MIWP Board Holds Monthly Meetings on Zoom
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The MIWP board are now holding their monthly meetings on Zoom as a result of COVID-19 Safer At Home restrictions, but the lively discussions continue!
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Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve North End trails are a winter wonderland!
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Perfect conditions for snow shoe hiking. Lots of critters and tracks on snow mounds. And ran into two Snow Angels,
Keith Sowl and Ken Myhre packing and grooming trails for XC skiing. Thanks guys you’re the best!
Read MoreWhat A Lovely Day For A Hike - Let's Keep Going!
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It was raining on the morning planned for this early October hike, but a bunch of us bundled up in our rain gear anyway, and hiked the North End Trails — and we were really glad we did!
The beautiful colors were enhanced by the mists, and our boots and hats and coats kept us warm, and added to the colors of the forest.
The annual potluck afterwards at Toria Erhart’s home was a lot of fun, too, and the food was great!
Read MoreWork Day on the North End Trails
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A group of hardy individuals worked to clear trails and touch up trail markers on the North End Trails from the Sowl Trailhead to Engine Block. View the pictures!
Read MoreMushrooms of Madeline Island: Lecture, Hike and ID with Tavis Lynch - Wow!
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Pictures of Tavis Lynch presentation and a mushroom foraging and ID hike on the Capser and Nucy Meech Trails in the Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve.
Read MoreFacing the Challenges of Mining, etc. in a Changing World - Dr. Tom Fitz Lecture Pictures
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Pictures! Great discussion at August 21st Evening Lecture with Dr. Tom Fitz, Professor of Geosciences at Northland College: “Facing the Challenges of Mining, Resource Supply and Environmental Stewardship in a Changing World”.
Read MoreNothing Like Them on Earth – Lake Trout and Whitefish of Lake Superior
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Pictures! Another fun and informative evening with Titus Seilheimer, PhD Fisheries Specialist, Wisconsin Sea Grant. Attendees learned how Lake Trout, Whitefish and other species got to Lake Superior in the first place, how and why species and populations have changed over time, and what’s been happening lately.
Read MoreClimate, Weather and Great Lakes Water Levels: A Very Informative Presentation!
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Pictures! Julia Noordyk, of University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, gave a very informative presentation to a full house at last Wednesday night’s lecture. Here are pictures with some of Julia’s slides to show how great it was! And of course there was a beautiful sunset at the end of the evening.
Read MoreAll About Prohibition in the Apostles
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Pictures! Bob Mackreth, Apostle Islands Historian shared some very entertaining and enlightening stories about how Prohibition played out on the south shore of Lake Superior at our latest Wednesday evening lecture.
Read MoreMIWP 2019 4th of July Parade Entry: Climate Change, The Wheel of (mis)Fortune. Winner of the Community Award!
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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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