Events

This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event Join us for a star-filled night at an outdoor movie night at Newport State Park. We’ll be viewing, “The Emissary”, a local sci-fi thriller romantic comedy filmed throughout Door County and Newport State Park. Also starring in the movie, you’ll have a chance to meet director Tim Erskine […]

This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event What a great way to start your day with a hot cup of locally roasted, thoughtfully sourced Kick Ash coffee. Enjoy the beach area of beautiful Newport State Park. Meet at the picnic area, Lot 3.  In case of rain, this will be held at the shelter building, […]

This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event WI Master Naturalists and NWS volunteers Mary O’Grady and Lynn Reuter will take you back in time walking the 1.2-mile Sugarbush Trail. Imagine the land clear cut of trees then reworked as farms. You’ll learn how the forest recovered and is still recovering today. Meet at Lot 4. […]

This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event Join arborist and horticulturist Tom Wolfe as he shares his vast knowledge about the trees and shrubs that make up Door County’s landscape. Learn about some of the invasive species that pose a threat to native plants and trees. Weather permitting, there may be some time spent in […]

This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event What are fossils and what do they look like at Newport? How are fossils formed? How did they get here? Get answers to these questions and more from our favorite rockhound and member of Newport’s staff, Elise Palecek, who will take you on a geologic journey through time. There […]

This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event The staff at Newport will be gathering around the campfire and sharing their best pudgy pie recipes. Ingredients for staff’s favorite recipes will be on hand so you can have a sample. There will be some pie irons for you to try your hand at making one or […]

This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event Join WI Master Naturalists and NWS volunteers Maureen Flatley (NWS board member) and Tom Flatley and look for clues to unravel the rich history of the forest. The story of a forest reveals itself if you just know where to look and how to decipher the clues. Meet […]

This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event The pristine beaches and towering forests of Wisconsin’s only formally designated wilderness park looked very different just a hundred years ago. Join park naturalists on a tour of the site of a once-bustling logging town and discover what brought indigenous peoples and European settlers to Newport. Meet at […]

This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event NWS board member and hobby astronomer, Dave Kocken, will discuss binoculars, proper focusing, which size is best for your needs and little tricks you might not be aware of.  There will also be a discussion on telescopes (dobsonian reflector). Meet in the Nature Center, Lot 1. All programs […]

This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event We all know that Newport State Park is Wisconsin's only designated Dark Sky Park, but do we know what that really means? Join Wisconsin Master Naturalist Ivy Worm-Summers as she takes us through the unique designation, and the incredible opportunities we have at Newport to see parts of the night […]