Leopold Wetland Management District
Portage, Wisconsin 53901Filed Under: Fishing, Hunting, Paddling
The Leopold Wetland Management District is named after Aldo Leopold, who is widely acknowledged as the father of wildlife conservation in America. Leopold is perhaps best known as the author of A Sa ...
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Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Marais, Minnesota 55604Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Skiing
On a hot sultry day in mid July 1802, partners of the most successful fur trade company in North America, the North West Company, met in their majestic Great Hall at Grand Portage and voted to move th ...
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Portage Lakes State Park
Akron, OhioFiled Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
The many waters of Portage Lakes State Park offer visitors a variety of outdoor recreational experiences. Boating, swimming and fishing are popular. The wetlands of the park attract waterfowl and shor ...
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Sturgeon Bay And Lake Michigan Ship Canal
Kewaunee, Wisconsin 54216Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking
The project is located in the northeast portion of Wisconsin in the middle of The Door County peninsula. The ship canal is used as a shortcut for vessels using the ports of Green Bay and Menominee. ...
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Saint Croix National Scenic River
Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Calm or dancing waters surrounded by shades of green, the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway provides 252 miles of recreational opportunities. Canoe amid the northwoods, where wolves, deer, otter and ...
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Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Ashland, Wisconsin 54806Filed Under: Fishing, Hunting
Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge is part of a large wetland complex on Lake Superior, near Ashland, Wisconsin. These coastal wetlands are a significant part of the wildlife habitat and aquati ...
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Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
Park Falls, Wisconsin 54552Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Paddling, Skiing
Located in Wisconsin's Northwoods, are the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forests. The name Chequamegon derives from the Chippewa Indian language and means "place of shallow water." The refe ...
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Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
Mayville, Wisconsin 53050Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting
Over 21,000 acres in size, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge is located on the west branch of the Rock River in southeastern Wisconsin and encompasses the northern two-thirds of Horicon Marsh. ...
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Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
Necedah, Wisconsin 54646Filed Under: Fishing, Hunting, Paddling
Whooping cranes, wolves, Karner blue butterflies, and white-tailed deer call Necedah National Wildlife Refuge "home." Ringed bog hunter dragonflies live in sedge meadows, flying squirrels i ...
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Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
Trempealeau, Wisconsin 54661Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Young black terns sit on their floating nest, a great blue heron gracefully flies over the wetland, a gentle breeze blows across the sand prairie, and a wood duck finds shelter in the bottomland fore ...
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