by Kathy Scharfenberg | Aug 22, 2026 | Highlight, Interstate Park WI, Nature Storytime
Water insect hunt at Lake o’ the Dalles. One bug, two bugs, three bugs, four – we kept hunting ’til we found many more! Beach day was a blast! Everyone had a net or a cup to catch water insects. Water strider nymphs and some larvae were caught and...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | Jul 17, 2026 | Events, Highlight, Interstate Park WI, News, Park History, Projects
It’s celebration time!!! Horizon Rock shelter renovations are completed Thanks to support from Friends of Interstate and Straight Lake State Parks, community businesses, Give big donations and individual donors. On July 8, 2026 the friends, WI DNR Park staff, and...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | Jun 26, 2026 | Interstate Park WI, Nature Storytime
Nature Storytime provided an opportunity to learn about the stars and constellations. The classroom was full of of kids and pounding, as the children, moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas all helped in a make and take craft using nails and strings to make the big dipper...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | Jun 13, 2026 | Interstate Park WI, Nature Storytime
Ready! Set! Go! Which direction do we go? The nature storytime kids, along with their moms and grandpas and grandmas found out how to use a compass on Friday morning. Using their new skills, they followed directions to a prize. Fun times – counting steps,...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | May 31, 2026 | Events, Nature Storytime, St. Croix River
What’s in your river? Any mussels? Pumpkinseed fish ? maybe a sturgeon? How about a kayak? The families of Nature Storytime went on a field trip to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway center. It was a fun place to explore the river and practice kayaking and...
