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Trail Conditions
Blue Hills Trail CONDITIONS
Good fall color. Good hiking and biking throughout the trail system. A small segment of the East Side trails still needs mowing (look at the mowing report below). As of September 1st, THE ENTIRE TRAIL SYSTEM has been cleared of downed trees resulting from the devastating December 2022 ice storm. Click here for maps showing the open trails. Trails involved in logging this past year have a dirt surface rather than grass (see logging notes under 'Important Updates').
Insect activity is low.
IMPORTANT UPDATES
1-Logging on the West Side between intersections Y & Z is done for now.
2-Autumn 2022, loggers cut a large timber sale on the East Side. It's probably wise to avoid hiking those trails in all but very dry weather. Click here for a map showing the involved trails.
snowfall
April 30: damp leaf top dusting
grooming & MOWING
Mowing Report / Plans:
Summer trail mowing began on June 17th. Click here for more info and updated maps.
weather forecast
Donors 2022-2023
Businesses
Ace Hardware (Ladysmith)
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc.
Artisans (Glen Flora)
Backroads Coffee & Tea
Blue Hills Trail Association Inc.
Bullis Pond Dental (Eau Claire)
Canoe Bay Lodge (Chetek)
Chicago Northwest KOA Holiday (Tom & Sylvia Weber)
Chippewa Valley Eye Clinic (Dr. Roger Gray)
Christie Mountain
Classic Auto (Bruce)
Cobblestone Hotel & Suites (Ladysmith)
CTW Corporation (Augusta / Milwaukee)
EastMart (Ladysmith)
Eau Claire Ski Striders
Farm & Fleet (Rice Lake)
Fast Wax
Flambeau Correctional Center
Gear West (Long Lake, MN)
Green Bay Packers
Haack Orthodontic Clinic (Rice Lake)
Jennie-O Turkey Store
Jump RiverElectric
Kwik Trip (Ladysmith)
Ladysmith Federal Savings & Loan
Ladysmith Fresh Market
Lehman’s Supper Club (Rice Lake)
Madshus North America
Marshfield Clinic (facilities in Ladysmith & Rice Lake)
Michael Perry / sneezingcow.com
New Moon Ski Shop (Hayward)
Offering Hope Therapies (Ladysmith)
Out There Nordic Sports (Rice Lake)
Patagonia
Kristine Paulsen Photography (Missoula, MT)
Rands Trucking (Ladysmith)
Stephen Reisner Dentistry (Ladysmith)
Rice Lake Tourism
River Country Co-op
Rusk County Forestry
Rusk County Pharmacy (Ladysmith)
Rusk County Tourism
Salomon Nordic
Scheel’s (Eau Claire)
Security Financial Bank (Ladysmith)
Self Image Fitness (Ladysmith)
Spring Street Sports (Chippewa Falls)
Superior Choice Credit Union (Ladysmith)
Tamarack Wetland Services LLC (Rice Lake)
Tony Lumber
Wally's Saw & Gun (Bruce)
Walmart (Ladysmith)
Walmart (Rice Lake)
Weather Shield Employee LITE Foundation
Wieckowicz Law Office (Chetek)
Winter Greenhouse
Winter Woodworks (Winter, WI)
Wisconsin DNR
WTSO.com (Wines 'Til Sold Out)
Xcel Energy
Zacho Sports Center (Chippewa Falls)
Individuals
Anonymous
Dan Bale
Ty & Maren Bernicke
Chris & Stephanie Bixler
John Carr & Jackie Klein
Howard & Carolyn Chatterton
Michael Connly & Nancy Wagner
Mike & Cindy Cragg
Phil Fuhlman & Jan Tazelaar
Steve Gest
James & Sally Griffin
Chuck & Lorraine Henning
Dominic & Nicole Hodkiewicz
Ron & Sylvia Jasperson
Dann Kann
John & Nancy Kann
Dean & Mary King
Mark & Peggy Kohler
Lori Larsen
Sally Lewis
Tim & Cynthia Lynch
Steve & Linda McCarthy
Kent & Loretta Meng
Greg & Linda Mikunda
Wally & Linda Narins
Avery Newman
Rick & Mary Noonan
Gary & Gaila Olsen
John & Irene Olson
Gale & Jan Otterholt
Kirk Paulsen
Tom & Jan Paulsen
Dick & Mary Ann Pebler
Steve Poethke
Steve & Debra Porn
Kevin Potter
Mike Prasher
Nico & Stephanie Pronk
Eric Replinger
Jean Replinger
Kent Robarge
Moshe & Heidi Schein
Steve Schleppegrell & Kathleen Laffin
Bob Schwartz
Geary & Kay Searfoss
Bill Smith & Mary Ocwieja
Jeff & Theresa Stanley
John & Ann Stien
Bob & Elke Swanson
Dave Swanson
Dean & Denise Tabor
John & Gail Waldron
Tom & Sylvia Weber
Steve Weiss
Kevin & Gwen Westlund
Bob Wieckowicz
Paul & Cathie Woita
John & Deb Ziemer
