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programs. I believe this to be an important area for the organization to continue to grow, and we’ll look to Luke to continue to expand Saunters and other areas of outreach in the coming years.

The Ice Age Trail has literally been “put on the map” this year, and this helps us accomplish one of our goals of the current Strategic Plan – gaining more visibility for the Trail by having it appear on various maps. We have just been added to Wisconsin’s new USGS Topo maps, and we are already in the newest edition of the Wisconsin Gazetteer.

Later this year, we will start the process of updating our Strategic Plan for the next three to fi ve years, and we’ll need wide input from everyone. Our current plan has served us very well in guiding us to this point - now we are looking at the second half of the decade.

I hope that, by the time you read this, our federal government is “back in business” and we can once again utilize our volunteer help to its fullest advantage through the National Park Service’s umbrella of support. We have a lot to do – we can’t wait to get going!

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As I write this, it is the second week of October, and we are on the 8th day of the federal government shutdown with no end in sight. The IATA has had to suspend the Volunteers in Parks program that allows us to provide almost 70,000 hours of volunteer trail building and maintenance annually, and it has had to cancel a Mobile Skills Crew event planned for St. Croix Falls. Despite that, we are carrying on with all our other functions.

This (hopefully temporary) lull in activity gives us a chance to refl ect on where we have come this year as an organization – a great year for growth! We have fi nally become owners of our own headquarters – the IATA purchased the building in Cross Plains earlier this year. We are well on our way to becoming a Certifi ed Land Trust, a national distinction that has been several years in the making. This will offer assurance to others that we are good land stewards, and that our organization has the stability to manage our lands into perpetuity.

We have completed several signifi cant Mobile Skills Crew projects, including fi nishing a two-year building project of 2.8 miles along the Plover River, an important link in Washington County between the North and South Kettle Moraines, and a great new project near Camp Nawakwa on the Chippewa Moraine.

Our fi nancial status is much improved. We are looking at a second year of a balanced budget (or better….), thanks to our new and ever-expanding Yellow Blaze Club program and signifi cantly increased donations by all of our generous members. The board and our staff are now looking at longer-term stabilization of our fi nancial position through bequests and endowments, consistent with being a Land Trust and a National Scenic Trail.

Our nationally-recognized Summer Saunters program has continued to thrive, and we have been able to hire the founder and leader of the program, Luke Kloberdanz, as a full-time staff member to head our outreach and education

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OURmissionThe mission of the Ice Age Trail Alliance is to create, support, and protect a thousand-mile footpath tracing Ice Age formations across Wisconsin.

ON THE COVER: On a gloomy October day, Roznos Meadow in Devil’s Lake State Park offers its fi nal display of autumn color. Photo by Skillet Creek Media (www.devilslakewisconsin.com).

Mammoth Tales is published by the Ice Age Trail Alliance for its members and friends. Together with the National Park Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, local units of government, businesses, and volunteers from around the state, the IATA works to preserve Wisconsin’s glacial heritage through the development of the Ice Age National and State Scenic Trail.

The IATA welcomes your comments. Email them to [email protected], call us at (800) 227-0046, or send them to Mammoth Tales, c/o IATA, 2110 Main Street, Cross Plains, WI 53528.

Editor: Jamie Fisher | Contributing Editor: Eric Sherman

Printer: Action Graphics, Butler, WI • (262) 373-1999 • www.actiongraphicsink.comPrinted with soy-based ink on 10% recycled, Wisconsin-sourced paper.

Designer: Celtic, Inc., Brookfi eld, WI • (262) 789-7630 • www.celticinc.comIATA logo design donated by Celtic, Inc.

CONTENTS 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trail Building Highlights

10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interview with a Saunter

11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blaze Orange Season

12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volunteer Spotlight

14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter Highlights

16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member & Donor News

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2110 Main StreetCross Plains, WI 53528

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresidentDavid Lonsdorf, Verona, WI

President ElectKevin Delorey, Lake Mills, WI

TreasurerRod Bartlow, Slinger, WI

SecretaryGary Klatt, Whitewater, WI

Vice President DevelopmentJason Dorgan, Blue Mounds, WI

VP Leadership DevelopmentDave Phillips, Madison, WI

Vice President PersonnelRebecca Hamrin, Milwaukee, WI

DIRECTORSMarcy Conklin, Milwaukee, WIDean Dversdall, Frederic, WIDon Erickson, Birchwood, WIBob Funk, Wheaton, ILRoy Gromme, Oconomowoc, WIJohn Helling, Orono, MNDavid Mickelson, Madison, WIJerry Sazama, Chippewa Falls, WI

DIRECTORS EMERITUSAdam CahowRobert CromerTom DroughtJoe JopekDave KinnamonTerry KohlerDavid LovejoyRobert Rusch

STAFFExecutive DirectorMike [email protected]

Director of Trail OperationsTim [email protected]

Director of Land ConservationKevin [email protected]

Information Systems CoordinatorEric [email protected]

Eastern Field RepresentativeBrad [email protected]

Outreach and Education ManagerLuke [email protected]

GIS SpecialistTiffany [email protected]

Administrative AssistantJo [email protected]

Executive AssistantMatt [email protected]

Publications CoordinatorJamie [email protected]

Trail Program SpecialistDave [email protected]

LEADERSHIP MEMORIALDick CatesJoyce ErdmanOdy J. FishWarren KnowlesHenry ReussSarah SykesMarion “Barney” VisteJ.J. “Doc” WernerJohn ZillmerRaymond Zillmer


May 31 - June 2, 2013MSC Wildcard event, Greenwood Segment, Waushara County

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BARB HAZLETTWaushara County Chapter member

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It was May, and, being a bit old and rickety for camping, we were happy to cook from our own kitchen for the 25 volunteers that would be working on the Ice Age Trail near our house.

