks on snow mounds. And ran into two Snow Angels,
Keith Sowl and Ken Myhre packing and grooming trails for XC skiing. Thanks guys you’re the best!
Read MoreIt was raining on the morning planned for this early October hike, but a bunch of us bundled up in our rain gear anyway, and hiked the North End Trails — and we were really glad we did!
The beautiful colors were enhanced by the mists, and our boots and hats and coats kept us warm, and added to the colors of the forest.
The annual potluck afterwards at Toria Erhart’s home was a lot of fun, too, and the food was great!
Read MoreA group of hardy individuals worked to clear trails and touch up trail markers on the North End Trails from the Sowl Trailhead to Engine Block. View the pictures!
Read MorePictures 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 MorePictures! Great discussion at August 21st Evening Lecture with Dr. Tom Fitz, Professor of Geosciences at Northland College: “Facing the Challenges of Mining, Resource Supply and Environmental Stewardship in a Changing World”.
Read MorePictures! Another fun and informative evening with Titus Seilheimer, PhD Fisheries Specialist, Wisconsin Sea Grant. Attendees learned how Lake Trout, Whitefish and other species got to Lake Superior in the first place, how and why species and populations have changed over time, and what’s been happening lately.
Read MorePictures! Julia Noordyk, of University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, gave a very informative presentation to a full house at last Wednesday night’s lecture. Here are pictures with some of Julia’s slides to show how great it was! And of course there was a beautiful sunset at the end of the evening.
Read MorePictures! Bob Mackreth, Apostle Islands Historian shared some very entertaining and enlightening stories about how Prohibition played out on the south shore of Lake Superior at our latest Wednesday evening lecture.
Read MoreThe 2019 MIWP 4th of July parade float “Wheel of (mis)Fortune”, otherwise known as “Climate Change makes Crazy Weather”, brought home the coveted Community award!
Read MorePictures! We had another great turnout for our latest Wednesday Evening Lecture: Reading the Water: A Lake Superior Literary Sampler, with Dr. Alan Brew, Executive Director, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute & Professor of English, Northland College.
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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