But there’s a host of other family – friendly activities taking place in our state parks this summer. Here’s a partial, summer-long list of activities in Wisconsin State Parks:
July 16: Learn to Fish Rodeo: Grab your bait, pardner! This rodeo includes Backyard Bass Casting, Filling the Tackle Box, a fishing regulations quiz and more. After completing the rodeo, experienced anglers will help you hone your skills. Special surprises and prizes for all who participate. Bring your gear or free gear will be provided for those who need it. Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit, Campbellsport, Mauthe Lake Recreation Fishing Pier, 1 to 4 p.m. (920) 533-8322.
July 30: Laura Ingalls Wilder Day: Activities include making bullets, woodworking, stuffing mattresses, baking Jonny-cakes and more. Meet actors from the television series, “Little House on the Prairie” and historian and author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Heritage Hill State Park, Green Bay, (920) 448-5150. Call park office for times.
August 20: Summer Sun Celebration Drop In At the Beach: Come celebrate the sun reaching its annual zenith. Discover what the sun can do for us from cooking food to powering a car. You can try a few sun experiments and take a peek at the sun through a solar scope. Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit, Campbellsport, Long Lake Recreation Area Beach, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (920) 533-8322.
August 27: Soldiers of Poverty; A Tribute to the Men of the Civilian Conservation Corps: After FDR passed the Emergency Conservation Act in 1933, 23 Civilian Conservation Corp. Forestry Camps began the task of replanting trees in the cut over of Northern Wisconsin. The Trout Lake Nursery, known as the Cradle of Wisconsin Forestry, supplied up to 12 million seedlings a year in post – logging reforestation efforts. Historian and author Mary Schueller will give a 45-minute PowerPoint about the men of the Corp. Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest, Woodruff, Crystal Lake Nature Center, 6 pm. (715) 542-3923.
September 4: Smokey Visits the Park: Come visit with Smokey Bear and get your picture taken with him. Learn about his message and what you can do to prevent forest fires. Roche-A-Cri State Park, Adams-Friendship, Mound Shelter. (608) 565-2789. Call park office for times.
Most events require a park sticker; be sure to call first. To learn more about these events and other state park activities, visit the park website at http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/
We will never visit Wisconsin state parks again as our hobby is metal detecting for lost coins. Metal detecting is outlawed on DNR land except with a permit and all finds have to be turned in to them. Only certain hours are allowed even if you get the permit then you must track down the guy on the mower before you leave the park.
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