Holiday Happenings Around The Kettle Moraine The holidays are always a great time of the year and this is no different around the Kettle Moraine State Forest and surrounding communities. Lots of fun activities can be found. HALLOWEEN Halloween Nature Hikes — The fun starts in October with Halloween. The state forest hosts a Halloween Nature Hike. This is a fun and educational hike around

Dundee Fall Color Car and Craft Show Get ready to “Fall into Fun” when the Dundee Annual Fall Color Car and Craft Show kicks off at the Dundee Sportsman’s Park on Saturday Oct. 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Automotive enthusiasts of all kinds are invited to come out and enjoy a day. The familyfriendly free event features something for everyone — including great craft, gift and goody vendors

The Kettle Moraine State Forest has a lot to offer in its almost 30,000 acres. It includes a variety of terrain that’s home to many plants and animals. Approximately one million people visit the forest each year. The forest can thank the glaciers for its unique characteristics. This gives the forest some interesting areas that visitors should try to see while visiting the Kettle Moraine

Kewaskum Maple-Oak Woods — Southeast of Kewaskum via State Highway 28 and South Mill Road, two parcels with interesting wild plants and birds. Kewaskum Maple-Oak Woods consists of two parcels separated by old field and pine plantation that contain southern dry-mesic and mesic forest dominated by sugar maple, red oak, white ash, and basswood with some beech. Located just east of the Milwaukee

One of the great things about the Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit is the many trails that are available within the forest. You can walk, bike, picnic, ride horses, cross country ski, snow shoe and have a lot of fun on these trails. The Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit has more than 132 miles of trails, varying in difficulty, length, and permitted uses. Steep climbs or descents

Wade House Access Trail: A 1.7-mile linear trail that connects the Old Wade House State Historical site in Greenbush to the Ice Age Trail. The trail travels through hardwood forests, a meadow, and the Kettle Moraine Red Oaks State Natural Area. Limited parking is available at the Wade House parking lot (no overnight parking). Walk one block east on Washington Street to the trail head.