The Friends of New Glarus Woods volunteers spent over 160 hours this summer refurbishing the park's 15-year-old play structure. Rainbow Play Systems of Madison donated lumber to renovate numerous bridges as well as hardware to repair the structure's slides. The volunteers stained both the play structure and the observation platform to freshen up the day-use area.

The Friends hosted a fall bonfire event on Saturday, October 16th. Over 100 visitors enjoyed the evening at the park, socializing by the fire, listening to banjo and vocals by the one-and-only Dr. Beech, and hiking the Basswood...