Archive for September, 2008

Usually when you come to DLK for vacation you’re looking for those warm, sunny, summer days.  Living here most of my life, I’ve found I enjoy the park most when it’s having a mood.  Yesterday morning I was trekking along the East Bluff at about 9am.  The humidity hung in the cool air softening the horizons.  It was wonderful.  It was also great to see how many couples and families were already up and walking the trails as well.

Oh, and a note to all you bloggers out there.  When you link back to DevilsLakeWisconsin.com it gives me a chance to follow back and check out your blogs as well.  I love reading all the stories about your trips to the park.  Great stuff!

After watching my son in an elementary school performance in Merrimac we made a quick “slide break” stop on the South Shore of the park.  He got about 20 minutes of playground time while I chased the sunset with the camera. Won’t be long now before the rental boats will be covered up for winter.

This time of year the Ice Age & Northern Lights campgrounds are only open for overflow.  After October 14th, they are closed for the season.  Just something to keep in mind when reserving a campsite over the next couple months.

Oh, and IF you plan on camping at Devil’s Lake State Park be aware that October 3rd through the 5th the park is filled with over 3000 scouts!  It’s great to have all the kids around, but it can be a crazy weekend for regular campers.   You can expect long lines to register on Friday.  The Badger Trails Youth weekend is not for everyone.  However if you’re the relaxed type who enjoys having lots of kids around  come on up! (With reservations of course)

Hi Everyone!  I’m sorry it’s been awhile since my last post.  Being the webguy for over 200 websites tends to do that to you!

Well, the popular question at the moment whirls around when you should come to the area to see the fall colors.  As with every year my answer is. . . “who knows!?”.  The picture above is from October 22, of last year.  Yet each year’s color is at the whim of mother nature.  You see, very basically rich fall colors are produced by a period of sunny, dry days followed by cold frosty nights.  Get a few of those, and boom!, it’s “color-rama” time.  However if the autumn is wet and cloudy everthing just turns yellow and dies.  Most years we’re somewhere in the middle.   If you’d like to learn more about how color change happens here’s some interesting reading from the Chemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin.

The best way to keep track of the changing colors in Wisconsin is probably at the Fall Color Report page from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism.