Kathleen Harris Rawley Point Lighthouse at Point Beach State Forest dates to the mid-1800s and remains an active beacon operated by the U.S. Coast Guard.© JAMES BREY/iSTOCK When winds whip the air and slam water against the shore, a lighthouse…
Story by Kathryn A. Kahler and photos courtesy of Snapshot Wisconsin
Preston D. Cole at the 2019 Wisconsin State Fair. ©SARAH HOYE And just like that, summer is over. One of the great highlights for me this summer was the Wisconsin State Fair. It was wonderful to see the north building at Exploratory Park buzzing…
Story by Beth Norquist and photos by Karen Blodgett A new fishing pier in Chippewa Falls opened in June and provides accessible fishing opportunity to nearly 50 anglers at a time. In June 2013, DNR Conservation Warden Shaun Deeney, Kyle Beach from…
Black Earth Creek in western Dane County was identified as having the invasive New Zealand mudsnail as early as 2012, while nearby Brewery Creek joined the list just last year. © DNR FILES Editor's note: When it comes to aquatic invasive species,…