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• Scuppernong Hike

  • When
    Saturday, April 12, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Scuppernong parking lot - HWY ZZ in Ottawa

  April showers bring early flowers. The southern Kettle Moraine offers a plethora of wildflowers.  Please meet us at the Scuppernong parking lot at 10:00 am (located on HWY ZZ in Ottawa ~ ½ mile east of Hwy 67; north side of the road by ranger check-in lodge) on Saturday, April 12th. There are 3 main loops from two to five miles long, difficulty rating beginner to intermediate. For location and more details regarding the trails, please check out this link: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/kms/recreation/hiking.

  Your vehicle must have a state park sticker.  Pit toilets available. 

  If there is enough interest, we can go out for lunch at The Cornerstone Restaurant in Genesee Depot.  To preview their menu and location, please check out their website.  Most lunch items cost $13-16.

  Any questions call Julie at 262-468-8223

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• Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium Show

  • When
    Thursday, April 24, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Retzer Nature Center-S14 W28167 Madison Street, Waukesha

  Please join us at the Retzer Nature Center for a possible hike at 5PM and bring your own picnic followed by a 6:30PM meeting in the lobby before the show.  Details below.

  Depending on the weather and trail conditions, interested people could meet for a hike before the show. We could wait until April 22nd to decide. If it’s really nice we could bring our own simple and quick picnic supper to eat afterward. Meet at 5:00 pm for the hike.

  6:30 pm meet in the lobby for a brief meeting preceding the show.  We will then go into the planetarium for:

  DYNAMIC EARTH

  This is a high-resolution full-dome production, narrated by actor Liam Neeson. The show explores the inner workings of Earth’s climate system. With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere.  Audiences will ride along on swirling ocean and wind currents, dive into the heart of a monster hurricane, come face-to-face with sharks and gigantic whales and fly into roiling volcanoes.

  Included with the featured planetarium show is a 15 to 30 minute live star talk.

  *Our costs will be covered by the club. Non-members will pay the $5.00 entry fee. 

  Contact Renee on the 22nd if you are interested in hiking (just show up if only doing the "movie"). Text her and include your name. 262-391-2361.

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• Monches Spring Ice Age Trail Hike

  • When
    Saturday, May 03, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    North entrance - intersection of Hwy Q & Hwy E

  Come join your fellow Nordics and go hiking on the Monches segment of the Ice Age Trail.

  We'll start at the north entrance at the intersection of Highway Q and Highway E.  Please check out the map on this link.

  You can park on the road on Highway E facing south or there is a parking lot north of the intersection on Highways Q and E, on the east side of the road. The trails are narrow and the terrain uneven. This segment of trail is approximately 3 miles. You can walk the round trip 6 miles or perhaps have a car waiting for you at the south end of the trail at Kilbourn just off of Silver Spring Rd (Highway VV). The distance is your choice. This is tick season, so hats, long sleeves, and post-hike tick checks after hiking are strongly recommended. Please call Julie with questions: 262-468-8223.

  If there is enough interest, we will go for lunch at Ox and Cat.  Sandwiches $7-14

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