I have to confess that I was worried. . . I am not Thelma.

Thelma has a reputation. She arrives with her Prius packed full of groceries, is in charge of a tight operation, and hardly ever goes to the grocery store (we went to the grocery store three times a day).

Yes, organization is not my strength, but I have a secret weapon – my friend Barb. We share the same name, but the resemblance ends there. I am a couch vegetable, and I get grumpy. Barb is six inches taller, always smiles, and never stops moving. She makes me hanker for a nap after watching her for seven minutes.

When one has a friend that makes you tired watching her, you invite her to cook for the Ice Age Trail Alliance. I could hear her smiling on the phone when she told me, three weeks before the event, that she had started baking cookies. On the fi rst day, she prepared every special-ordered sandwich by herself. She even knew what to do with the Morel mushrooms that a hiker gave to the volunteer crews working on the Trail (she said that they required extensive bug removal).

For four days, fi ve of us cooked breakfast, made sandwiches, and prepared the other three dishes that I actually know how to make. Not one case of food poisoning was reported that we know of; many smiles and appreciative thanks from the volunteers were abundant.

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Editor’s note: Barb and her husband Lee hosted IATA volunteers on their land in Waushara County during the Greenwood Segment Mobile Skills Crew wildcard event. Twenty-fi ve volunteers contributed 562 hours building a half-mile of new Trail adjacent to the Greenwood State Wildlife Area, maintaining about a mile of existing trail, and establishing a new Dispersed Camping Area, thanks to the fuel provided by the two Barbs and the rest of the support crew.

PHOTO CAPTIONSWith the right tool for the job, IATA volunteer Lisa Maas of McGregor, Iowa, gives shape to the trail. Photo by Dave Caliebe, IATA Trail Program Specialist.

Marcy Conklin, IATA board member of Wauwatosa, joins the bucket brigade to disperse duff (soil and other organic matter) off the trail. Photo by Jo Ellarson, IATA Administrative Assistant.

Larry Swanson of Loves Park, Ill., adds the fi nal touches to a blaze. Photo by Dave Caliebe.

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June 13-16, 2013MSC event, Northern & Southern Blue Hills Segment, Rusk County

Set in an ancient mountain range in northern Wisconsin, the Blue Hills section of the Ice Age Trail winds through remote and sparsely populated Rusk County. The area is rich with wildlife, fl ora, and geologic features such as glacial formations (ice-walled lake plains, hummocks, kettles on an outwash terrace, glacial till), red quartzite, pipestone, and steep rock-strewn valleys.

Into this backwoods setting volunteers from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and North Dakota worked from June 13-16, setting up the Mobile Skills Crew base camp at the former public school in Weyerhaeuser. Food service trailers, tents, Ice Age Trail Alliance equipment, a variety of camping vehicles and event tents for an outdoor kitchen and dining area fi lled the grounds.

Along the 18 miles of the segment, volunteer crews performed the ever-important tasks of trail maintenance. They cleared brush, pried rock from tread, mowed, repaired boardwalks and bridges, upgraded trail signage for almost six miles, improved a railroad crossing, crafted a short but meaningful trail reroute, removed stiles and improved fences. In the outdoor camp kitchen, the support crew prepared three meals a day for participants. A total of 73 volunteers logged 2,047 hours of diverse Ice Age Trail work.

On a portion of the Trail that passed through a farm, volunteers were amused by a herd of Holstein cattle as they sniffed and nudged trail building equipment and lunch coolers with their noses.

Evening activities included kayaking and canoeing on nearby Bass Lake, strolling and shopping in Weyerhaeuser, playing games, and relaxing around the campfi re. Some volunteers hiked to the Blue Hills Felsenmeer State Natural Area (No. 74) to identify plants. Felsenmeer translates as ‘sea of rocks’ in German, a result of glacial geology and frost fracture of quartzite.

This project included the involvement and support of the Village of Weyerhaeuser, Porky’s Bar, Wendy’s Whistle Stop, Barney’s Grocery, Steven’s Lumber, the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce, and the assistance of the Rusk County Forestry Department. The Czekalski, Fortuna, and Wanie families host about two miles of the Ice Age Trail on a handshake agreement basis and allowed volunteer crews access to their properties in order to reach portions of the Trail, and for this we are grateful.

The IATA Mobile Skills Crew program plans to return to the Blue Hills in 2014 for more extensive work such as sculpting tread, installing new boardwalks and bridges, and constructing about a half-mile trail reroute.

Sources:http://wisconsingeologicalsurvey.org/geology/blue_hills.htm Geology of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail by Mickelson, Maher, Simpson

PHOTO CAPTIONSIATA members Gail Piotrowski and Kevin Welton work together on another important aspect of trail maintenance: upgrading trail signage. Photo by Jo Ellarson, IATA Administrative Assistant.

Curious onlookers observe volunteers as they prepare for work on the trail. Photo by Dave Caliebe, IATA Trail Program Specialist.

Walworth/Jefferson County Chapter member Carole Atwood of Williams Bay prepares to cut back a sea of ferns and clear the path of the Trail. Photo by Rachel Roberts, IATA trailwide member.

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July 11-14, 2013Ice Age Trail University, Session II, Gibraltar Segment, Columbia County

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All across Wisconsin, diligent farmers are realizing the effects of spring planting. Golden corn is piled high in silos, silage is occupying empty spaces of farmyards, and the earth is taking a restorative breath from a season of giving.

Farmers are not the only ones reaping the benefi ts of planting. The Ice Age Trail Alliance is procuring a harvest of a different sort – the seeds planted during Ice Age Trail University have ripened into certifi ed sawyers, camp chefs, and new sets of eyes for trail plumbing and ecological management of the trail stewardship zone.

