Friends of Harrington Beach State Park

06/15/2026

The Observatory will be open Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 from 9 pm to 11 pm. Members of the Northern Cross Science Foundation will help you view the sky with telescopes. They offer a short video on their web site https://ncsf.info of these viewing sessions.

Your Window To The Universe

06/13/2026

The T-shirts we were lacking have arrived--both long and short- sleeved red, blue or green, with the HBSP logo. Stop into the office to purchase those, or sweatshirts, and caps. While you are there, check the various information pamphlets about the park and pick up activity Explorer books for your children.

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06/10/2026

The Washington/Ozaukee County Health Department checks the beach waters for bacteria. To check on that testing, visit www.wibeaches.us. Keep in mind that the test results are not available for a day, so avoid swimming after heavy rainfalls, or if there are blue-green algae in the water, or the water is cloudy. Look for the water quality signs posted near the beach: green-ok, yellow-higher bacteria level, red-do not swim. Remember dogs are not allowed on the HBSP north beach; they are allowed on the south beach. You are expected to clean up their p**p into a bag, and either deposit it in one of the 4 dog waste containers in the park or take it home.

06/08/2026

Thursday, 6/11. 7:30 pm to 9 pm Join Garth Ewing for a Bats of Wisconsin program. Meet at the AWC by the lower parking lot. Will be walking along the lake shoreline. If you have a headlamp with a red light, bring that with you.
Sunday, 6/14. 1 pm to 2 pm. Join Master Naturalist Bonnie Lunde to walk and explore the area for pollinators, and the plants and trees they need. Meet in the upper parking lot near Puckett's Pond.
Park admissions are required for these programs.
Call the park office for other details.

06/07/2026

It was wonderful to have so many people come to HBSP on the Free Weekend. The playground was a fun place to be both before and after the free pancake breakfast today. Lake Michigan water temp was in the 50's, so it wasn't quite warm enough yet to swim in. Come back soon to enjoy being outdoors, to attend nature programs, go fishing in the pond or the Quarry Lake or in Lake Michigan, or to camp.

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06/07/2026

Pancake Breakfast - TODAY!
Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 8:00am – Noon
Join the Friends of Harrington Beach State Park for our FREE pancake breakfast!

Free Fun Weekend - No state park admission fee!
Location: Ansay Welcome Center
531 County Rd D, Belgium WI

05/25/2026

June 6th and 7th is Wisconsin State Parks Free Weekend. At HBSP on Saturday there will be the Learn to Fish event sponsored by the Grafton Youth Hunting Assoc with Warden Tony Young from 9 am to 3 pm at Puckett's Pond. Free lunch will be available and free fishing equipment will be given away. Sunday is the Free Pancake Breakfast from 8 am to noon at the Ansay Welcome Center. Donations that go back into the park are welcome. Enjoy strolling park trails and spending time on the beach. No park admission passes are needed for the weekend.

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05/24/2026

Thank you Steve and Joanne, the campground hosts for the month of May. Hosts have a variety of tasks, including cleaning the up sites if needed, cleaning the accessible cabin, selling firewood from their site, answering questions from campers, etc. These hosts belong to Friends of HBSP and have done a lot of volunteer work and helping with events for several years.