23 August 2023

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Welcome to the Kettle Moraine

Welcome to the Kettle Moraine


Welcome to the Kettle Moraine The Kettle Moraine area is a great place to visit. It boasts some of the best physical features in the state and some of the most friendly neighboring villages. Known as the Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit, this area can thank the glaciers for its unique characteristics. The northern unit of the forest is only a portion of what is sometimes called the Kettle

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Area Campgrounds

Area Campgrounds


Area Campgrounds Benson’s Century Camping Resort, Inc. There are 250 sites with water and electric, separate tenting areas, seasonal sites, and overnight sites. Services offered include limited groceries, LP gas, two dump stations, two shower buildings, wood for sale. For recreation, the grounds offer a swimming beach, two playgrounds, horseshoe pits, volleyball court, recreation hall,

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The Ice Age Center

The Ice Age Center


The Ice Age Center The Henry S. Reuss Ice Age Visitor Center is a great resource for anyone visiting the Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit. It is located just outside of Dundee on Highway 67. Its purpose is to introduce and orient visitors to the forest about the area and the special features of the area. The glaciers that covered this area about 10,000 years ago left some unique terrain

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Lakes of the F

Lakes of the F


Lakes of the F orest The Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit has more than a dozen lakes and ponds — mostly kettles, but also two impoundments of the Milwaukee River. The eight lakes listed below range in size from 477 acres (Long Lake) to less than seven acres, accounting for a total of 786 acres. A state park vehicle admission sticker is required at some boat landings. Anglers

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EMPIRE

EMPIRE


EMPIRE from page 1 conservation and stuff to the Boy Scouts.” The four leaders were Terry Schloskey, Jim Twohig, Fuzzy Blatz and Irv Whitty (1937-2023). And on that day at camp Dale Frank and Bob Meier were the guests teaching. They decided that they would thresh – Jim says it like ‘thrash’ – the next year. “So it was 40 years ago that we got together. And the world would

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Snowmobile

Snowmobile


Snowmobile T rails The state forest has a 60-mile network of snowmobile trails which join county and private trails that connect to adjoining towns and villages. Trails are groomed by local snowmobile clubs under contract with the state forest. These snowmobile clubs are Crooked Trails, Greenbush Trail Blazers, Kewaskum Sno Chiefs and New Fane Kettle Riders. The opening and closing of snowmobile

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Activities Abound in the Kettle Moraine

Activities Abound in the Kettle Moraine


Activities Abound in the Kettle Moraine The Kettle Moraine State Forest is a beautiful place to visit and the fall and winter seasons are no exception. It has so many activities for everyone. You can start out in the fall months with a hike through the many trails in the forest. As the temperatures start to go down, the colors in the forest really come out. A hike through the trails will be

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