I can sum up the 2022 Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve Fourth of July parade float in a single word: rain. After months of planning we got rained out, first time ever. MIWP floats rely heavily on soluble paper, and it was pouring. A million thanks to Eric and to Jennifer Engstrom who stayed up all night making plans but never got a chance to strut their stuff.

By Victoria Erhart, Spring 2022
It has been a while, and the old parade-making juices are slow to bubble up out of wherever they have been hiding for the last three years. But there WILL be a 2022 MIWP 4th of July Parade and it WILL be fabulous, with all the drama and insight you have come to expect from our dedicated team.

Thematically we are leaning towards a celebration of the MIWP trails system, an expansive and ever-improving network of which we are justifiably proud.