Special Event
Events
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Campfire Building; Dutch Oven Cooking
This is a NWS Wilderness Days Event Build your own fire starters! Tom and Maureen Flatley (NWS board member) have been Boundary Waters Wilderness camping for decades. Come learn their tested techniques to make your own fool-proof fire starters, easily getting a campfire started, even in the rain! We will have supplies to share for […]
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December Open House at Newport
The park office will be open and full of holiday cheer!Join us for cookies and cider...and shopping.Park merchandise and 2024 state park stickers make great gifts.(This is the last opportunity to buy 2024 stickers on-site before the holidays.)
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2024 First Day Hike
Please join us for this annual Wisconsin State Park tradition. Where: We will set off from Parking Lot 3 at 1:00pm. (Please plan to arrive a little before then.)The Hike: The 1.2-mile Fern Trail loop (and the recently completed boardwalk) is the focus...with an option to include Lynd Point Trail.Post-hike: We will warm up by campfire at […]
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Candlelight Ski-Snowshoe-Hike 2024
Unfortunately, Mother Nature has thrown us a curve ball. There is no snow to ski on. This will be a hike-only event and we will light the Fern Trail only, as has been our tradition for many years. See you there! Thirty-four years ago, Newport Wilderness Society started the candlelight ski tradition in Door County. […]
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Solar Eclipse Viewing
Join our park staff naturalists Beth Bartoli and Lynn Reuter for this daytime celestial event as we enjoy a partial view of the solar eclipse. There will be some special viewing glasses available to safely view the eclipse. See printable schedule of events below. Meet at Lot 3. Please bring your own chairs. Note: Program […]
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Every Day is Earth Day 2024
Newport Wilderness Society will be at the Every Day is Earth Day festival at Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor on Saturday, April 20. Please stop by our booth to meet some of our volunteers and learn more about the work we do in support of Newport State Park. There are so many great events happening […]
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Universe in the Park
Join guest astronomers from UW-Madison for a presentation on astronomy. We start with a PowerPoint presentation at the shelter building then we look to the heavens through a high powered telescope to experience stars, planets and galaxies. You won’t want to miss this chance to enjoy the night skies at Wisconsin’s first International Dark Sky […]
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Yoga on the Beach
Join instructor Sherry Seubert of Embraced by Nature for a slow hatha morning flow yoga mat class with guided meditation. We will ground to earth and reach for the sky. Bring a yoga mat, blanket, or beach towel. We will gather in the grassy area at Parking Lot 3 near the shelter. All programs are […]
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NWS Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Newport Wilderness Society will be held outdoors at the park Picnic Shelter on Saturday, July 27th at 9:00am. Coffee and baked treats will be provided. Along with reports from members of NWS Board Executive Committee and park staff, new board members will be voted onto the board by a majority […]
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Yoga on the Beach
Join instructor Sherry Seubert of Embraced by Nature for a slow hatha morning flow yoga mat class with guided meditation. We will ground to earth and reach for the sky. Bring a yoga mat, blanket, or beach towel. We will gather in the grassy area at Parking Lot 3 near the shelter. All programs are […]
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Smokey Bear’s Birthday Bash
Come and meet Smokey Bear and help park staff celebrate his 80th birthday! We will read the real story of Smokey Bear and how he became the ambassador of wildfire prevention. There will be games, prizes and cupcakes. Held in the Nature Center, Lot 1. All programs are free, but a state park admission sticker […]
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Universe in the Park – Perseid Meteor Shower
Join guest astronomers from UW-Madison as they present Badger Talks, a PowerPoint presentation about astronomy, and a chance to view the night skies through a high-powered telescope. Newport State Park in Ellison Bay is the best place to view the spectacular Perseid meteor shower as it is Wisconsin’s only designated International Dark Sky Park. No […]