Travel Reference
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the state reported it would transplant 275 more elk to diversify the gene pool, add
200 square miles to the elk's range, and move an elk herd to the Black River State
Forest area.
Mellen, Clam Lake andGlidden andpointsbetween areyourbestchances tospot
them. Please drive slowly.
East on the Ice Age Trail you'll find parking for access to the local trails, north-south
watershed-linemarkers,atrailsideshelter,anenormouserraticboulderabout20feetacross,
and a marker pointing out an old logging “sleigh road” linked to the Ice Age Trail. The
JayceeTrailbrancheshere,continuingwiththeIceAge,butifyoustayontheJayceeyou'll
passanalmostperfectlypreservedloggingcamp,includingawell,bunkhouse,cookshanty,
androotcellar.Thetrailalonghereisanold“toteroad,”asupplyroutebetweenloggingvil-
lages. Eventually, the Jaycee Trail links back with the Ice Age Trail, passing scores of log-
ging camps, bridges, farmsteads, gravel pits, and tanning bark camps. The Ice Age/Jaycee
Trail then connects with the Timm's Hill National Trail leading directly to Timm's Hill.
Sights
The Medford District is in the far southern area of the national forest, separated from the
rest of the forest by the Flambeau River State Forest and an entire county. The chief draws
for most travelers are the Ice Age National Scenic Trail and the
Mondeaux Flowage and
Recreation Area.
Thelocalconcessionaire buildinghasafewexhibitsdetailing theCorps'
work with the WPA during the Great Depression. The area has been called one of the most
perfect examples of New Deal works in the Midwest.
Recreation
Mondeaux Flowage and the recreation area has small boats for row fishing; four camp-
grounds and three boat landings line the northern half of the flowage. The
Ice Age Trail
from the east loops north around the flowage before heading west, totaling about 40 miles
through the district; numerous trailheads branching off offer primitive camping.
Another impoundment—more than 2,700 acres along the Yellow River—is known for
wildlife habitat in the Beaver and Bear Creek Waterfowl Management Areas. Of the water-
fowl,tundraswans,sandhillcranes,anddouble-crestedcormorantsmakeupthemostinter-
esting snag dwellers. This place is also quite popular with canoeists.
