River Walk Goes Over Planned Prescribed Burn on Wisconsin Point

Panel discusses Wisconsin Point plan update

SUPERIOR — A panel created in 2013 to implement the Wisconsin Point Area Management Plan could be looking to update the plan that led to dune restoration, boardwalks and other amenities, consolidated parking and a trail that extends from Bear Creek Park to Lot 1 on Wisconsin Point. The Wisconsin Point Committee took no action Tuesday, Aug. 12, but an idea for a new trail that loops from Makwa Ziibiins Miikana (Bear Creek Trail) sparked discussio…

River Walk Goes Over Planned Prescribed Burn on Wisconsin Point

SUPERIOR, WIS. – The Lake Superior Reserve held a River Walk on Wisconsin Point today while presenting the Wisconsin Point Fire Restoration Project. A group of representatives from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa partnered with the City of Superior to plan a prescribed burn or good fire as a way to restore Wisconsin Point. This method has been used from the mid-1700s through the mid-1800s by indigenous people to clear brush, helpi…