At its core, Ice Age Trail University (IAT-U) is an educational opportunity. The event is designed to provide knowledge, skills and experiences that have a formative effect on the way Trail enthusiasts contribute their unique talents toward the shared vision of creating, supporting and protecting the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. The 49 participants in attendance for the second session of IAT-U in July took advantage of expanded course offerings, including rigging for trails, ecological management and trail maintenance and plumbing. The more traditional classes weren’t forgotten – camp chef, chainsaw safety, and First Aid/CPR all had good attendance. This broader scope for IAT-U II represented collaboration with a network of trainers and participants to broaden the horizon and provide new views into the multi-faceted corners of trail management.

Special thanks goes to all IAT- U II trainers; the Towns of West Point and Lodi for providing town hall buildings; the DNR for allowing us to camp on state-owned property; Al Sulzer for leading the Camp Chef training; and Wisconsin Basecamp students and staff for taking part. Most importantly, a heartfelt thank you is extended to the training participants for helping to meet the mission of the Ice Age Trail Alliance by learning new skills and reinforcing existing ones.

The application of newfound skills and knowledge developed through IAT-U is already coming to fruition. Across the state, training participants share what they learned on an ongoing basis. Despite the approaching winter, next year’s crop is already being cultivated by skillful participants of Ice Age Trail University.

PHOTO CAPTIONSThe Trail is the classroom during the trail maintenance and plumbing class. Here, a volunteer works on a drainage dip on the Eastern Lodi Marsh Segment. Photo by Dave Caliebe.

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Wisconsin Basecamp students leave their mark on the Ice Age Trail. On, Wisconsin! Photo by Dave Caliebe.

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July 31 - August 4, 2013MSC event, Plover River Segment, Marathon County

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DAVE CALIEBEIATA Trail Program Specialist

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The sound of champagne bottles releasing their excitement echoed across the terminal moraine of Marathon County. It was the Saturday of the fi nal Mobile Skills Crew project on the Plover River Segment, and more than 70 volunteers gathered at a bend in the new Trail to celebrate its offi cial opening.

The toast commemorated the handcrafted, 5.5-mile Plover River Segment – the culmination of six MSC events over four years. Since 2010, nearly 900 volunteers contributed over 18,000 hours to bring the segment to fruition, not to mention preparing over 5,000 meals – an impressive force, much like the glacier that shaped Wisconsin’s landscape.

That glacier began as a single snowfl ake, joining with others to create the foundation of the immensity to come. Over time, a snowpack formed, and it grew to become an unstoppable force, rearranging the hills and rivers in its path. Such is the Plover River Segment.

It began with the dreams and wanderings of a few. Those ideas stuck and eventually grew into the fi rst MSC event in 2010, which also featured Ice Age Trail University. Volunteers adapted their new skills to the terrain Plover River offered, problem solving along the way and becoming better trail builders in the process. New volunteers joined the force with each project, and the Plover River Segment continued to grow.

Section by section, volunteers built the Trail in the glacial landscape, pushing it toward, and then beyond, the crest of the terminal moraine. Their sweat, skills and drive to see the Plover River Segment completed became an unstoppable force that resulted in one of the fi nest walks in the state. That force fi nally came to rest atop the terminal moraine on this azure Saturday, after the last boulder had been moved and the last blaze painted. A single volunteer, like a snowfl ake, can only do so much

– but when joined with others, a force takes shape, able to accomplish something greater.

Many have already written about the splendor of the Plover River Segment, and embedded in those stories is the one of the volunteers who made that grand walk possible. When you hike the segment, slow down, enjoy the wild forest and picture how the Trail was crafted – by a glacier of volunteers.

PHOTO CAPTIONSThanks to Kretz Industrial Forest for a comfortable, convenient location for base camp. Photo by Dave Caliebe, IATA Trail Program Specialist.

Members of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Americorps trail crew help out on the Plover River Segment. Photo by Dave Caliebe.

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August 21-25, 2013MSC event, Milwaukee River Segment, Washington County

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Starting on Wednesday of the trail building project, I spent most of my days at the Greeter Station, located next to a cornfi eld and adjacent to County Highway H and the Milwaukee River, helping to orient Trail volunteers as they arrived at the project site. Our location made it possible for my fellow greeters and me to welcome many passersby as well. At least 80 volunteers came the fi rst day, and even more on successive days. Since parking was limited at part of the site, my husband Ernie was a willing transporter, going from the Greeter Station to the work site on a road less traveled.

By Saturday I was more than ready to work on the Trail. To start the day, everyone limbered up with exercises set to music by Wagner. Twenty-fi ve members of the Schaefer family had traveled from across the country to be at the event, and we composed the bulk of two trail crews. The half-mile hike to our work area had me winded. We learned about the special, heavy tools we would use from our volunteer crew leader, and after a quick recovery, the pick mattock became my friend as I hacked at basket-sized dandelions and burdock. The duff bucket was new, too, and really heavy when fi lled with dirt to be broadcast 20 feet from the trail.

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PHOTO CAPTIONSVolunteers take a break for lunch on an in-progress boardwalk. Photo by Dave Caliebe, IATA Trail Program Specialist.

Volunteers make progress on new Ice Age Trail alongside the Milwaukee River. Photo by Jamie Fisher, IATA Publications Coordinator.

IATA member Leah Bradley of Milwaukee takes a walk on the section’s new boardwalk. Photo by Dave Caliebe.

Members of the Schaefer family on the family’s original homestead, including Washington/Ozaukee County Chapter member Bob Broman, far right. Photo by Jamie Fisher.

