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• Monches Spring Ice Age Trail Hike

  • When
    Saturday, May 03, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    North entrance - intersection of Hwy Q & Hwy E

  Come join your fellow Nordics and go hiking on the Monches segment of the Ice Age Trail.

  We'll start at the north entrance at the intersection of Highway Q and Highway E.  Please check out the map on this link.

  You can park on the road on Highway E facing south or there is a parking lot north of the intersection on Highways Q and E, on the east side of the road. The trails are narrow and the terrain uneven. This segment of trail is approximately 3 miles. You can walk the round trip 6 miles or perhaps have a car waiting for you at the south end of the trail at Kilbourn just off of Silver Spring Rd (Highway VV). The distance is your choice. This is tick season, so hats, long sleeves, and post-hike tick checks after hiking are strongly recommended. Please call Julie with questions: 262-468-8223.

  If there is enough interest, we will go for lunch at Ox and Cat.  Sandwiches $7-14

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• Bugline trail ride

  • When
    Friday, May 09, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Village Bowl parking lot, Menomonee Falls

  

  Opportunity knocks for all enthusiastic bicyclists on 2025!  Join fellow Nordics on Waukesha county’s, scenic “Bugline”. 

  The “Bugline”, is a converted, paved, “Milwaukee Road”, right-of-way.  The often, tree lined, multipurpose route passes through quiet, small communities of Lannon, Sussex and North Lake.  Occasionally, it intersects with busy rural roads.  It’s an ideal pedal to ease into the bike season as the terrain tends to be flat with gradual inclines, and one hefty hill after you’ve warmed up.

  This “no cue sheet”, out-and back-ride starts promptly at 9:30 am.  We’ll be meeting at the southwest corner of the Village Bowl parking lot (N86W18330 Main Street, Menomonee Falls, Wi).  No bathroom on the premises.  Approximate length of the ride is 30 miles but make it shorter if you wish.  If interested, there is a map online. There will be an optional, outdoor lunch stop coming back at the tasty “Loca Latte”, in Sussex.  Contact Jane Stoltz (1jmstoltz@gmail.com, or phone 414-378-1791) by May 7 so she knows to expect you.

  
  

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• Fire and Fun at Lapham Peak

  • When
    Friday, May 16, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    Lapham Peak - Evergreen pavilion

  Get ready to celebrate spring with the hope of summer being right around the corner.  Join your fellow Nordics for a picnic, yard games, campfire, laughter and conversation.  We will meet at the pavilion by the Evergreen shelter at Lapham Peak State Park in Delafield starting at 5:30 pm on Friday, May 16 (Rain date to be determined).

  Picnic: Everyone can bring their own dinner, beverages and lawn chair.  Yard Games will be provided: bean bag toss, life-size Jenga, and/or ladder toss.

  Campfire: bring your lawn chair, extra firewood if you have it. Come join in the fun.

  Questions? Call Julie at 262-468-8223.  Not interested in yard games? Pull up your lawn chair and refresh your conversation skills, it’s been a while and we would love to see you.

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• Bugline Ride

  • When
    Saturday, May 24, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Bugline - various options for start points

  Come join us for a relaxing ride on the Bugline.  We will start in Menomonee Falls in the back of the Applewood Mall (west of Shady Lane and Appleton Avenue).  Come early so we can leave at 9:30.  It is 15.6 miles to the other end of the trail in North Lake but you need not ride the whole route (31.6 miles round trip ~3 hours of riding).  Here are options where you can meet us for a shorter ride: 

  Park at Joecks Memorial Field in Lannon and ride south to the trail (drops 7.2 miles round trip) ~9:50AM

  Park at the trail parking in the north west corner of Waukesha Ave. and Main in Sussex (drops 12.8 miles round trip)~10:05AM

  OR:  Turn around early (such as hang out in Merton's Fireman's Park and start back up with the group on their way back - drops 6.2 miles).

  If the group desires, we can stop on the way back for lunch at Culvers or Loca Latte.

  Text Alan Siegl at 262 744-4929 by 9AM that day if you are coming to let me know where you will start,  your shirt/jacket color and name.  Watch for us on the trail.  I'll wear a yellow top of some sort depending on the weather.

  Event will be cancelled if raining.

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