Join the adventure at the Discovery Center!

Book it now! Class size is very limited.

7/25, 9-12pm

Join, Naturalist, John Bates, and Photographer, Libby Scott, while canoeing on Allequash Lake and hiking the Pines State Natural Area.

John will guide you through Allequash Lake, a 406-acre lake that is one the largest undeveloped lakes in the Northwoods, and point out the amazing plant and animal life, while Libby will give you pointers on how to take great photographs of the area's amazing scenery.

End you adventure with an amazing lunch – all provided to you by the Discovery Center. Don’t miss it!

Join the adventure at the Warehouse!

Book it now! Class size is very limited.

7/25/22, 9-12pm

Buy your tickets here! https://eagleriverart.com/events/mckinley-lake/


Join, Naturalist, John Bates, and Photographer, Libby Scott, while canoeing on McKinley Lake.

John will guide you through McKinley Lake, a 42-acre, undeveloped lake, that is one of the most botanically rich lakes in northern Wisconsin. He will point out the amazing plant and animal life, (including carnivorous Sundews and wild Rose Pogonia Orchids,) while Libby will give you pointers on how to take great photographs of the lake’s amazing scenery.

End you adventure with an amazing lunch – all provided to you by the Warehouse Eagle River Art Center.

John Bates

Mercer, Wi

John Bates is a noteworthy author and naturalist who focuses on the natural history of the Northwoods. He has worked as a naturalist in Wisconsin’s Northwoods for 32 years and leads trips and does presentations designed to help people further understand the remarkable diversity and beauty of nature, and our place within it. He and his wife, fiber artist Mary Burns, live on the Manitowish River in Iron County where they raised two daughters.

Libby Scott

Star Lake, WI

Libby Scott is an award-winning photographer that shows her work in several galleries in the Northwoods and teaches photography classes at LOLA Arts in Land O’ Lakes, the Warehouse Art Center, in Eagle River, and the Discovery Nature Center. Libby resides in Star Lake, Wi with her husband, Doug.