Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Do not canoe beyond Markton and into the Menominee Indian Reservation without
checking local regulations first.
The Oconto River flows through the area, but extended trips should really be tackled
only by advanced canoeists. As the rangers point out, “Many a canoe has been totaled on
these stretches.”
Camping
The campground at 362-acre (and walleye-rich)
Boulder Lake
is the Nicolet's largest and
most popular.
Boot Lake
is approximately half the size and also has nice lakeside sites. A hiking trail
leads across the highway to
Fanny Lake,
in tranquil, primitive Jones Spring Natural Area,
with 2,000 acres of semi-wild land (with pack-in sites).
Bagley Rapids,
southofthetownofMountainalongWIS32,has30sitesandnotmuch
else. It's primitive but great for rafting and canoeing as it's on the Oconto River.
Information
The
Lakewood Ranger Station
(15805 WIS 32, 715/276-6333) is on the south edge of
Lakewood.
The number one highlight in town is the Lumberjack Special at the
Camp Five Museum
Complex
(715/674-3414,
www.camp5museum.org
,
$21 adults, $9 children 4-12, children
under 4 free). Getting to the museum necessitates clambering aboard a railway buff's
dream—thewheezyoldVulcan2-6-2steamer.Thecenterhousesa1900sgeneralstore,rail
memorabilia everywhere, a nature center, a surrey forest tour operation, and a farm cor-
ral (hands-on for the children). Visitors can even buzz through rice banks and a natural
bird refuge on the Rat River via pontoon boats. Four departures leave 11am-2pm Monday-
Saturday mid-June through the last Saturday of August. Admission covers the museum and
train.
