*A chance for families to enjoy the great outdoors and try different winter activities.
**Free equipment rentals, no admission fee, and free food!
Activities Include:
• Explore our outdoor historic logging museum
• “Wildlife Ecology and Management in Wisconsin” presentation (Presented by Christian W. Cold, Wildlife Technician / Educator - Bureau of Wildlife Management - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources) *This presentation is with live animals!!! (1:00-2:00 inside the lodge)
• Live historic logging demonstration with Steve Lee and his horses! (11:00-12:00 outside in the lower parking lot)
• Cross Country Skiing (Last departure time at 2:00 p.m.)
• Snowshoeing
• Sledding
• Human Foosball
• Campfire – Roast a marshmallow or two!!!
• Tour the Animal Museum, and our Wisconsin Logging History Museum
• Tour the Cordwood Education Center
Lunch/snacks available in the main lodge from 11:00 to 12:30!
This event is subject to change or be cancelled due to harsh weather and/or lack of snow. Updates and/or cancellations will be posted on the “Merrill School Forest” Facebook page… like us to get notifications.
This event is sponsored by Merrill Area Public Schools and the “Friends of the Merrill School Forest.”
Date and Time
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST
Saturday, January 27, 2024
10AM to 3PM
Location
The Merrill School Forest is located on Hwy 107 (10 miles north of Merrill) across from Camp New Wood County Park. Cell phones rarely work at the forest. The lodge phone number is 715-536 -8248. Parking at the forest is limited. Additional parking is available across the road at Camp New Wood County Park.
Google Approved GPS address: N4740 State Highway 107, Merrill, WI 54452
