We have 2 large trail-building projects in 2025, in addition to the regular trail maintenance we do each year.

The first project will be on the Harwood Lakes Segment east of Deerfly Trail. This project will move us off the wide logging road and take us along a wetland to the south and then up higher as we pass Deer Lake. We will rejoin the trail at the west end of the horsetail section. This will move us off a logging area and provide us with a scenic view.

The second project will be new trail on the Otter Lake Preserve which the Alliance acquired in December 2023. This is located at the southeast corner of Otter Lake. The west end of the trail will be on 365th St. (north of the Curve Inn) and the east end of the trail will come out along County H north of the S-curve. This property is along the leading edge of the last glacier. It has high relief hummocky topography (aka very hilly).

Both of these projects will require more volunteers than usual. The main work will be clearing and cutting trail. Otter Lake will require a bridge over a creek.

Please consider volunteering for these projects. Volunteering on the Ice Age Trail requires a volunteer agreement. If you would like to volunteer for trail work or at events, please fill out the Volunteer Agreement and send it to the National Park Service. They will sign and date it, and send it back to you. Please email chippewamorainechapter@iceagetrail.org and let us know the date that your agreement was signed by the staff at the National Park Service. Your agreement is good for one year after that date.