by Derek Anderson | Jul 30, 2026 | Events, Highlight, Interstate Park WI, Past Event, Races, Trails, Volunteer
Saturday, July 25 was the 6th Annual Ice to Water 5k/ 10k and Kid Run in WI Interstate Park. This year there were 50 Participants in the races. The overall winners of the 10k race was Ryan Rogers and Holly Wandersee. The 5k overall winners were Quinn McDonald and...
by Derek Anderson | Jul 23, 2026 | Highlight, Interstate Park WI, Park History, Projects, Volunteer
A huge thank you is extended to park staff and volunteers that worked to install 5 additional signs along the CCC interpretive trail at the site of CCC Camp Interstate. The additional signs expand the story of the Civilian Conservation Corp’s impact at...
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 Derek Anderson | Jun 29, 2026 | Highlight, Interstate Park WI, Straight Lake Park WI
Programs The friends board has been busy so far this season with a number of things going on both visibly and behind the scenes. With the end of June quickly approaching, it seems like now would be a great time to share some of the things we have been doing, a few...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | Jun 26, 2026 | Highlight, 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...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | May 28, 2026 | Events, Interstate Park WI, Past Event
The bird hike at Interstate Park was awesome on Saturday May 16! 58 species of birds were spotted, with a variety of vireos and warblers in the trees along the trail. The air was filled with lovely birdsongs. The blue heron rookery was active with adult birds flying...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | May 22, 2026 | Interstate Park WI, Nature Storytime
Tiny shovels find some pretty big wiggly worms at nature Storytime this week. Everyone had a shovel and looked hard to find the worms which were actually quite deep in the dirt. We looked for worms in the pine forest, on the trail and next to a tree. Four worms were...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | May 16, 2026 | Interstate Park WI, Nature Storytime
We started the day by reading an interesting book about how plants grow, eager to look at the amazing pictures. Then, each child planted a variety of seeds in a wet paper towel and plastic bag. And then, off we went to the Juniper Jewel greenhouse. It was a...
