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Wisconsin hikers turn to state parks during COVID pandemic Follow Us Question of the Day By GAYLE WORLAND - Associated Press - Saturday, April 17, 2021 MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Halora Kidder loves to travel - she works in the travel industry, in fact - but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many life changes followed. Recreation opportunities vanished. Work in the travel industry “just plummeted,” she said, so Kidder took a temporary leave from her job. And she turned to Wisconsin’s state parks. TOP STORIES Lik...

Third annual Copper Project to support Spirit of the North in the works SHARE ON: CopperFalls project grounds (Photo by Dione Wearmouth, mypgnow.com staff) The 2021 Copper Project is now underway, with the ground being broken on a new custom home in the Forest Park Subdivision. For the past two years, CopperFalls Custom Homes has been building a home and selling it off with net proceeds going towards the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation. The first year, $90,000 was allocated towards Breast Health Imaging, a Dedicated Maternal Operating room and four Ortho Video Operating Room Towers...

Apr 13, 2021 We are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful state with so much to see and do. When thinking about traveling and getting away one of the first things that should pop into our minds is exploring the state we live in as Wisconsin has so much to offer. If you love waterfalls and hiking this is the info you'll want as we head into warmer temps. Here's a list of 11 hikes that lead to waterfalls right here in Wisconsin. Details for each, so you can make your plans, can be found at onlyinyourstate.com. Copper Falls

The pandemic sent people flocking to Wisconsin state parks in 2020. Leaders expect them to keep coming back. Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel After Jenna Byom was furloughed from her job in the spring, she set her sights on a goal she started last year: visiting every one of Wisconsin’s 49 state parks.   Byom, who lives in Madison, had originally set the goal after some “hard personal setbacks,” including losing a job, a breakup, and moving to a new city.   “I needed a healthy way to ease my anxiety and depression, so I set a goal in addition to actua...