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We had a large group for Madeline Island mushroom forager and educator Samantha Dobson’s mushroom foraging hike on the Burrough’s Trail on September 11th. Check out the pictures and videos!
Read MoreArtist and environmental educator Janet Moore helped a group of hikers on the Burroughs Trail use drawing and observation as an aid to understanding nature up close. MIWP board member Bonnie Matuseski added some of her knowledge of the wilderness preserve to the mix. Photos and videos included in this post!
Read MoreWe were wondering if anyone would show up for our See the Forest and the Trees hike — the rain had turned to light drizzle and we were still hearing thunder — but we did get a wonderful group of children, parents and grandparents, and the sun came out during the hike! The forest colors are so beautiful after a rain. Click to see the pictures and watch the videos!
Read MoreA group of volunteers built and hauled 37 boardwalks to the Burroughs Trail on Friday and Saturday. This was hard physical work. Applause for our awesome volunteers! Click to see pictures of all the volunteers at work.
Read MorePictures from a lovely hike through dappled forest to an old hemlock grove on a bluff above Lake Superior.
Read MoreThe morning of October 6 was a glorious day for a hike to the Lake Superior shore on the Burroughs Trail. After hiking to the lake we then hiked the inland trail. This hike was not as wet as the September hike, and we saw lots of beautiful mushrooms!
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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