It is a true winter wonderland at the park! 

Many skiers are enjoying the fantastic conditions.

The shelter now has a ski rack thanks to Willi and Sherren

The Engraved Bricks Are Now In Place at the Shelter Entrance

Thanks to all who bought a brick!

The Friends have been busy making candles for the candlelight ski, snowshoe or hike coming up January 4th

The Friends of Blue Mound State Park

were triply honored at the Friends of Wisconsin State Parks 

Annual Awards Banquet, October 11, 2013

We received the Friends of Wisconsin State Parks Hero Award for Outstanding Friends Group.
We received the Wisconsin State Parks System Friends Group of the Year Award

 

And our (now retired) volunteer naturalist, Al Swain, received the Outstanding Individual Friends Member award.

 

Al is a retired botanist and plant ecologist and has been a volunteer naturalist and Friends member for the last 14 years.  His countless hours of donated time and effort over the years have touched thousands of visitors through weekend programs, interpretive hikes, and Explorer programs for children.

Blue Mound State Park

 is a great place to visit in the fall.

The pool at the park is nice and refreshing in the heat of the summer!

Buy a brick

You can be a lasting part of the new Friends Shelter at Blue Mound State Park by purchasing a commemorative brick to be placed in front of the building's main
entrance.  This could be a special way to remember a loved one, honor your family or friends, or celebrate good times at the park.  Bricks are available in two sizes: 6” x 12” or 12” x 12”.
Your donation of $125 will provide you with a 6” x 12” brick with up to four lines of text, 18 characters maximum per line. Your donation of $200 will provide you with a 12” x 12” brick with up to nine lines of text, 18 characters maximum per line.

Order online:

Size

6 x 12 inches $125.00 USD 12 x 12 inches $200.00 USD

Enter the engraving information here: Engraving
Any problems with the online ordering? Contact us.

Or you can download an order form here and mail it in with your check.

Don't delay--deadline is August 14, 2013

The 2013 Horribly Hilly Hundreds Bike Ride

 

Photos courtesy of Focal Flame Photography

In spite of a rather threatening forecast for June 15, the weather turned out to be very favorable and everyone had a horribly good time.  Many thanks are owed to all the terrific volunteers and to Ryan Griessmeyer and his Race Day Events crew for another successful HHH!

We had our tenth annual Blue Mound Trail Run at the park on Saturday,

 June 1.  Thanks to a wonderful crew of volunteers and some 330 enthusiastic runners it was a great event.

We are taking orders for engraved bricks until August 1st.

If you would like to be a lasting part of the new Friends Shelter you can purchase a commemorative brick, to be placed in front of the building's main entrance.  Click here to download an order form or stop by the park office to see sample bricks and pick up an order form.  Order forms are also available in the Friends Shelter. The deadline for sending in forms is August 1st.                                                                  

                                                          

 Here are a couple of examples of engraved bricks.     

 

Things have greened up around the Friends Shelter just in time for the 

Grand Opening

Sunday, June 2

1 PM

There will be a brief ceremony and light refreshments will be served at the shelter.  DNR staff, project donors and contractors will be joining us as we celebrate the beginning of what we hope are many many years of enjoyment of this facility. The Friends look forward to showing the shelter and thanking all the contributors who made it possible.

If you would like to be a lasting part of the new Friends Shelter you can purchase a commemorative brick, to be placed in front of the building's main entrance.  Click here to download an order form or stop by the park office to see sample bricks and pick up an order form.  Order forms are also available in the Friends Shelter. The deadline for sending in forms is August 1st.                                                                  

                                                          

 Here are a couple of examples of engraved bricks.     

 

The grass has been planted around the new Friends Shelter.  Now we just need a little rain.

If you would like to be a lasting part of the new Friends Shelter you can purchase a commemorative brick to be placed in front of the building's main entrance.  Click here to download an order form or stop by the park office to see sample bricks and pick up an order form.  Order forms are also available in the Friends Shelter.                                                                   

                                                                                           This is what they look like.     

THE FRIENDS SHELTER

If you see John Koffel, board member of the Friends of Blue Mound State Park, be sure to tell him thank you for the hundreds of volunteer hours he put in to plan and coordinate the building of this shelter!

If you would like to be a lasting part of the new Friends Shelter you can purchase a commemorative brick to be placed in front of the building's main entrance.  Click here to download an order form or stop by the park office to see sample bricks and pick up an order form.  Order forms are also available in the Friends Shelter.                                                                   

                                                                                           This is what they look like.     

Not all the interior details are finished but we were able to open the Friends Shelter for our January Candlelight Ski and Snowshoe event.

Many people admired the building and enjoyed coming inside to eat, drink and socialize.

 The Blue Mound Nordic Ski Club is already taking advantage of the shelter for youth ski lessons.  For more information on the ski lessons and the club check out their website http://www.bluemoundnordic.com

Read George Hesselberg's article about the shelter in the Wisconsin State Journal.