What tree is this?

Despite the cooler weather today, the North Lakeland Discovery Center’s staff is beginning the construction of their 4^th of July float! The theme this year for the Manitowish Waters parade-“Manitowish Waters Goes Green on the Red, White, and Blue”- is a perfect complement for the Discovery Center’s mission to promote stewardship of Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Our float will promote stewardship though environmentally friendly forms of transportation including biking, hiking, swimming, paddling, and skiing. The only debate left to settle is who will become the swimmer…

Construction began with Ryan, our exceptionally creative facilities coordinator.  Can you ID this tree species? It should begin to leaf out by the end of the day.

Other happenings today include the 2^nd outing in the Adventure Club series! Today, it’s all about fishing. I just stopped down to the docks on Statehouse Lake to check out their haul. It looked like a bunch of small perch and bass so far, so they’ll head to other fishing holes around Vilas county in hopes of catching the fish that’ll win them the prize for Biggest Fish. 

--Caitlin