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Friends of Whitefish Dunes DDC Challenge Fund

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Whitefish Dunes State Park is a unique area, housing Wisconsin’s tallest sand dunes, the unique ecosystem created by them, and a deep Native American cultural history.

The Friends of Whitefish Dunes State Park would like to renovate the Nature Center museum exhibits to showcase the indigenous history of the area and the intimate relationship they shared with the unique local ecosystem. Split Rock Studios, a renowned museum design group, has produced a potential design on how the exhibit might be constructed. The Friends are collaborating with the Ho Chunk, Potawatomi, and Menominee tribes to get their input on the design.

The potential exhibit topics will cover the local dune landscape; unique flora, fauna, and geology; and indigenous historic and modern connections. The overarching theme will showcase how intricately linked the original inhabitants of this area were to the unique environment around them.

Please help us reach our $50,000 goal for this project that will help educate our visitors on our invaluable cultural and natural resources in the park.

Friends of Potawatomi State Park DDC Challenge Fund

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The Friends of Potawatomi State Park Group is excited to work with the Door County Community Foundation and Destination Door County to use their State Park Initiative to help fund the addition of an open-air park shelter and updated parking near the eastern terminus of the Ice Age Trail, at the top of the Old Ski Hill. This new open-air shelter will have an occupancy of 50 people and serve as a new amenity in a part of the park that currently does not have a shelter. The Friends Group Board has discussed this potential project since 2018. In the last year, the Ice Age Trail Alliance has completed trail clearing and rerouted/replaced stairs on the trail, greatly improving the quality of the final few miles near the terminus. Additionally, the Ice Age Trail was designated as an official unit of the National Park System in December 2023, meaning that it now holds the same status as trails such as the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails. The Friends Group Board believes that building an open-air park shelter will be a valuable addition to celebrate this part of Door County and provide a great space for people to gather and enjoy the park.

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