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GALLERY: 'Ready, Set, Explore' at Devil's Lake
Magnifying a moth
Lydia Johnson, 9, of Des Moines, Iowa, looks through a magnifying glass at a dead moth Thursday morning near Devil’s Lake State Park’s nature center while participating in “Ready, Set, Explore.” Park naturalist Sue Johansen-Mayoleth led roughly 14 participants, including the Johnson family of seven, on a hike around the park near Baraboo as part of the educational activity. She said the park started hosting outdoor activities again in early June after putting them on hold since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. She tries to offer activities most days of the week, some tailored more for adults but most for families. To see the full offerings, visit dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/devilslake and click on “Calendar.”
Learning about nature at Devil's Lake
Devil’s Lake State Park naturalist Sue Johansen-Mayoleth, right, points out the characteristics of a leaf Thursday morning near the park’s nature center for “Ready, Set, Explore” participants, from left, Evie Starzewski, 6, Madison; Elijah, 6, Lydia, 9, and Theo, 4, with their mother, Laura Johnson, all of Des Moines, Iowa. Johansen-Mayoleth led roughly 14 participants on a hike around the park near Baraboo, allowing them to explore and teaching them how to document their observations. She said the park started hosting outdoor recreation activities again in early June after putting them on hold since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. She tries to offer activities most days of the week, some tailored more for adults but most for families. To see the full offerings, visit dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/devilslake and click on “Calendar.”
Devil's Lake nature center
Cody Johnson of Des Moines, Iowa, holds the door for his children, Theo, 4, left, and Lydia, 9, to the Devil's Lake State Park nature center after naturalist Sue Johansen-Mayoleth put up a welcome flag July 1.
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Sue Johansen-Mayoleth
Devil’s Lake State Park naturalist Sue Johansen-Mayoleth demonstrates how not to hold a magnifying glass July 1 for “Ready, Set, Explore” participants at the park.
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Sue Johansen-Mayoleth
Devil’s Lake State Park naturalist Sue Johansen-Mayoleth introduces an activity July 1 at the park.
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Nature through a looking glass
Maddie Starzewski, 6, Madison, leans in to look at nature through a magnifying glass Thursday morning near Devil’s Lake State Park’s nature center while participating in “Ready, Set, Explore.” Park naturalist Sue Johansen-Mayoleth led roughly 14 participants on a hike around the park near Baraboo as part of the educational activity, including Starzewski, her twin sister, Evie, and their mother, Janie, who were at Devil’s Lake for their first ever camping experience. Johansen-Mayoleth said the park started hosting outdoor activities again in early June after putting them on hold since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. She tries to offer activities most days of the week, some tailored more for adults but most for families. To see the full offerings, visit dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/devilslake and click on “Calendar.”
Devil's Lake nature center
Evie Starzewski, 6, Madison, looks at antlers and other items from the natural world July 1 in the nature center at Devil's Lake State Park near Baraboo.
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Examining leaves with the park naturalist
Elijah Johnson, 6, of Des Moines, Iowa, examines a leaf using a magnifying glass as Devil’s Lake State Park naturalist Sue Johansen-Mayoleth describes what its characteristics mean and his 9-year-old sister, Lydia, left, takes notes Thursday morning near the park’s nature center. Johansen-Mayoleth led roughly 14 participants on a hike around the park near Baraboo as part of “Ready, Set, Explore,” including the Johnson family of seven. She said the park started hosting outdoor recreation activities again in early June after putting them on hold since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. She tries to offer activities most days of the week, some tailored more for adults but most for families. To see the full offerings, visit dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/devilslake and click on “Calendar.”
Examining leaves with the park naturalist
Siblings Elijah, 6, left, and Lydia Johnson, 9, of Des Moines, Iowa, examine leaves as Devil’s Lake State Park naturalist Sue Johansen-Mayoleth points out certain characteristics and what they indicate Thursday morning near the park’s nature center. Johansen-Mayoleth led roughly 14 participants on a hike around the park near Baraboo as part of “Ready, Set, Explore,” including the Johnson family of seven. She said the park started hosting outdoor recreation activities again in early June after putting them on hold since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. She tries to offer activities most days of the week, some tailored more for adults but most for families. To see the full offerings, visit dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/devilslake and click on “Calendar.”
Devil's Lake nature center
Six-year-old twins Maddie, left, and Evie Starzewski, of Madison, look at a frog on display in the nature center July 1 at Devil's Lake State Park near Baraboo.
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Devil's Lake nature center
Cody Johnson of Des Moines, Iowa, follows his children and the park naturalist into the nature center July 1 at Devil's Lake State Park.
