NWS member and volunteer Jim Ryan was hiking in Newport recently and…well…here is his story. “I went for a hike today at Newport. I was on the Europe Bay trail, about half way up to Europe Bay Road from parking lot 3, and I ran into this group of Boy […]
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Photos and textDeb Ford April and May are good months to keep watch for Bonaparte’s Gulls along the Lake Michigan shoreline of Door County. They are heading north to their breeding grounds in the boreal and taiga habitats of Canada and Alaska. These gulls tend to migrate in large groups in the […]
Photo and text by Maureen Flatley, Master Naturalist As winter approaches and the temperatures gradually decline, it is time to burrow underground for this cold-blooded beauty, the American Toad. Choosing an area of soft ground, these tenacious amphibians dig backwards (using their hardened back feet) and gradually recede under the […]
Text and Photos by Julie Roenigk Zip A Dee Doo Dah. Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I’m Always Chasing Rainbows. I have heard and sung these songs for as long as I can remember. But they took on a new depth of meaning a few years ago when I saw my […]
We wanted to share this great video filmed by Jiaojiao Tian. She drove 15 hours from Oklahoma to solo camp and welcome the New Year at Newport. We love her spirit! Many thanks to Newport friend Maryanne O’Dowd for giving us a heads-up about this video.
By Julia Keepper, NWS BoardClick on any photo to view in larger format. In the late 1800s and into the early 1900s, there was a thriving town located near what is now Parking Lot 3 and the Newport Beach area. Hans Johnson and Peter Knudsen started a lumbering business and […]
Text and Media by Carol Ash, NWS Board I find myself being more grateful every year that I was raised In Door County, just a short bike ride away from Newport State Park. Our large family spent Memorial Day and Labor Day picnicking with other local families at the shelter at […]
By Jeanne Rabel and Terry Heidenreiter, NWS Board Newport State Park hosts both Little Brown and Big Brown bats. The Little Brown bat weighs less than one half an ounce, whereas the Big Brown Bat weighs about twice that. Bats can eat about one half of their body weight in […]
By Mark Glasser, NWS Board Recently, I was reminded how slowly time moves for many trees. In doing maintenance on the Poetry Trail at Newport State Park, I had to remove a 6-inch diameter Ash tree that had fallen across the trail. Two simple cuts and I removed the section […]
Text and photos by Sheryl Honig, NWS Board(click on any photo to view in full size/slide show) What do buttery rich caramel, translucent lace, and shiny emeralds have in common? They all describe the leaves of a beech tree, which are breathtaking in all seasons at Newport! This spring, […]
Marilyn Hansotia submitted these breathtaking sunrise images that she captured on a recent hike along Hotz Trail and Europe Bay. And she shares some wise words that she found in an unlikely place that same morning. Visitor View features images, stories and impressions of a day or overnight adventure to […]
Spectacular, magical, wow! Mari-Jo Young Park visitor Mari-Jo Young sent us some stunning photos from her hike in Newport on Monday, January 4th. Fog and sub-freezing temperatures combined to create a frosted winter wonderland at the park. These are some scenes from her hike on the Rowleys Bay Trail. Visitor […]