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Solon Springs Area |
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| 9:00 am-4:00 pm |
#S-1 Voyageur Canoe Paddle/Ride
(WDNR staff will host and provide some of the propulsion).
Canoes leave on the hour.
Children 5 years and older accompanied by an adult can ride,
but they must bring their own life preserver (we only
have adult sizes). |
Palmer Landing dock (Directions: St.
Croix Lake boat landing on
County Road A on northeast corner of Upper St. Croix
Lake) |
| 9:30 am |
#S-2 St. Croix River Paddle
(UW-Extension, St. Croix Basin; Friends of the St. Croix
Headwaters). Inaugural paddle of the St. Croix
River Water Trail. Participants must bring
canoe/kayak, sack lunch, and life jacket. Drinks
are on us and
interpretive staff will be provided. Paddle will
take 3-4 hours and end at the Gordon Ranger
Station; only small rapids will be encountered. Transportation
will be provided back to the launch site.
Link to more information |
Departure from Main Street Dock (next to St. Croix
Inn, Solon Springs). Lunch will be at Cut-Away
bridge. Take-out will be at Gordon Ranger Station.
Transportation will be provided back to the launch site. |
| 10 am |
#S-3 St. Croix Portage Trail Hike
(Brule-St. Croix Chapter of the North Country Trail
Association; Josh McIntyre, WDNR). Somewhat strenuous
2-mile path going up and
down valley walls between Brule River and Upper St.
Croix Lake; pace will be leisurely.
Download
North County
Trail Map (requires Adobe Reader) |
Palmer Landing (Directions: St. Croix
Lake boat landing on
County Road A on northeast corner of Upper St. Croix
Lake) |
| 10 am-3 pm |
#S-4 Festival of the Arts
(Rural Arts Voice
of North
(RAV'N); St. Croix Writers Club). Art and crafts
display; 'St. Croix Summer' orchestral performance
by musicians from Twin Ports and northwestern WI of an
original composition by Solon Springs resident, Thomas
W. King at12:30 pm; introduction of works by St. Croix Writers
Club hosted by Jo Stewart at 1pm. The Woodtones barbershop quartet performs at 2pm. |
Solon Springs Community Center,
Business Highway 53 |
| 10 am-4 pm |
#S-5 Pontoon Tour
(Upper St. Croix Lake Association). Pontoons
leaving on the hour. Sign-up sheet at the dock. No
age restriction. |
Main Street Dock (next to St. Croix
Inn, Solon Springs) |
| 2 pm |
#S-6
Boardwalk Hike
(Brule-St.
Croix Chapter of the North Country Trail Association;
Josh McIntyre, WDNR).
Gentle trail, boardwalk section is wheelchair
accessible.
Link to Boardwalk information |
Palmer Landing (St. Croix Lake boat landing on
County Road A on northeast corner of Upper St. Croix
Lake) |
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Solon Springs Youth Event Schedule: |
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| 10 am - 12
noon |
#S-7 Macroinvertebrate
Mania (for 8th-11th graders)
(Kris Stepenuck, UW-Extension, Water Action Volunteers).
For those who are interested in learning more about the
life that lurks beneath the surface of streams.
We'll head out to the stream to collect some samples
and then use microscopes, field guides and keys to help
identify our catch. Learn some fun facts about these
critters, how/what they eat, how they breathe, and about
their structure and adaptations that make life a little
easier in the water for them.
Link to more Macroinvertebrate Mania information. |
Old Village Hall
(Solon Springs) |
| 10:00 am-1:30 pm |
#S-8 Free Children's Festival
(Lucius Woods Performing Arts Center). Children
2-10 years old. Children have a treat in store with
musical theater designed just for them. The St. Croix
Performing Arts Club will be presenting "Quack". It is a
story with a message of tolerance and acceptance. This
event will also feature an Ojibwa story teller dressed
in authentic traditional native attire who will
captivate the audience with folklore of the native
peoples. Games, prizes, workshops and free lunch for the
kids are all part of the fun-filled event.
Link to
LWPAC website |
 Lucius
Woods Park (Solon Springs) |
| 2:00 pm |
#S-9 Kid's Special
Free Environmental Film Festival
(Friends of the St. Croix Headwaters).
