Ice Age National Scenic Trail

Wisconsin Community Can Now Claim Two National Trails

A 21-mile stretch of Wisconsin's Great Pinery Heritage Waterway was recently designated a national recreation trail, bringing a unique asset to the communities that surround it.

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By NPT Staff - June 19th, 2025

A Newly Designated Glacial Passage Area Is Celebrated At The Ice Age National Scenic Trail

Partners of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail gathered to celebrate the designation of a Glacial Passage Area.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - October 14th, 2024

Re-Routing Of Ice Age National Scenic Trail Will Improve Interpretation

The National Park Service has approved an Environmental Assessment for an 18.6-mile re-route within the Rusk County Forest for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - August 7th, 2024

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On The Ground On The Ice Age National Scenic Trail

Somewhere in the ten miles from the visitor center at Mississippi National River and Recreation Area in St. Paul, Minnesota, across the river to Minneapolis, I crossed an invisible line. It would have risen like a wall of ice, perhaps a mile high, just 15,000 years ago – a line demarcating the extent of the last glaciation.

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By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - May 31st, 2024

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Public Comment Being Sought On Proposed Ice Age National Scenic Trail Rerouting

A proposal to reroute a section of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin is opening for public comment.

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April 11th, 2024

Three National Scenic Trails Are Country’s Newest National Parks

The National Park System has grown by three units, as the Ice Age, New England, and North Country national scenic trails have been officially designated parts of the system.

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December 8th, 2023

A Mammoth Walk Along Door County's Ice Age Trail Segment

Woolly stands resolutely in a tiny waterfront park near a pizzeria and historic steel bridge in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, posing for endless photos and subtly trying to encourage people to hike the Ice Age National Scenic Trail a few miles in one direction to the eastern terminus or almost 1,200 miles in the other direction to the western terminus on the Minnesota border.

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By Jennifer Bain - January 2nd, 2023

Biden Administration Seeking Nearly $57 Million For National Park System Land Acquisitions

Preserving historic battlefields, purchasing inholdings, acquiring wildlife habitat, and purchased water rights are among the National Park Service projects the Biden administration wants to tackle with nearly $57 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for Fiscal 2022.

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July 11th, 2021

Around The Parks: Fire Restrictions, Openings And Closures, Festivals, Commemorations, And Requests For Public Comment

With so many units in the National Park System, there’s always something going on. Here’s a roundup of recent parks news as of June 25, 2021.

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June 25th, 2021

Glacial Geology On The Ice Age Trail

A course in ice age geology comes with the landscape when you hike the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.

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June 18th, 2021

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