Friends of Harrington Beach State Park

08/26/2026

Our annual Fall Candlelight Hike event will be held on September 19th from 6 to 9 pm. Naturalist Phyliss McKenzie will have a walking stick decoration program and is asking for craft supplies and volunteers to help her. See info below for drop off supplies. You can contact her about volunteering at [email protected].

08/22/2026

The Observatory will be open tonight, Saturday the 22nd, from 8 pm to 11 pm to view the night sky. This last minute notice was just received from a member of the Northern Cross Science Foundation this morning.

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08/20/2026

Saturday, Aug 22nd, 8 am to 9:30 pm Join Bonnie Lunde on a walk to spot and learn about the birds that are in this park. Meet at the Ansay Welcome Center with your binoculars and cameras and questions.

08/17/2026

If you are following the page for the Friends of Wisconsin State Parks, they had trouble with Meta that could not be resolved. They have changed to: The Friends of Wisconsin State Park, per Seth Tate the director.

08/17/2026

08/12/2026

On Friday Aug 14th and Saturday Aug 15 volunteers from the Northern Cross Science Foundation will open the park's Observatory in the upper parking lot near Puckett's Pond. Their webpage says these events are from 8 to 11 pm this time. Besides having a chance to view the night sky through the large telescope in the Observatory, some of their members usually bring their own telescopes and set them up in the parking lot close to the Observatory and share their knowledge. Park admission is required. Please enter, park, and leave on the western end of the parking lot to avoid disrupting peoples' night vision.

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08/04/2026

Thursday, Aug 6th, 10 am to 11 am Learn about the Stone Haven Quarry built by the Lakes Shore Stone Company in the early 1900's. Caitlin Armstrong from the Luxemburg American Cultural Society will describe the business and community shaped by Luxembourgish, Italian, and Autro-Hungarian immigrants. Park admission is required. Meet at the Ansay Welcome Center at the lower parking lot.

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08/03/2026

Sat Aug 8th, 8 am to 9:30 Join master naturalist Bonnie Lunde at the Ansay Welcome Center to spot and learn about the types of birds that are in our diverse ecosystems. Bring binoculars and cameras and questions.
Sunday Aug 9th, 1 pm to 2 pm Join Bonnie this time at the Puckett's Pond parking area to look for pollinators using plants and trees to live off.

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08/02/2026

Cadet Girl Scout Troop 8210 with their leaders Dawn Rychtik and Valerie Himsl show some of the bluebird and nesting boxes they built and are donating to HBSP, being accepted by Ranger Lilah Verdi. These girls won the Silver Award for their project. The boxes will be installed before next spring's nesting season.