Category Trails

New Bike Route Coming to Waupaca

After a winter of planning on Zoom, the Greater Waupaca Area Parks & Trails (GWAPT) isready to roll out a new bicycle route! The current project is a family-friendly bicycle routethrough the Towns of Farmington, St. Lawrence, Scandinavia, Waupaca, and…

Sauntering in Nature

Hiking – “I don’t like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains – not hike! Do you know the origin of that word ‘saunter?’ It’s a beautiful word. Away back in the Middle Ages…

Kayaking the Crystal River

One of my favorite outdoor activities here in central Wisconsin is paddling. Enjoying the waterways of central Wisconsin is one of the main reasons that I decided to move to the Waupaca countryside. I wanted to be closer to the…