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Harrington Beach State Park

Harrington Beach State Park

Description

Harrington Beach State Park has more than a mile of beach along Lake Michigan. This 715-acre park also features a white cedar and hardwood swamp, old field grasslands with restored wetland ponds and a scenic limestone quarry lake. Camp, sunbathe, picnic, hike, bird watch, fish or practice astronomy. An observatory is open to the public for monthly viewings.

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    Butterflies and Other Pollinators

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    Join Park Naturalist, Phyllis McKenzie, to search for and catch pollinators and other insects in the park.

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    Wildflowers Hike

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    Join Master Naturalist Samantha Lammers and learn some common native and invasive wildflowers that bloom in the summertime.

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    Window to the Universe

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    Learn about and view the universe you call home with the Northern Cross Science Foundation!

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    Harrington Beach Hikers

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    Join Friends Member Amanda Mueller on a five-mile hike through the park and discover what this property and Friends Group has to offer. Meet at the Pucketts Pond parking lot, park admission is required.

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    Sands of Lake Michigan

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    Get out on Lake Michigan’s beach with Master Naturalist, Christine Lilek, for sand painting and sandcastles!

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    Learn to Land Navigate!

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    Explore your way across the landscape using tools from past and present with Friends Member, John Emerson.

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    History Of Stonehaven: The Quarry Town

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    Harrington Beach has quite a history, join local resident Vicki Manzeck on a walk through the park learning about the people who lived, worked, and played here in the Company Town of Stonehaven.

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    NATURE DETECTIVES

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    Calling all youth to discover the secrets of nature by participating in the Wisconsin Explorer program! The program involves completing a required number of engaging nature activities in one of three age-appropriate books (ages 3-5, 6-8, and 9+) to…

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    Wildflower Walk

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    Hike the Bob O Link Trail with Master Naturalist Karen Merlau.

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    Water or Sky Dragonfly?

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    Discover how the amazing dragonflies and damselflies of Wisconsin survive above and below the water’s surface, then try your hand at catching both aquatic and aerial insects.

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