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Fall Color Devil's Lake Chateau

Fall Color Report Oct 23 – 27

With sunny skies, extended fall colors and the Devil's Lake Halloween Candlelight Hike this weekend, it's going to be a madhouse at the park! That said, the colors will still be worth it, well, mostly... Morning light on County Road…

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Halloween Hike at Devil's Lake

Halloween Hike! This Saturday, Oct 26th.

Join us this Saturday, October 26 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm for Devil’s Lake State Park's Annual Torchlit Halloween Hike! The event is based out of the park's North Shore Chateau (Concession Building). Activities Go on a 2-mile torch-lit…

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Turkey Vultures at Devil's Lake

Cell Tower, You Have A Vulture Problem…

If you live near Devil's Lake State Park's north shore, love camping or visiting the park, what would you think of seasonal pyrotechnics going off at the park entrance? Would you enjoy seeing dead bird effigies hanging by wires as…

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New Parking lot as seen from the top of the East Bluff

Gravel Lot Redux

I originally brought up the issue of the new parking lot(s) when readers started asking me what that "scar, hole, construction zone" was right under Devil's Doorway last spring. I was as surprised as anyone when I first went out…

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Halloween Jack-o-lantern

Fall Colors, Halloween Hike and ?

The weather forecast is looking mighty good this weekend which means everyone will be out to see the fall colors in Baraboo Hills area. While you're out this weekend, you may also want to check out these events... Halloween Mystery…

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Fall Colors, South Shore Road. Devil's Lake State Park

Fall Colors. A Lesson in Perspective.

These days, so many of us get our information from social media including, of course, learning how the fall colors are coming on. Thing is, for every beautiful photo and positive comment, there is someone sharing their dull, bland and…

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Fall Colors at Devil's Lake State Park

Monday Color Extra!

The colors are coming on fast here at Devil's Lake State Park and in the Baraboo Hills. This week and next weekend (Oct. 14 - Oct 20th) are going to be your best opportunity for great colors! Of course, not…

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Downtown Baraboo Fall Fair On The Square

Weekend Events. Oct 11,12,13

While our peak fall colors may not show up for another week, there is still a lot of color out there, and it's scheduled to be a busy weekend full of events all around the Devil's Lake State Park region.…

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Fall Colors in Wisconsin

Fall Color Report – Oct 9, 2019

Time for our second Fall Color report of the 2019 season. This weekend has been predicted as the "peak" weekend here in central Wisconsin, but will it be? Let's have a look! Fast Answer... No. You'll find some nice colors…

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Woolly Bear Caterpillar

The Woolly Bear Myth

Have you heard of the Woolly Bear Myth? Most people in the Midwest have heard it one time or another. The idea is that you can forecast how long the coming winter will be by looking at a Woolly Bear…

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