The author, Audray Schaefer Wiesen, right, describes her experience at the project to U.S. Rep. Tom Petri, second from left. Photo by Jamie Fisher.

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At noon it was time to fall in behind well over 100 people headed back toward the Greeter Station for lunch, including U.S. Representative Tom Petri of Wisconsin’s 6th district. As others tried to talk with me I gasped,

“I can’t walk AND talk.” Silently, I made it back to the Greeter Station. At a lunchtime ceremony, Congressman Petri was presented with the Vanguard Award by North Country Trail Association representatives for his many years of support for hiking trails.

In the afternoon, my niece Sue Fullington dealt with a stone in the Trail that became a rock, and then a boulder. Much digging and heaving and pushing and pulling by several sweating volunteers determined that a Feldman (a nylon sling used to move rock) would be the best help. As the afternoon neared its end, we fi nally achieved success.

I looked at this opportunity as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to help build the Ice Age Trail on the land where I grew up, and it was very different from what I had expected. The land looks different to me now as a visitor than it did to me as a farmer’s daughter. It is re-purposed. Come walk that Trail, and think of the farmer who cared for his land and promoted it for outdoor activities like fi shing, picnicking, hunting, canoeing, trapping and hiking. The rolling hills and deep kettles will become special to you, too.

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YOU’VE GONE THROUGH SAUNTERS AS A STUDENT, AND NOW YOU’RE A MENTOR. HOW HAS YOUR VIEW OF THE PROGRAM CHANGED OVER THE YEARS?

“When you’re little, you look up to the older kids. It’s interesting to be a mentor and see the kids who are doing it now. It’s something that could easily be lost. And it’s nice because you get a mix of kids, and they get to meet people they wouldn’t normally meet. It’s a nice bonding experience.”

WHY DO YOU LIKE DOING SUMMER SAUNTERS EVERY YEAR? WHAT MAKES YOU COME BACK AND VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME?

“It’s benefi cial to get to see my friends and volunteer at the same time. I’m also meeting kids I wouldn’t otherwise know. Everyone is. And I enjoy it, so it doesn’t feel like I’m volunteering or giving up my time. I’d otherwise probably just be watching TV.”

Tori, middle, on a Summer Saunters hike at the Gibraltar Segment in 2009, her second year with the program. IATA fi le photo.

HOW DO YOU THINK THE STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM SPENDING A WEEK OUTSIDE HIKING ON THE TRAIL?

“It gives the kids a new appreciation for things. You can tell they notice things that they otherwise wouldn’t. They ask tons of questions – ‘Where did that rock come from?’ Things like that. They also learn to deal with challenges, like bugs or more diffi cult hikes or bad weather. That’s what makes it fun. And after hiking all day and getting sweaty, everyone grows really close.”

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BEING A MENTOR AND HIKING WITH THE STUDENTS?

“It’s great to see how happy the kids are at the end of the week. At the beginning, they’ll complain about having to get up early or how much they have to hike. But by the end, they wish it would last longer.”

HOW DOES SAUNTERS IMPACT THE KIDS WHEN THEY LEAVE THE TRAIL AND GO BACK TO THE CLASSROOM? HOW HAS IT IMPACTED YOU?

“It helps them become who they are. You fi nd out what they’re interested in because you’re just hiking and talking, or you’re talking while you eat lunch, that sort of thing. I think it also helps build confi dence, and for me it’s helped socially. I tend to be shy around people I don’t know, and when I’m mentoring, I have to be confi dent around the kids.”

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Tori Seaver, a junior at Madison Country Day School, has a

unique perspective on the Ice Age Trail Alliance’s Summer Saunters program – she has taken part every year since the program began. As a fi fth-grader in 2008, Tori was part of the fi rst group of Lodi Elementary students to walk the Ice Age Trail as Saunters, and each summer she has returned as a volunteer mentor, leading younger students on their week of exploring the Trail.

In 2013, Summer Saunters, the IATA’s hiking program that brings students on the Ice Age Trail for one week during their summer break, saw 400 students take part from six school districts across the state. Tori, her fellow mentors, and younger students made up a group of 67 who took part with Lodi Elementary.

What has Tori learned from hiking and leading others on the Trail, and what keeps her coming back every year? Read on to fi nd out...


ON THIS PAGE: Lodi Valley Chapter coordinator Joanna Kramer Fanney enjoys a fall hike with her dog, Adonis, on the Gibraltar Segment in Columbia County. Photo by Lodi Valley Chapter member Paulette Walker Smith.

Go to dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/hunt for more information and for hunting and trapping maps for each state park and SIATA.

GENERAL NOTES AND TIPS:• Wisconsin holds various hunting seasons, from deer to turkey to bear,

that phase in and out throughout the fall and winter months.

• For your safety, consider this time of year Blaze Orange Season – wear blaze orange (or other bright colors) from October through March when you and your pet are on the Trail.

PRIVATE LANDOWNERS MAY CLOSE THE PORTION OF THE TRAIL THAT RUNS THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY DURING HUNTING SEASON.

• Respect signs that announce a closed portion of Trail, and be cognizant when you pass a “Private Land” sign.

• In advance of your hike, consider calling the chapter coordinator for more details on sections of the Trail that are closed.

MANY SEGMENTS – PUBLIC AND PRIVATE – STAY OPEN FOR HIKING AND ALSO ALLOW HUNTING.

• Just about all segments of the Ice Age Trail that cross public lands remain open for hiking during hunting season, including the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, state and county forests, and state parks.

• Wisconsin Act 168, also known as the Sporting Heritage Bill, was signed into law and allows hunting in most state parks and State Ice Age Trail Areas from Nov. 15 - Dec. 15 and from April 1 to the Tuesday nearest May 3.

