Friends Calendar

The Friends are supporting a special First Day Hike celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Wisconsin State Park System.  We will be serving hot cocoa and treats starting at 10:15 a.m.   Please contact Carol Aslesen the event coordinator if you are interested in helping out.  Meet at the boat landing area.

Join us for our first candlelight hike of 2024.  While the event starts at 6:00 pm, Friends helpers should come about 4:30 to set up and plan to stay a bit later to take everything down. Cocoa and treats will be available along with a roaring bonfire to keep warm.

Meet at the beach area.

Contact Dex Johnson to let him know if you want to help.

Join us for our second candlelight hike of 2024.  While the event starts at 6:00 pm, Friends helpers should come about 4:30 to set up and plan to stay a bit later to take everything down. Cocoa and treats will be available along with a roaring bonfire to keep warm.

Meet at the beach area.

Contact Dex Johnson to let him know if you want to help.

Committee reports and discussion.

2024 Annual Financial Report and others

Future Work Day Planning

This will be a combination social, informational and informal planning meeting.
Pizza provided free for current members.  Cost for non-members will be approximately $14.

We will spend some time planning future work days for our group.

If you’re interested in coming, whether a member or not, please email us to let us know.

Location: Pizza Ranch In Baraboo (916 Gateway Drive)

Date: Will be announced when it is established.

Location: Maintenance Building at the State Park

(First driveway on the right  after you drive through the park entrance and parking lot. )

Wear old clothes

Please let Dan Frisch know if you’re coming.

Committee reports and discussion.

Planning Summer Calendar and concerts.

This is your opportunity to help us raise funds for the Park. We have some donated firewood that needs bundling for sale to park visitors.

NOTE:  If it is raining on April 12th, we will NOT bundle.  An alternate day is set for the following Saturday, April 19th.  Please sign up for both or either one of these if you can make it.

Please SIGN UP for this event by clicking here

From 9am – noon. Bring work gloves. Friends will have water and treats. We will be doing campground and trail cleanup and maybe some other projects.  Meet outside the park office.

If you are interested in attending, please contact us using the form below.

Date: Will be announced when it is established.

Location: Maintenance Building at the State Park

(First driveway on the right  after you drive through the park entrance and parking lot. )

Wear old clothes

Please let Dex Johnson know if you’re coming.

Join members of the Mirror Lake Association to clean roadsides around Mirror Lake.  Meet at the Mirror Lake State Park main parking lot at 8:30 AM. We will spread out to clean the roadsides around the lake.  This is sponsored by the Mirror Lake Association and they will provide free Tee shirts and lunch at Ralph Hines Park afterward.

Please Register on their Facebook page.

Help tell the community about our group!  We need help to occupy a Friends booth at the annual Fair On The Square in Baraboo.  Help out all day or take a morning or afternoon shift.  Submit the form below to let Bill Higgins know that you want to help.  Thank you!

Committee reports and discussion.

Planning Fall Workdays.

5 Friends volunteers needed to greet people, pass donation buckets and assist where needed.  Let us know if you can help using the form below.

Meet at the Amphitheatre at 6:30 pm, Concert starts at 7:00.

5 Friends volunteers needed to greet people, pass donation buckets and assist where needed.  Contact event organizer if you can help.

Meet at the Amphitheatre at 6:30 pm, Concert starts and 7:00.

Friends members and guests only. RSVP

Location: Blue Water Bay Campground Pavilion, Mirror Lake State Park

5 Friends volunteers needed to greet people, pass donation buckets and assist where needed.  Contact event organizer if you can help.

Meet at the Amphitheatre at 6:30 pm, Concert starts and 7:00.

Committee reports and discussion.

Budget Plans for 2026 and Board nominations.

This is our biggest event of the year that needs lots of volunteer help. There will be more information on how to help as the race day approaches.

Find out more and sign up at: RUNSIGNUP.com

ANNUAL Budget approval and Board Elections

Committee reports and information.

Voting on 2026 budget and election of officers.

Meet at the beach area.

We need 10 to 15 people to help.

Date and activity are still to be determined.

Friends members and guests only. RSVP Each member can bring one guest. Cost TBD.

Location: Lake City Social, WI Dells

Time TBD