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Rock Island was proposed as a state park in early 1961 by officials of the Town of Washington Island, particularly Jack Hagen the town chairman. [2] There was considerable excitement in the town over the economic benefits of having a state park nearby. [3] A feasibility study was made in September 1961 by the Wisconsin Department of Conservation.
Wisconsin currently has 51 state park units, covering more than 60,570 acres (245.1 km 2) in state parks and state recreation areas. Each unit was created by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature and is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation. The Division of Forestry manages a further 471,329 ...
This category contains state parks in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Also see Category:Wisconsin state forests. Pages in category "State parks of Wisconsin"
Wisconsin's state park passes will remain valid for 12 months from purchase starting in January.
Wisconsin has 50 state parks and 39 state trails, making up about 156,000 acres of public land. Wisconsin's park system is one of the few in the U.S. that are mostly self-supporting through the ...
Lowell Hansen designed the grounds with Jens Jensen being an active consultant on the landscaping on the original property, making it one of the few Jens Jensen properties in Wisconsin. The house is distinguished by its lack of hallways, all rooms are connected by galleries, and by a sweeping 260 foot view through the center of the house ...
(The Center Square) – New Wisconsin State Park System passes that are valid for admission for 12 months instead of just for the calendar year will go on sale starting Dec. 2. The changes come ...
High Cliff State Park is a 1,187-acre (480 ha) Wisconsin state park near Sherwood, Wisconsin.It is the only state-owned recreation area located on Lake Winnebago. [2] The park got its name from cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Ontario to Niagara Falls and New York State.