Link to more information |
Lucius Woods Park Pavilion (Solon
Springs) |
| 3:00 pm |
#S-10
Family Storytime (kids
and parents) (Heather
Peterson, Youth Services Librarian, Friends of the
St. Croix Headwaters). Children 3-10 years old. |
Lucius Woods Park Tent (Solon
Springs) |
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Gordon/Wascott Area |
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| 9 am |
#G-1 Conservation Case
Study (West Wisconsin Land Trust). A
site visit for people interested in conservation
easements as a means of permanent land protection on
private property. |
Meet at Bergeman Plumbing and car
pool to the site.
(Directions: west on County Road Y from Highway 53
a short distance, then south on Snowberry Lane ) |
| 10 am - 12
noon |
#G-2
Gordon Ranger Station
Open House |
Gordon Ranger Station (Directions:
County Road Y,
¼ mile west of Highway 53) |
| 9 am |
#G-3 Gordon Dam Park Event
(Douglas County Forestry Department). History of
the Gordon Dam and Park. |
Gordon Dam County Park (Directions: County Road
Y, eight miles west of Highway 53) |
| 10 am |
#G-4
Underwater Video
Program (St. Croix National Scenic Riverway,
National Park Service; Matt Berg and students from
Grantsburg High School). Join National Park
Service SCUBA divers and Grantsburg High School students
to learn about diving, view divers working underwater,
and watch the underwater world of the Gordon Flowage
live on video. |
Gordon Dam County Park (Directions: County Road
Y, eight miles west of Highway 53) |
| 11 am |
#G-5 Aquatic Plants of the St.
Croix Flowage & AIS prevention (Gordon/St. Croix
Flowage Association). |
Gordon Dam County Park (Directions: County Road
Y, eight miles west of Highway 53) |
| 1 pm-3 pm |
#G-6 Local History and Story-telling (Gordon-Wascott Historical Society).
Hear the stories. |
Gordon-Wascott Historical Society
Building - Gordon |
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Barnes/Eau Claire Lakes Area |
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| 8-11:30 am |
#B-1 Pontoon Classroom (Fish
Biology - Scott Toshner, WDNR fisheries biologist; Lake
Shore restoration- Butch Lobermeier, Bayfield County
Land and Water Conservation Department; Limnology -
Pamela Toshner, WDNR; Overall restoration
project and grant - Carol LeBreck and Bony Lake property
owners). Participants must be 16 or older and bring their own life
jacket. Reservations required - call Lu Peet at
(715) 795-3065. |
Bony Lake - Meet at Barnes Community
Church (Directions: County Road N in Barnes, about 2 miles east of
Highway 27) |
| 9 am-11 am |
#B-2 Landscaping workshop and
plant sale (Environmental Specialist Ann
Brovold; Native Plant propagator Arlyn Posekany; Master
Gardeners Marianne Mueller and Michel Alston from M & M
Greenhouse and Gifts). Seminars on lake shore
restoration and rain gardens. |
Barnes Community Church (Directions: County Road
N in Barnes, about 2 miles east of Highway 27) |
| 10 am-2 pm |
#B-3
Barnes Kid's Fishing Day
(10-11am fishing clinic, 11am-2pm kids fishing)
Poles, bait, and other equipment will be supplied.)
(Jill Schartner WDNR Conservation Warden) |
Robinson Lake (Brovold
residence at 51840 Birch Lake Road. (Directions: Take
Birch Lake Road (1/4 mile west of Barnes Community
Church) south to Brovold residence
on left) |
| 9 am-5 pm |
#B-4 Artists and Authors (Lu Peet
& Dave Pease coordinating local artists & authors)
Meet local artists and authors. |
Barnes Town Hall. (Directions: County Road N in
Barnes, about 2 miles east of Highway 27) |
| 1-2:30 pm |
#B-5 Local History and
Story-telling (Dave Pease) Hear the stories. |
Eau Claire Locks (bad weather -
Barnes Church). (Directions: Locks are located on South
Shore Road approximately 1/4 mile east of County Road Y) |
| 3-4:30 pm |
#B-6 Eurasian Watermilfoil
Identification, Life History, and the Barnes Research
Project (John Skogerboe, Ingemar Ekstrom, and others) |
Town of Barnes Park on Tomahawk Lake.
(Directions: Approximately one mile north of Ellison
Lake Road on Moore Road) |