• In these locations, no hunting or trapping is allowed within 100 yards of the Ice Age Trail. Note that this rule does not apply to other trails in state parks; see the DNR website for more details.

Hiking on the Ice Age Trail during Wisconsin’s hunting season can raise some questions. It should. Each person enjoys Wisconsin’s fall weather in his or her own way, and this should lead us to think about how to share

our landscapes in a safe, respectful way. Some parts of the Trail are closed, but most remain open. Here are the important points to remember as an Ice Age Trail hiker while the state’s major hunting seasons are happening.

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When the women of the volunteer trail signage crew known as the Blazing Babes talk about their experience with the group, a few themes stand out: working hard, having fun, and improving the Ice Age Trail in a real, tangible way. Oh, and trailside wine and cheese parties.

Pat Witkowski of Oconomowoc, who volunteers as trail coordinator for the Waukesha/Milwaukee County Chapter of the IATA, formed the volunteer crew in early 2012 with the goal of upgrading the signage on the 44 miles of Ice Age Trail in Waukesha County. She began announcing at monthly chapter meetings that she was looking for help with the task. A handful of women responded, and the Blazing Babes were born.

After some initial training, the group of eight women, which includes chapter members Ann Green, Barbara Johnson, Chris Miller, Jessica Woodward, Judy Rose, Kris Jensen, Sherri Ritz and Witkowski, started meeting on a regular basis for “blazing days.” In less than two years, the volunteers have brought the signage up to standard on 21.8 miles of Waukesha County’s Ice Age Trail.

The Babes mainly work with the Trail’s yellow blazes – offi cially called reassurance markers, these let hikers know they are on the right path

– with the goal of replacing plastic blazes with painted ones.

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On a workday, the Babes confi rm blaze locations, prepare trees for painting, paint blazes and clear the corridor for blaze visibility. The work is slow – the Babes typically cover less than a mile of Trail per outing – but they are thorough and have developed a routine that makes their work effi cient.

“I enjoy how everyone just decides on what job they will do on a particular day,” says Barbara Johnson of Milwaukee. “Some days it is a solitary experience with us ‘leap-frogging’ each other from one blaze to the next. Other times, we work as a group clearing, removing invasives, scraping trees and painting. It is always pleasant, and we get a lot of work done.”

The group’s progress is fueled by a camaraderie that everyone enjoys. Witkowski says that bird watching, plant and insect identifi cation and grandkid updates are often interspersed with discussions of “the perfect blaze,” and it is what she enjoys most.

Many of the women also consider the laidback Trail outings the perfect opportunity to give back to the Ice Age Trail and their local chapter.

“For me, having a bum knee doesn’t keep me from being a contributor when I can have a brush in hand,” says Judy Rose of Milwaukee.

“There are so many ways that most folks can be part of trail building, and working with the Babes has given me another opportunity to be part of the Ice Age Trail experience.”

The work of the Blazing Babes has gained a bit of fame along the Trail, and they were able to contribute to three 2013 Mobile Skills Crew projects in Chippewa, Marathon and Washington counties.

Witkowski says the women have grown to take immense pride in their work, and as “Lead Babe” and the group’s organizer, she always has an extra reward waiting for her fellow volunteers.

“Our leader, Pat, never misses an opportunity to bring a treat to conclude our trail work,” says Chris Miller of Delafi eld. “From frozen popsicles on a warm day to pistachios eaten with yellow painted hands, the parting savor in our mouth has us looking forward to our next trail time. She has upped the reward when we fi nish a total [segment] to a wine and cheese party.”

Through their efforts, the Blazing Babes get to spend time on the Trail in good company. But the most satisfying aspect of their volunteer time, they say, is knowing the difference they are making for the safety and enjoyment of Ice Age Trail hikers.

“I have found great satisfaction when we are out there blazing and hikers come by,” says Jessica Woodward of Delafi eld. “People are so appreciative that we volunteer and mark the trail. It is nice to get the reinforcement of appreciation and know that people really do see and use the blazes. Plus it initiates conversations and provides the opportunity to share more about the statewide system and ways that people can get involved.”

The Blazing Babes’ dedication has made a considerable impact on the Ice Age Trail in two short years. Although winter is on its way, the group shows no signs of slowing down. Witkowski says she is planning some days of indoor post-painting so the Babes can keep up their progress.

“When you get a group of ladies together and determine a plan as a team,” says Sherri Ritz of Delafi eld, “you can get a lot accomplished.”

PHOTO CAPTIONSBarbara Johnson and Ann Green blaze the Plover River Segment at the fi nal Mobile Skills Crew event in July. Photo by Dave Caliebe, IATA trail program specialist.

Barbara Johnson and Sherri Ritz upgrade urban signage on the Hartland Segment. Photo by Pat Witkowski.

(Left to right) Sherri Ritz, Barbara Johnson, Ann Green, Kris Jensen, and Pat Witkowski enjoy a trailside wine and cheese party to celebrate another completed segment. Photo by Chris Miller.

