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21. Straight Lake State Park

August 26, 2019 by Edith Merila
Rainbow Lake

On August 8, I visited the most newly developed State Park and the oldest. The newest is Straight Lake State Park, near Luck in the northwest corner of the state. Straight Lake is fully contained within the 2,066 acre park. So is Rainbow Lake. I hiked the trails in the Rainbow Lake area. Overall, the … Read more21. Straight Lake State Park

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21. Brunet Island State Park

August 26, 2019 by Edith Merila

Brunet Island State Park is, not surprisingly, an island. It’s at the confluence of the Chippewa and Fisher Rivers, near Cornell. It was the second park visit on August 7, and I camped here. My campsite was near a little inlet on the Chippewa. I could stroll a few feet from the campsite to the … Read more21. Brunet Island State Park

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20. Lake Wissota State Park

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 by Edith Merila
Monarch at Wissota

Lake Wissota, near Chippewa Falls, was formed by construction of a hydroelectric dam in the early 1900’s. It didn’t become a state park until 1961 and didn’t open for park use until 1972. According to the park brochure, it was the 45th state park. And, it’s the 13th largest at 1,062 acres. There are 18 … Read more20. Lake Wissota State Park

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19. Pattison State Park

July 27, 2019 by Edith Merila
Little Manitou Falls

The Park System brochure calls Pattison State Park “one of Wisconsin’s cornerstone parks.” It’s certainly impressive. And, located just 15 miles south of Superior, it’s at the northwest corner of the state. It’s a half hour drive from Amnicon Falls State Park to Pattison State Park, so was easy to take in both parks on … Read more19. Pattison State Park

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18. Amnicon Falls State Park

July 27, 2019 by Edith Merila
Amnicon Falls

The last day of the five-park tour, July 18, took me to two waterfall parks near Superior — Amnicon Falls and Pattison. And they were the first park project hikes with another hiker — niece Julie. Thanks, Julie! Amnicon Falls is a relatively small (825 acres, 2.75 miles of trails) but beautiful park about 10 … Read more18. Amnicon Falls State Park

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17. Big Bay State Park

July 27, 2019July 27, 2019 by Edith Merila
Big Bay

It was a great day to be on an island. The second day of the five-park tour, July 17, was Big Bay State Park day. The 2,475 acre park is on Madeline Island, one of the Apostle Islands located off the tip of the Bayfield Peninsula in Lake Superior. While the southern part of the … Read more17. Big Bay State Park

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16. Council Grounds State Park

July 27, 2019 by Edith Merila
Council Grounds

Council Grounds State Park was the second stop on the five-park tour. It’s near Merrill, about a half hour north of the first stop at Rib Mountain State Park. I visited Council Grounds on the same day as Rib Mountain, July 16. It was nice to be heading north. The southern part of the state … Read more16. Council Grounds State Park

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15. Rib Mountain State Park

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 by Edith Merila
Granite

The trail system at Rib Mountain State Park deserves some sort of an award. Maybe it has already gotten one. Anyway, when I visited the park just outside of Wausau as the first stop on a five-park tour on July 16-19, I was really impressed with the condition of the trails. They were exceptionally well … Read more15. Rib Mountain State Park

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14. Big Foot Beach State Park

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 by Edith Merila
Lagoon area

Sunday of the long Fourth of July weekend was a pretty busy time for the beach part of Big Foot Beach State Park. Boats were tied up all along the beach, and there were lots and lots of people in the water. It was a perfect day to go to the beach. On the other … Read more14. Big Foot Beach State Park

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13. Yellowstone Lake State Park

July 5, 2019July 3, 2019 by Edith Merila
Yellowstone Lake

First full day of summer, June 22, seemed like a good day to visit Yellowstone Lake State Park. It’s about an hour southwest of Madison, near Blanchardville. The drive is beautiful, with Google routing me on some county roads along a ridge through farm country. According to the park system visitor guide, the park is … Read more13. Yellowstone Lake State Park

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