Ice Age Trail Alliance
Chippewa Moraine Chapter
Ice Age Trail Dispatch
December 2022
State Park Stickers for 2023 Available Now
A number of state parks are near or on the Ice Age Trail. Park stickers are now available for 2023. You can order them at: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/admission
There is a reduced rate for WI residents who are 65 or older.
Chapter Annual Meeting and Elections
The Chippewa Moraine Chapter of the Ice Age Trail held their chapter meeting on Monday, November 21 at the Chippewa Falls Public Library. Elections were held. Tom Kolb will continue as Chapter Treasurer. Mary Skalecki will continue as Chapter Secretary. Julie Kosher was elected as the Assistant Coordinator. All of these are two year terms. Thank you to Tom, Mary and Julie for serving as officers for 2023-2024. Jerry Sazama reported on trail maintenance for 2022. The main projects were the building of 3 DCAs and the new 730 foot boardwalk at Firth Lake. Looking ahead to 2023, an additional DCA will be built at the west end of the Firth Lake segment, and a new section of trail will built to replace the temporary detour at Horseshoe Lake at the east end of the Chippewa Moraine segment. The new trail will take us off the old forest road and will travel high on the hill with views of the lake.
Chapter Calendar 2023
The 2023 calendar was submitted at the meeting. These are our annual events. Watch for additions to this calendar in the monthly newsletters. One addition will be additional trail work days with Blue Hills. There will be two large crew trail work days (Spring/Fall). We will also post monthly Blue Hills work days which individuals can chose to attend.
Feb 11 Candlelight Ski andSnowshoe Event - Brunet Island State Park
Feb. 18 Snowshoe Hike with Girl Scouts
Mar. 20 Chapter Meeting
April 15 Monthly Trail Maintenance
April 22 Adventure North 50K
April 20-24 Annual IATA Conference in Sheboygan
May 7 First Sunday Hike - Chippewa River
May 10 Mayflower Hike with Natural Resources Foundation - Chippewa River
May 15 Chapter Meeting
May 20 Trail Maintenance Day
June 3 National Trails Day Hike - Harwood Lakes
June 17 Monthly Trail Maintenance
June 20 Solstice Hike with Girl Scouts
July 17 Chapter Picnic at Mill Yard Park, Cornell
Aug. 6 First Sunday Hike
Aug. 19 Trail Maintenance Day
Sept. 3 First Sunday Hike
Sept. 16 Trail Maintenance Day
Oct. - All Month: Mammoth Hike Challenge
Oct. 7 Parade of Colors Hike - Chippewa Moraine
Oct. 14 Hike and Meet Monty- Chippewa River
Oct. 21 Trail Maintenance Day
Nov. 20 Annual Chapter Meeting
See you on the trail!
Vicki Christianson
Chippewa Moraine Chapter Coordinator
chippewamorainechapter@iceagetrail.org
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