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CHAPTER COORDINATER CONTACT INFORMATION:Indianhead ChapterPolk & Burnett Cos.Dean Dversdall(715) [email protected]

Superior Lobe ChapterBarron & Washburn Cos.Bob Held(715) [email protected]

Blue Hills ChapterFred Nash(715) [email protected]

Chippewa Moraine ChapterChippewa Co.Richard Smith(715) [email protected]

High Point ChapterTaylor Co. Buzz Meyer(715) [email protected]

Northwoods ChapterLincoln Co.Ruby and Bruce Jaecks(715) [email protected]

Langlade Co. ChapterJoe Jopek(715) 623-2645 [email protected]

Marathon Co. ChapterDave Mix(715) [email protected]

Portage Co. ChapterSally Freckmann(715) 344-0686 [email protected]

Waupaca Co. ChapterDebbie Krogwold(715) [email protected]

Waushara Co. ChapterRandy Lennartz(920) [email protected]

Marquette Co. ChapterGary Ertl(608) [email protected]

Heritage Trail ChapterNorthern Columbia Co.Brad Crary(800) [email protected]

Baraboo Hills ChapterSauk Co.Donna and Neal Meier(608) [email protected]

Lodi Valley ChapterSouthern Columbia Co.Joanna Kramer Fanney(608) [email protected]

Dane Co. ChapterAndrew Bent(608) [email protected]

Tom Gross(608) [email protected]

Rock Co. Chapter Mike Guisleman(608) [email protected]

Walworth/Jefferson Co. ChapterCarol Prchal(262) [email protected]

Lynn Larson(262) [email protected]

Waukesha/Milwaukee Co. ChapterKris Jensen(262) [email protected]

Washington/Ozaukee Co. ChapterCraig Sanford(262) [email protected]

Lakeshore ChapterDan Mitchell(920) [email protected]

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WASHINGTON/OZAUKEE COUNTY CHAPTERWhile our Chapter spent several workdays corridor clearing to prepare for our Mobile Skills Crew event in August, we remained busy throughout the county maintaining and improving our trail. Last year we started a weeknight workday program. This year, we expanded the program by holding 10 Tuesday night workdays. Despite rain and several VERY hot nights which impacted attendance, we accomplished a lot. We’ve already decided to extend the program into 2014 as well. We spent much of the summer months hiking, too. A moonlight hike at Loew Lake in May, a very popular National Trails Day hike at the Polk Kames and a second moonlight hike in Kewaskum during the MSC project were some of the highlights. A very productive and fun summer for our Chapter!

– Craig Sanford, chapter coordinator

LAKESHORE CHAPTEROMG! It looks like over the next couple years we will be building at least a mile and a half and, perhaps, as many as fi ve miles of new trail in several areas throughout Manitowoc County. A group of us have already begun exploring, doing very preliminary fl agging along the East Twin River northwest of Mishicot. In the meantime, we continue working to improve and maintain our existing trails. More than a dozen members and friends enjoyed a hike in early June along the Woodland Dunes Nature Center/Aurora Hospital trail in Two Rivers, a route that is used by both organizations for run/walks.

– Dan Mitchell, chapter coordinator

LODI VALLEY CHAPTERMay through August were eventful months in the Lodi Valley Chapter. On May 4, 16 Ice Age Trail Alliance members and non-members joined up to hike from Devil’s Lake to Slack Hill, a 13-mile trek. The weather conditions were fi ne and the company even better. June 1 was a beautiful day for the annual Mammoth Fun Run & Hike. Sixty-eight participants from 12 area communities celebrated National Trails Day with a hike or trail run, with donations from this free event going to support chapter activities. On June 20 the chapter hosted a Summer Solstice Saunter & Social, with about 20 people hiking on the Gibraltar Segment and then enjoying the hospitality of Ross & Connie Ament.

And speaking of sauntering, the Summer Saunters Service Project in July brought 37 students to three sections of Trail over three days, leaving the Trail in much better shape than they found it. A dozen Cub Scouts and their adult guides from Pack 355 helped with trail maintenance in August, and additional monthly maintenance days brought out additional volunteers. Bill Welch (and grandson Sam) did a “walk and talk” on the Trail for a mixed-age group of Lodi summer school students.

– Patti Herman, Lodi Valley Chapter member

PORTAGE COUNTY CHAPTEROur chapter promoted the Ice Age Trail at the Cultural Festival, June Dairy Days, and the Rosholt County Fair. Jill Quinn scheduled a family hike in June, and the National Park Service IAT display was in our public library, done by Vicky Billings.

Our maintenance crew this season was Bob & Mark Ellingson; Tammy Hunter; Gary Weier; Ben Schultz; Pat and Dan Kohler; Tim Kohbeck; Sharon Fox; Mark Hughes; Phil Johnsrud and Paul Klein; Jean Klein; John Vollrath; Cindy Wilkes; Mary Jacobson; Joseph & Lil Paul; Ron Harris; Julie Schneider; Mark Balhorn; Karsten Crouse; Virginia Freire and Marty Wacker.

Thanks to Ruth Sommers and webmaster Ron Harris for accomplishing so many items to keep our chapter strong and respectable. Our annual Hike-a-thon was October 5 starting from the Iola Winter Sports Club. The hike was correlated with the Hidden Studios Art Tour along the Portage and Waupaca County line October 4-6 (HiddenStudiosArtTour.com).

– Sally Freckmann, chapter coordinator

WAUKESHA/MILWAUKEE COUNTY CHAPTERWhat’s new in the Waukesha/Milwaukee County Chapter? Our “Monday Mudders” led by Pat Witkowski moved dirt and used muscle, McLeods and pulaskis to repair tread and reroute eroded Trail in areas of Lapham Peak State Park and the Southern Kettle Moraine Forest. After months of fundraising and research our Chapter’s interpretive display at the Hausmann Nature Center is complete. Visitors can view the large map, digital photos and other IATA materials. New hike leader Becky White has added a selection of evening walks to our events calendar. Several new informational kiosks have been installed and are being maintained by Kiosk Manager, Cary Mui.

Not so new but enjoyable Chapter happenings included our second meeting at the Urban Ecology Center, featuring speaker Cheryl Nenn of Milwaukee Riverkeeper, and a summer picnic at the UW-Waukesha Field Station hosted by Marlin Johnson.

Continued thanks to those members new and old who consistently provide their time and energy to maintain trail in Waukesha County.

