The Friends Shelter is looking good.

Lots of work going on inside.

               

For those concerned about the expansion of hunting and trapping that will take place in WI State Parks and trails after the first of the year, during the period of Oct 15 to just before Memorial Day on an annual basis, the deadline to provide comments to the DNR is November 23.  DNRWisconsinParks@wisconsin.gov

Here is a link to an article by Tom Held on the law. Tom Held article

WORK IS PROGRESSING ON THE FRIEND'S SHELTER

                              INSIDE

  AND OUT

 

 Roofing and stonework have begun.

                           The Friend's Shelter

We're starting to get walls on the Friends' Shelter

The Friend's Shelter is taking shape.

The building of the Friends' shelter is moving right along.

Shelter Progress

It's starting to take shape.

SHELTER PROGRESS CONTINUES

FRAMING IS COMING ALONG

Progress on the shelter

The floor has been poured.

The phone and electric cables are being buried.

 The official groundbreaking ceremony for our shelter was held on Wednesday, July 18.

 

Meanwhile, progress continues....

The plumbing has been roughed in.

Progress on the Friends' Shelter

Fink's Excavating will finish backfilling this week.
















Jerry, John and Diane proudly display the sign that will be put up at the construction site.

Progress on the Friends' Shelter

 

We are continuing to make good progress.   The forms were stripped away today and the insulation was placed against the exterior foundation.  The short pillars are for the exterior columns at the covered entrance.   If you look closely you can also see the green sleeve where the plumbing will pass through the wall between the lobby and the hall on its way out to the pump tank which will be at the west end of the building.

The silt fence has been installed and the location for the transformer (northwest edge of the site) has been identified by Alliant.

Progress on the Friends' Shelter

 The foundation has been poured.   It will need to cure for several weeks before the backfill.

Progress on the Friends' Shelter

The footings have been poured.

The Friends are excited to announce that the shelter building construction has begun!

The Horribly Hilly Hundreds Bike Ride on June 16 was well attended by about a thousand enthusiastic bicyclists.  This event is our largest fund raiser of the year and always fills up.  Thanks  to our ride director Shelby Retzlaff and the work of many dedicated volunteers the day was a great success.  The weather also cooperated!

Click here to see some photos taken at the County K rest stop 2012 Horribly Hilly Hundreds

We had our ninth annual Blue Mound Trail Run on Saturday, June 2nd.  The many wonderful volunteers, beautiful weather and eager runners combined to make the event a great success.

Be sure to check out all the fun programs our volunteer park naturalist, Al Swain, has scheduled for this season.  2012 Interpretive Schedule
(Note: there will be no Friday programs for June 1, 8, 22 and 29.) 

Blue Mound Trail Run

Saturday, June 2, 2012  ● 18K or 9K

The Blue Mound is as good as it gets for trail running in the Midwest.  The  long event is a significant accomplishment with singletrack sections, switchback climbs and quad quivering descents.  The shorter run will also get you to the top of the Mound with a sampling of many of the same trail running challenges. Your efforts will be rewarded with wholesome food and drink at the finish.  Come and join us and the other wonderful  participants of this event.

For more information and to register visit our trail run website www.wisconsintrailruns.com

Snowshoe Rendezvous

The 2012 Snowshoe Rendezvous was lightly attended due to cancelling and uncancelling and a not really great weather forecast.  It was cold and windy at Brigham Park but once on the trails, it was quite pleasant.  All who attended had a good time. 

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Snowshoe Hiking Adventures For All

This is a non-competitive event with several different levels of difficulty. We will traverse the wooded and open areas of the beautiful Blue Mounds area. The longer routes will include some interesting ups and downs and trail blazing if conditions permit; expect a challenge if snow conditions are good. We'll see animal tracks and perhaps a winter creature or two.

Location    Meet at Brigham County Park, 3160 County Hwy F, Blue Mounds, WI—about 20 miles west of Madison. Admission to park is free.

Schedule  Meet at 10 AM. After the snowshoe trek we will have cookies, hot drinks and socializing around a campfire. Bring lunch if you like.

Equipment   We will not be able to provide snowshoes. Please bring your own or arrange your own rental. Rentals available in Madison at REI (608-833-6680 ) or Fontana Sports (608-257-5043) or Rutabaga (608-223-9300). Dress in layers for changing conditions and exertion.

Donations appreciated.

Fall Run

Our fall trail run fundraiser at Black Hawk Ridge was a great success in spite of a poor weather forecast.  A little rain fell but the runners' spirits were not dampened.  

The wonderful volunteers are what make the event so great! 

And the food! 

Horribly Hilly Hundreds

On June 18th the Horribly Hilly Hundreds challenging bike event, our major fundraiser of the year, had good weather, lots of enthusiastic participants, and many dedicated volunteers.