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July 19, 2023

4th of July Parade Pictures! Best Float "Some Like It Hot"

July 19, 2023/ MIWP
4th of July Parade Pictures! Best Float  "Some Like It Hot"

What fun! And a winner again!!
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July 19, 2023/ MIWP/
July 4th Parade
July 07, 2019

MIWP 2019 4th of July Parade Entry: Climate Change, The Wheel of (mis)Fortune. Winner of the Community Award!

July 07, 2019/ MIWP
MIWP 2019 4th of July Parade Entry: Climate Change, The Wheel of (mis)Fortune. Winner of the Community Award!

The 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!

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July 07, 2019/ MIWP/
July 4th Parade
July 09, 2018

MIWP Captures Grand Sweepstakes Award for 4th of July Parade Entry!

July 09, 2018/ MIWP
MIWP Captures Grand Sweepstakes Award for 4th of July Parade Entry!

"National Geographic Year of the Bird" or "The Crow Bar": Our amazing parade entry planners and participants did it again! Another Grand Sweepstakes winner in the Madeline Island 4th of July parade!

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July 09, 2018/ MIWP/
July 4th Parade
July 05, 2017

Getting Ready for the 4th of July Parade

July 05, 2017/ MIWP
Getting Ready for the 4th of July Parade

Parade preparation is just as much fun as marching in the parade!

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July 05, 2017/ MIWP/
July 4th Parade
June 27, 2017

How to Help With Our 4th of July Parade Entry!

June 27, 2017/ MIWP
How to Help With Our 4th of July Parade Entry!

Here's how you can help with and/or participate in our 4th of July Parade Entry: Preserving For 30 Years! The Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve 2017 Parade Float. This year's theme is connected to preserving land, as MIWP has been doing for 30 years! Happy Anniversary! Happy 4th of July!!

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June 27, 2017/ MIWP/
July 4th Parade, MIWP News
July 16, 2016

MIWP Entry Wins Grand Prize at 2016 4th of July Parade!

July 16, 2016/ MIWP
MIWP Entry Wins Grand Prize at 2016 4th of July Parade!

For 2016, the MIWP took on the poignant saga of the decline of the Monarch butterfly, and did it in style, as usual!

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July 16, 2016/ MIWP/
July 4th Parade
July 22, 2015

Celebrating the 4th with MIWP paraders!

July 22, 2015/ July 4th Parade/ MIWP
Celebrating the 4th with MIWP paraders!

"Special Award" winning entry: Darth In-Vaders!

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July 22, 2015/ July 4th Parade/ MIWP/
July 4th Parade
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Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve

The 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.

Latest News

Latest News
October 5 Hike in the North End Forest
Oct 8, 2024
October 5 Hike in the North End Forest
Oct 8, 2024
Oct 8, 2024
Mushroom Foraging on the North End of Madeline
Sep 4, 2024
Mushroom Foraging on the North End of Madeline
Sep 4, 2024
Sep 4, 2024
Another Great Fitz Presentation: Factors Influencing the Evolution of Sandstone Sea Caves
Sep 3, 2024
Another Great Fitz Presentation: Factors Influencing the Evolution of Sandstone Sea Caves
Sep 3, 2024
Sep 3, 2024
Overflow Audience for Coastal Dynamics of Madeline Island!
Aug 19, 2024
Overflow Audience for Coastal Dynamics of Madeline Island!
Aug 19, 2024
Aug 19, 2024
Florantha Thompson Sproat — Another Fun History Exploration
Aug 16, 2024
Florantha Thompson Sproat — Another Fun History Exploration
Aug 16, 2024
Aug 16, 2024
2024 Meet Raptors Up Close with the Minnesota Raptor Center! Such Fun!
Jul 31, 2024
2024 Meet Raptors Up Close with the Minnesota Raptor Center! Such Fun!
Jul 31, 2024
Jul 31, 2024
Wonderful Attendance at the Canids Lecture at the Museum!
Jul 9, 2024
Wonderful Attendance at the Canids Lecture at the Museum!
Jul 9, 2024
Jul 9, 2024
Annual Meeting and Evening Reception 2024!
Jun 11, 2024
Annual Meeting and Evening Reception 2024!
Jun 11, 2024
Jun 11, 2024
Will Spongy Moth Be on Madeline Island Again This Summer?
Mar 7, 2024
Will Spongy Moth Be on Madeline Island Again This Summer?
Mar 7, 2024
Mar 7, 2024
Ashland Daily Press: Martens move into Madeline Island. Weasel-like animal documented for first time in a century.
Dec 15, 2023
Ashland Daily Press: Martens move into Madeline Island. Weasel-like animal documented for first time in a century.
Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2023

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MIWP Forest Classroom:  Annual MIWP Bird Hike
May 24
May 24, 2025
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM08:00 – 10:008:00 AM – 10:00 AM
MIWP Forest Classroom: Annual MIWP Bird Hike
May 24, 2025
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM08:00 – 10:008:00 AM – 10:00 AM
May 24, 2025
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM08:00 – 10:008:00 AM – 10:00 AM
MIWP Annual Spring Meeting and Evening Reception
May 24
May 24, 2025
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM18:00 – 20:006:00 PM – 8:00 PM
MIWP Annual Spring Meeting and Evening Reception
May 24, 2025
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM18:00 – 20:006:00 PM – 8:00 PM
May 24, 2025
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM18:00 – 20:006:00 PM – 8:00 PM
MIWP Forest Classroom: Early Summer Foraging for Mushrooms with Samantha Dobson
Jun 21
Jun 21, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MIWP Forest Classroom: Early Summer Foraging for Mushrooms with Samantha Dobson
Jun 21, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Jun 21, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Treasures of the Secret Fen
Jul 2
Jul 2, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Treasures of the Secret Fen
Jul 2, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Jul 2, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
The July 4th Parade Returns: With a fascinating, but not entirely settled, theme...
Jul 4
Jul 4, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The July 4th Parade Returns: With a fascinating, but not entirely settled, theme...
Jul 4, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Jul 4, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Bears of the Northland
Jul 9
Jul 9, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Bears of the Northland
Jul 9, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Jul 9, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
With New Eyes, Seeking a Sense of Place in the Apostle Islands
Jul 30
Jul 30, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
With New Eyes, Seeking a Sense of Place in the Apostle Islands
Jul 30, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Jul 30, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
The Amazing World of Bats
Aug 6
Aug 6, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
The Amazing World of Bats
Aug 6, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Aug 6, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Guided hike with Joan Vorderbruggen:  Wild Calm, Finding Mindfulness in Forest Bathing
Aug 30
Aug 30, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Guided hike with Joan Vorderbruggen: Wild Calm, Finding Mindfulness in Forest Bathing
Aug 30, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Aug 30, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Finding Home in Nature
Sep 3
Sep 3, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Finding Home in Nature
Sep 3, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Sep 3, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM
MIWP Forest Classroom: Mushroom Foraging with Samantha Dobson
Sep 13
Sep 13, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MIWP Forest Classroom: Mushroom Foraging with Samantha Dobson
Sep 13, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sep 13, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MIWP Forest Classroom:  Guided Hike in the North End Forest
Oct 4
Oct 4, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MIWP Forest Classroom: Guided Hike in the North End Forest
Oct 4, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Oct 4, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MIWP Forest Classroom:  Guided Hike in the North End Forest
Oct 18
Oct 18, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MIWP Forest Classroom: Guided Hike in the North End Forest
Oct 18, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Oct 18, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM10:00 – 12:0010:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 
 
 

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