Outdoor Activity
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Wildflower Walk
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Hike the Quarry Lake Trail with Master Naturalist Karen Merlau. This 1.5 mile walk travels through the park’s wooded area where we will observe wildflowers and forest plants.
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Behind the Scenes at Mead: Wetland Habitat Management
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Enjoy a hayride trip through this Wisconsin gem with the professionals directly responsible for its care.
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Stargazing at the Dark Sky Park: Constellations
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Join us at Wisconsin’s only designated Dark Sky Park for a night of star gazing. We’ll start with a brief talk about some of the summer constellations, then move on to some deep sky viewing of star and globular clusters (if conditions allow). Local…
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Music in the Park: Cajun Strangers
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The Cajun Strangers are an award-winning band from Madison, Wisconsin, that plays traditional Cajun dance music, as you would hear down in Southwest Louisiana and East Texas. A Madison institution, they’ve been playing dances, festivals, events and…
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Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth
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See the classic Shakespeare play, Macbeth, at Wisconsin State Parks!
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Glacial Lake Wisconsin: A Brief Geologic History
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Meet our naturalist at the top of the mound observation deck to learn about glacial history and look for clues from 15,000 years ago.
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Glacial Lake Wisconsin: A Brief Geologic History
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Meet our naturalist at the top of the mound observation deck to learn about glacial history and look for clues from 15,000 years ago.
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Summer Is Fun At The Mead
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Summer is Fun at the Mead, Fridays 10-11:15am, June 16th-Aug 18th. Free fun for the whole family; no registration required.
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Evening Walk
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Take a guided hike through the forests and prairies in the early evening. Dress for the weather. This hike will cover about one mile.