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PHOTO CAPTIONSHikers take in the display of colorful wildfl owers during a prairie hike at the Waukesha/Milwaukee County Chapter Summer Gathering. Photo by Kevin Kuhlmann, Waukesha/Milwaukee County Chapter member.

Hikers enjoy the New Hope Segment during the Portage/Waupaca County Hike-a-Thon. Photo by Jenny Vandiver, Waupaca County Chapter member.

Volunteers help clean up the Ice Age Trail at Lapham Peak at a Waukesha/Milwaukee County Chapter Monday Mudders event. Photo by Kevin Kuhlmann.

Seasoned Waushara County Chapter trail volunteers (from left) Randy Lennartz, Larry Beacon, Dick Semrow, and Lee Hazlett work hard to maintain more than 20 miles of Trail in Waushara County. Photo by Randy Lennartz.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! We are pleased to welcome the following new members to the IATA:

Kathleen AllenMaria AmmendMike BarillasMary BartkowiakColin BeayDan BelterJoseph BeylerAllen BockMarc & Meg BoucherSean BrecklingAlan & Mary BrownTimothy BuchholzDavid BuckJames & Karen BuckLyle & Beth BuettnerPeter BurgKathy CainDave & Nancy CarowJamie CharitonRoy ChildMichael ChristensenCharles ChurchJeremiah ClayDan, Debbie, Hannah & Sophie ColeShelley CookJim Cousin

Sandy Kallas & Roger CraryTerry CreydtNick DiffertJohn & Rose DorceyKevan DoxtaterJeff DurbinMike, Kim & Matthew EarlyEmmy FinkPeter FluckeEd ForresterPhillip GathrightTerrence GerlachLinda & Mark GlasserDavid & Shelley HamelCynthia HertzbergRandy HoelzenMichael HoganDaniel HolianWendell HollPhilip HudsonLori & Chris JoasJames JorgensenRon JulianPaul KaarakkaDaniel KaatPaul A. Kachelmeier

Bruce KehlPeter KelloggBruce KlinkCheryl KnuppelJohn R. KolbeMike KoziczkowskiJill LamphereLisa LaudolffAmy LaundrieRobert LeHewAllen LocanderKathleen LuciaMary LutzDavid ManteufelJoanne & David MarklundDorla MayerMatthew McCaslandMelanie McManusDavid MentjesK MillerMary MullenKurt & Annette NierodeBob NoldDallas NustvoldJames M. ParryJohn Pisa

Sharon PoniewazMichael ReinfeldtGloria RettingerLinda RintelmanDelann RoneyPaul RusmiselAndrew SaemanMichael SalchertLisa & Rob SanbornAlyson SchaeferBrittany ScheppJill SchultzAnne SchwantesRonald SchwilkJennifer SheltonTim Dickinson & Terri TachenyAndrew ToebeRobert TurnerAnn TurnerHannah TwitonTammy Vanden HeuvelJeff Von HadenJesse WilkinsDon WilsonErika Wittekind

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$500 – $9993M Foundation, Saint Paul, MNDavid & Kathy AdamCity of Trails Committee, Saint Croix FallsFrederick & Edith Ann DalleskaEric DaubCora DversdallDean DversdallRichard FriesDoug GalaszewskiJon Russell & Deborah KotlarekChristine Johnson & John MatelCharles Mayhew IIIDolly McNultyConrad & Amanda PunGail Hanson & Michael SchmidtAudray & Ernest WiesenWings Over Wisconsin, MayvilleSuzanne & Mitch Wolf

$250 – $499Joe AldstadtJeff & Judy ArchibaldRick & Paula BarnesAnna Huttenlocher & Andrew BentCUNA Mutual Foundation, MadisonMichael & Carla Di IorioBill & Karla DickmeyerJeff, Shelly & Ben DohlbyTom & Carol EhrsamDale & Joanna Kramer FanneyRita FoxDr. Kurt HansenDavid JenkinsTricia & Karl KissingerAlan & Marie LangeteigMargaret LochbaumJohn & Betty MooreNew Vision Wilderness, GraftonGary & Hedda PatzkeDavid PhillipsChuck PoatKen & Donna PokoraBrad & Gail PowersRichard ProppGlenn & Sherri RitzTerry ShervenBill WelchGary WernerWest Bend Mutual Insurance Company, West Bend

$100 – $249Edward AbellJeff AlderIntegrated Restoration, BellevilleJohn Keener, Brenda Autz & FamilyJoelle BairdRussell BairdDaniel BarkerBill & Jody BeersMary BehanDr. Kathy BelgeaRon & Nelda BergstenBill Cook Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Stevens PointRobert BodensteinerDavid & Sarah BogenTom Sullivan & Catherine BonnardReed BonnerR.H. BoothroydDeborah BowenLeah BradleyCarol & Robert BromanJim BuchananJoel Burbach

$100 – $249Burlage Chiropractic Wellness Center LLC, LodiEdwin BurmanBill & Bea BurnapSarah CalceseAbigail CantorSusan CarlsonMark CarrThomas CeparskiBill & Marshall ClarkeBrian & Abigail ClepperBrian Casey & Andrea CoxBob & Dede CromerVicky D’OrazioPeter DargatzBruce C. DavidsonJudd DeckerLaura DeGolierRolf DeVries SmithBruce E. DeweyDavid DitlefsenJason DorganRoss EberleThomas EggertJohn & Cathy EmersonDavid & Tracy EricksonDon EricksonLynn EschenburgTim & Teresa EscherMarty & Terry EvansonGordon & Judith FaulknerWendy FinkFriends of Potawatomi State ParkGE FoundationFrederick & Betty GellerupKeith GlassThomas GleasonFrank GrovesGeorge GurriaEileen HanniganGail HansenEd HastreiterBill & Jan HauptJoAnn HavelLinda & Paul HawnLance HenricksonThomas & Margaret HenzlerPatti HermanDave HockPaul & Jean HoltanWilliam & Janet JohnsonSheldon JonasEdward & Patricia JonesMohammad KiarangDr. & Mrs. Ivan KnezevicWilliam Knickrehm


