All events located at Lakeshore State Park meet north end by Discovery World, unless otherwise indicated
Contact: Elaine Zautke (Park Manager) 414.274.4281 elaine.zautke@wisconsin.gov.
September 14: Wild Lemonade, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Discover the wild flavors of Lakeshore State Park’s edible flowers! Muddle wild bergamot, anise hyssop or mountain mint to flavor a glass of lemonade. After your refreshing floral-flavored drink, take a scavenger hunt through the park to find these three flowers and learn more about them. This event is open to the public as well as participants in Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend. All ages and abilities welcome, meet at the north entrance, near Discovery World.
Girl Scouts: Use this activity for your Junior Flowers badge.
September 15: Public Fishing Clinic, 3:00-5:00 PM
Always wanted to fish but not sure where to start? Come on down to Lakeshore State Park’s fishing pier for our public fishing clinic! Naturalists will be there to show you or your kids the ropes and all supplies, poles and bait, will be provided. This event is open to the public, as well as participants in Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend. All ages and abilities welcome!
Girl Scouts: Use this activity for your outdoor badges.
September 18: Spider Search, 5:00-6:00 PM
For many folks, spiders are creepy crawly they do not want around, but spiders are actually our friends! Spiders are natural pest control and eat bugs such as mosquitos, cockroaches, and flies, some even eat ticks. One single spider can eat up to 2,000 bugs a year! By eating these bugs, spiders help control disease. Let’s search for some of our eight-legged friends, appreciate their intricate webs and thank them for all they do! All ages and abilities welcome, meet at the south entrance.
September 18: Canoemobile Open Paddle and Beach Bonfire, 5:00-7:30 PM
Come celebrate the end of summer at Lakeshore State Park! This month, the Wilderness Inquiry’s Canoemobile program will be joining us to host open paddling! Participants will be with an experienced canoe captain and can expect to be out on the water for 20-30 minutes. This will be a first-come, first-served activity and will have a rotating fleet of canoes going out, so show up anytime! After your paddle, enjoy a s’more and some yard games at the bonfire! Meet at Pebble Beach, all ages and abilities welcome.
September 22: Bookmark Making, 3:30-4:30 PM
Join our Naturalist for a hike to collect samples of our lovely native prairie grasses, and then use them to make our own bookmarks! Along the way, we will learn more about the differences between native and non-native grasses, and why the prairie ecosystem is so important! All ages and abilities welcome, meet at the south entrance.
September 22: Autumnal Equinox Hike, 7:00-8:00 PM
While we may not see many falling, colorful leaves in our park, we do have gorgeous fall-blooming species such as black-eyed susans, compass plant, and many varieties of native grasses, asters, and goldenrods to add autumn color to our prairies! Come celebrate our transition from a time of growth into a time of rest on a hike with our Naturalist on our last day of summer. Meet at the south entrance, near the Lakeshore State Park sign, all ages and abilities welcome!
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