Outdoor Recreation

A blast of Arctic air is descending on a large span of the country this weekend, and Wisconsin residents can expect bitterly cold temperatures to linger into the middle of January.

A new ice skating ribbon at Boulder Junction’s Winter Park will give visitors the opportunity to skate through snowy woods. 

After 125 years, the Wisconsin State Park System has grown to include 50 state parks, 44 state trails, 15 state forests, nine state recreation areas and eight river and resources areas.

Ice fishermen have found ways to adapt to low ice cover for the last two winters. Warm lake temperatures may delay the start of this year’s ice season once again.

At least two people in southeast Wisconsin fell through the ice and had to be rescued last weekend.

There are several ways to please nature-lovers this holiday season through wildlife conservation efforts in Wisconsin, senior wildlife outreach specialist Jamie Nack told WPR’s Larry Meiller.

Author Rachel Gross joined WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” to share the history of outdoor recreation marketing and some of its Wisconsin ties.

People flocking to Wisconsin’s waters, trails and woods prompted a $11.2 billion boost to the state’s economy last year, up 9.4 percent from the previous record set in 2022.

Joseph Moore, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Duluth, spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about how to best determine if ice is safe to venture on, as well as preparing for an emergency if it isn’t.

The most recently-approved purchase creates about 1,000 acres of contiguous public land in Dane County.