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  • Nature Festival – Forest and Creek

    Our third and final day of the 10th annual Chequamegon Bay Birding and Nature Festival was bittersweet. There was still so much we could potentially see on the trails, but we were getting worn out from all the walking. And the mosquitoes – they got pretty bad, too.

    North Country Trail

    The hilly hike along the North Country National Scenic […]

  • Nature Festival – Caroline Lake Preserve

    Caroline Lake

    We explored Caroline Lake Preserve and State Natural Area near Mellen on May 20, the second day of the 10th annual Chequamegon Bay Birding and Nature Festival. It was fitting considering the lake forms the headwaters of the Bad River, which flows to the Kakagon-Bad River Sloughs that we toured by boat the previous day.

    Ensuring the water stays clean and […]

  • St. Germain cabin visit

    The day before and after the Chequamegon Bay Birding and Nature Festival in Ashland, my mom and I spent time at our family’s cabin in St. Germain. I try to make it up there at least once a year because it is such a special place.

    No, it’s not a giant log cabin with floor to ceiling […]

  • Nature Festival – Stockton Island

    Although my mom and I extended our trip up north to our family’s cabin in St. Germain, the last day of the Chequamegon Birding and Nature Festival was Saturday, May 16. We planned that day with an early morning boat cruise aboard the Island Princess to Stockton Island, the largest and most biologically diverse island […]

  • Nature Festival – Sea Caves

    My mom and I were among nearly 300 people to attend the ninth annual Chequamegon Bay Nature and Birding Festival near Ashland, Wis. from May 14-16.

    Our first excursion was an early morning nature hike to the Apostle Islands Sea Caves near Cornucopia. Recall that just two months ago, a few friends and I traveled to the same area […]

  • Ice Caves adventure

    Driving: 16 hours, 900 miles

    Sustenance: beef jerky, belVitas and Girl Scout thin mint cookies

    Entertainment: good conversation and silly singing with friends

    Goal: cross the ice caves off bucket list

    It’s strange to think that just two weeks ago there was snow on the ground and ice covered the majority of Lake Superior, creating the spectacular Apostle Islands Ice […]