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CHIPPEWA MORAINE CHAPTER effort. I can think of few things more rewarding than bringing kids out into
nature and maybe, just maybe, planting a seed of what is possible. Think
Coordinator: Richard Smith (715-933-0252, of it: a kid, standing on the Trail and realizing, “I can follow this path for
ChippewaMoraineChapter@iceagetrail.org)
Chippewa hundreds of miles, how cool is that?”
County
Detours and Reroutes were the theme of much of the
2019 trailbuilding season in Chippewa County. A detour - Lee “Butch” Clendenning
between Firth Lake and Hwy CC was changed twice, providing a shorter
road walk on what looks to be a fairly long-term detour. Another detour NORTHWOODS CHAPTER
was resurrected when the Horseshoe Lake crossing was submerged, Coordinator: Ruby Jaecks
while still another two were necessitated by high waters on Picnic Lake.
Lincoln (715-551-1118, brjaecks@outlook.com)
A fi nal detour had a happier outcome, however. What started out, County The Northwoods Chapter volunteers had a busy late
in 2018, as a detour to avoid an industrial-scale logging project was summer and fall clearing Ice Age Trail segments
polished and perfected into a new permanent route for a section west damaged in the July 19th storms. They did a great
of Picnic Lake (west of the Harwood Lake MSC project of 2013 and job along with the Northwoods Chapter Support Crew Leader, Bruce
2014). The project involved numerous chapter trail improvement days, Jaecks. We’d like to commend the entire Support Crew for their
both scheduled dedicated work on projects above and beyond maintaining their
and short-notice, respective sections of the Trail.
throughout 2019.
The capstone event The Support Crew created a reroute for a badly damaged storm area
was installation of a along the Harrison Hills Segment. The original section of Trail will be
new bench with a re-established after a logging operation takes place this winter. In
panoramic view. the Timberland Wilderness Segment they built two structures, a new
boardwalk in front of a large beaver dam and replaced a bridge no longer
2020 kicks off with deemed safe.
a trail clean-sweep
day on Saturday, Our annual Fall Color hike was held in September, the colors were great
April 18, chapter- in the beautiful rolling hardwoods of the Harrison Hills Segment.
led hikes on May 3, - Ruby Jaecks
and June 6, and a
family-focused Sol-
stice hike on Friday
evening, June 20.
Trail improvement
days are planned
for one Saturday
each month, and
impromptu days A sturdy bench provides physical relief and visual
are frequently delight to cap off a newly completed segment
added. midway between Picnic Lake and Deer Fly Trail.
Photo by Jerry Sazama.
- Richard Smith
HIGH POINT CHAPTER
Co-Coordinators: Buzz Meyer
(715-748-5627, gtmeyer@charter.net) and
Taylor
County Lee “Butch” Clendenning (715-415-6713, Northwoods Chapter Support Crew (from left to right), Harold Burt, Bruce
leeclendenning1@yahoo.com) Jaecks (Support Crew Leader), Ron Cortte, Jim Lake, and Don Gehrmann,
is all smiles having built a new replacement bridge on the Timberland
Heading into the winter season, we will be enjoying a Segment. Photo by Ruby Jaecks.
respite from gnats, mosquitos, and trail maintenance. It’s a time to refl ect
on the past season and plan for the next. 2019 brought a record number
of shuttles for the Spirit Stick award winner for the same year. Buzz LANGLADE COUNTY CHAPTER
Meyer logged over 3,200 miles shuttling 54 parties, topping the previous Coordinator: Joe Jopek
record of 53 set in 2016. An additional six rides from his Co-Coordinator (715-623-2645, jjjopekj@frontier.com)
brings the High Point Chapter total to 60 shuttles for the year. Langlade
County
A group of middle school students have expressed interest in helping
promote the Ice Age Trail, a promising idea as the Trail passes within a
mile of the school. Science teacher, Becky Hebda, is spearheading the continued on page 24
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