The Merrimac Ferry which connects the villages of Merrimac and Okee, closed down for the season this morning. During the summer the popular free ferry hauled more than 212,000 vehicles (not counting bicycles and pedestrians) and made over 37,000 crossings!…
Suddenly it's winter out there! The trails are covered in a few inches of snow. The popular bluff trails are snowcovered and slippery in spots. Be extra careful on stone steps and along rocky cliff edges. The flatter outlying trails…
A driveway reflector taped to a tree? You never know what you might find while hiking at Devil's Lake State Park. This taped reflector was placed not more than 5 feet off of the Johnson Moraine Trail near County Road…
Just a quick note to let you know that Devil's Lake State Park Concessions including the North Shore Chateau are now closed for the season. The park's Nature Center will also be closed for the majority of November and December.…
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…
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…
Turkey vultures are the stars of Devil's Lake State Park's skies all summer long. Many people mistake them for eagles and hawks, but even so, they are a loved part of the park experience. Well, right now, their numbers are…
We've hit that quiet season between summer and fall color crazy. For the next 2-3 weeks, things will slow way down here in the Baraboo Hills. That said, the seasonal orchards and pumpkin patches and corn mazes are all opening…
Last week the Baraboo Fire Department Rope Rescue Team and the Wisconsin Army National Gaurd put in some search and rescue practice time along the West Bluff of Devil's Lake State Park. Here's a bit of video. (Above) It was…
BARABOO, Wis. — The skies above parts of southwestern Wisconsin will be busy with planes, helicopters and non-military unmanned aerial systems as emergency responders and the National Guard test their plans in a search and rescue exercise to be held…