Get Outdoors and Explore

by Joanne Mengel

August is upon us and there is still plenty of time to get outdoors and explore. You don’t have to go very far because Wisconsin is a beautiful state and has so much for you to see. The library has books to help plan your outdoor adventure. Grab your hiking boots and mosquito spray and hit the trails! Here is a list of just a few books we have in stock. 

 Hiking Wisconsin (796.51 H597)

 Best easy day hikes Milwaukee (917.7595 Falcon 2021)

 Ice age trail guidebook :  more than 100 detailed segment-by-segment descriptions and maps to help you connect with the Ice Age National Scenic Trail (917.75 Ice 2017)

 60 hikes within 60 miles: Madison : including Dane and surrounding counties (796.51 Revolinski 2020)

 Rail-trails. Midwest Great Lakes (917.704 R131 2009): This resource describes trails that were unused railroad corridors that have been converted to public, multi use trails. 

 Rail-trails. Michigan & Wisconsin : the definitive guide to the region's top multi use trails. (917.704 Rail-trails 2017)

 50 hikes in Wisconsin (796.51 Morgan 2017)

 Door County outdoors : a guide to the best hiking, biking, paddling, beaches, and natural places (796.5097 Weber 2011)

 Road biking Wisconsin : a guide to Wisconsin's greatest bicycle rides (796.64 L956)

 Country towns of Wisconsin : charming small towns and villages to explore  (917.75 H288)

Joanne Mengel works in the FDL Public Library Reference department.