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MILESTONES GIVING TREEMATCHING GIFTSGifts to the IATA were made in honor of:Roy & Sue Gromme by Glenn & Sherri RitzJohn Rashke by National Mutual Benefi t, MadisonJim Slocum & Anne Tremel by Cathy & Gerry Gunderson

Gifts to the IATA were made in memory of:Betty Koss by Bob & Dede Cromer, Joe & Peg JopekCharley Morkin by Robert FalkRaymond W. Schaefer by Audray WiesenArleen Wood by Sue Poehlman

The Giving Tree is an inspiring work of art adorning the entryway of our offi ce in Cross Plains. Donations to the tree add names to the tranquil scene, connecting people in an intimate, artful way to the mission of the Alliance.

Giving Tree gifts were made in honor of:

Brenda Autz by Joanna Kramer Fanney

Giving Tree gifts were made in memory of:

Jimmy Bartholomew by Joanna Kramer Fanney

Alma J. Dewey by Bruce E. Dewey

Matching gifts were received from:

CUNA Mutual Foundation thanks to Michael Hutchen

Dominion thanks to Joann M. Havel

GE thanks to Anne Davies Walsh and Carl Engelhardt

Owens-Illinois Fund of the Charities Foundation thanks to Liz DeBraal

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$100 – $249Linda Sweeney & Allen KnopHenry KochL. Lucille Kocks Trust Anne KoeppeJeffery Tongue & Elizabeth KrogDebbie & Wayne KrogwoldBob LangeBarb & Jerry LarsonRichard LeightonLodi Canning Company, Mr. & Mrs. Ted GoeresLodi Sausage Company & Meat MarketBruce & Kerri LudolphJames & Susan LundbergJo MacDonaldRob MalewickiJohn & Judith McBroomSteve Brandt & Lynda McDonnellSusan McDonnell Alison McLaughlinRobert MlynarekCathy Drexler & Wade MuellerKathy MulbrandonDr. Gene MusolfRobert NevermannAlbert & Nancy NiemiMichael & Ginger O’KeefeKen O’NeillMichelle OsterGail OstermannAmy Wilcox-Owens & Richard OwensDean & Jayne Paynter

$100 – $249Joel PedersenTina PickruhnTod PoremskiProduction Machine & Enterprise Corporation, MadisonDavid & Carole PucelyPaul RabinowitzDr. & Mrs. Thomas RadmerBeth & Peter RahkoDaniel RamboJoshua Paul Rapp, c/o Joanna FanneySteven RatfeldersJoAnn Levy-Rehm & Bernd RehmRichard RehmJames RemingtonRachel RobertsAllan RobertsonNational Mutual Benefi t, MadisonStephen & Barbara RombergerJudy RoseRunning Fit, Ann Arbor, MIStephanie SansoucieSauk Prairie Memorial Hospital & ClinicsRuth SaundersJohn SchlettyLisa SchmatzhagenJudi & Karl SchmidSchmitt Technical Services, Inc., Cross PlainsTom & JoAnne SchoeneckerDavid ScholtzBetty Schraith

$100 – $249Eric SchwartzJackie Czehno & John SingerBill & Angie SmithKraig SmithPatricia J. McKearn & Richard B. SmithJennifer StehleyJeffrey & Jana SteinmetzJohn & Peggy StoeklEdward StoeverJohn & Martha StoltenbergSutter Creative LLC, MazomanieTim SweeneyLarry TarnowLaura Clark-Taylor & Gene TaylorCarol Zazubek & Douglas ThomasKevin & Krista ThusiusDeborah VomhofJohn & Lila WaldmanRon Smith & Paulette Walker SmithThomas WarthWendy WatsonKristi Kenyon & Gary WensingWestern States Envelope Co., MilwaukeeJohn WilcoxNancy WinterMike WollmerMary YeakelJames YoungquistJanet Zimmerman

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NEW AND UPDATED

GUIDEBOOKS AVAILABLE

SOON!

The Ice Age National Scenic Trail grows each year as volunteers construct new segments and re-route existing ones, and the IATA publishes updated editions of its guidebooks every three years to refl ect the Trail’s evolution.

We are excited to announce the next update scheduled for release in April 2014 – the all-new Ice Age Trail Guidebook. The book is intended for day hikers and is based on the Ice Age Trail Companion Guide, but with some key improvements:

• Segment descriptions include map excerpts from the Ice Age Trail Atlas.

• Segments are categorized on a set of criteria, including elevation change, ruggedness, camping opportunities, and availability of drinking water.

• The book will have standard binding and be printed in full color.

One thing that will not change is its size – the Guidebook will remain at the backpack-friendly 6” x 9” dimensions of the Companion Guide.

An updated version of the Ice Age Trail Atlas will also be available, with the addition of segment names on each map and waypoint markings for signifi cant Ice Age Trail landmarks. The Atlas will come as a shrink-wrapped set of three-hole-punched maps and will be available at a lower price than the previous edition.

Coming later in 2014 is the all-new Ice Age Trail Databook, aimed specifi cally at long-distance hikers. Stay tuned for more information next year!

Go to iceagetrail.org to sign up for our pre-order notifi cation list – we’ll send you an email as soon as pre-order for the Guidebook and the Atlas becomes available.

An excerpt from the upcoming Ice Age Trail Guidebook.

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