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Canoe/Kayak Camping presentation a success!
A BIG thank you to everyone who participated in ICORE’s May presentation yesterday! the evening certainly confirms that there are a lot of community members in Iron County that love to enjoy the GREAT OUTDOORS!
Read More >Native Shrub Planting Project Scheduled
Four groups will combine efforts to install a demonstration planting of native shrubs valuable to wildlife on a stretch of the Iron Belle Trail in Ironwood. Volunteers from the Friends of the Iron Belle Trail, the City of Ironwood, the US Forest Service and the Gogebic Conservation District will gather at 9AM, Saturday, May 13…
Read More >Our Wisconsin features Mercer’s Biking Trail
The April/May 2017 issue of Our Wisconsin featured an article on Mercer’s Bike Trail and the annual Lupine Junefest. If you want to subscribe to this great magazine, go to www.OurWisconsinMag.com and click on the “subscribe” link. BTW! Mercer’s 11th annual Lupine Junefest happens Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at…
Read More >Hiking Newman Springs
The Mercer Thursday morning Snowshoeing/Hiking group explored Newman Springs on March 23, 2017. It was a great hike offering many trail and length options. We hiked 3.7 miles of the 7 mile trail options. For more on the Newman Springs Trail, visit http://www.pricecountywi.net/454/Newman-Springs-Trail Please consider joining our Thursday morning outdoor group. Our snowshoeing/hiking season is just about to…
Read More >Snowshoeing the MECCA trail
The Thursday morning snowshoers met at the MECCA Trail warming cabin today and trekked the snowshoe trail. The trail is a little over a mile and we took a side tour of the bog as well. We did identify some Chaga on a few birch trees and enjoyed the new, longer trail. Learn more about…
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