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 Grace Hogan and Alyssa Larsen present the donation check to Bayfield Area Trails. Photo credit: Steve Aggergaard On Saturday May 17th over 400 runners participated in the Madeline Island Marathon and Half Marathon, running along the Island’s shore and through the scenic forests. It was a perfect day for the runners: slightly overcast and not too hot. At Joni’s Beach the air was full of energy and live music as spectators cheered runners crossing the finish line where they could find water, warming blankets, brats and beer.
THANK YOU KYLE AND THE MADELINE ISLAND MARATHON!!!
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 Photos & narrative provided by Neil Howk. On Sunday May 11, Ted May from the Chequamegon Audubon Society led a group of ten hikers and birdwatchers on a beautiful walk through the Frog Bay Tribal National Park. The 175-acre park features a large tract of boreal forest, the mouth of Frog Creek, and almost 4000 feet of Lake Superior shoreline.
We heard white-throated sparrows, black-capped chickadees, blue-headed vireos, black-throated green warblers, black-and-white warblers, a Magnolia warbler, and a special treat, a black-throated blue warbler.
Lake Superior forms a barrier to hawks flying north on their spring migration. Upon reaching the lake, hawks follow the shoreline to the west end of the lake before continuing their journey to the north.
 Shore view at the end of the Salmo trail. As you stroll the easy 1-mile walk to and from the Lake’s edge, enjoy a few poems from present and past poets laureate along the way. Trailhead/parking located 2.5 miles south of Bayfield on the east side of Hwy 13, opposite the Fish Hatchery. Poems will be posted May 30–June 7, 2025.  A Blue Heron approaching the rookery behind the Les Voigt Fish Hatchery building. Blue Heron, Warblers, Kinglets, Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers, Winter Wren, Greater Yellowlegs and American White Pelicans were among the birds a group of northwoods bird and trail enthusiasts observed on May 3, while enjoying Bayfield Area Trails’ and Chequamegon Audubon Society’s first co-sponsored nature and bird walk of the year.
For the next 90 minutes, while the group explored the trail through and behind the hatchery, herons came and went overhead while working on their nests. Once the nests are complete, the heron will lay 3-6 eggs, which hatch in about a month. After birth, the chicks usually stay in the nest for about 60 days.
Another highlight of the day’s walk came on the Salmo Trail, across Highway 13 from the hatchery that follows Pike Creek out to a Lake Superior beach. There, the group was lucky to spot a flock of American White Pelicans. Flying north towards the lake, the flock flew almost directly overhead, providing great viewing for the group.  White Pelicans flying over Lake Superior.
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