Franklin & Butternut Lakes Area
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A wonderful 1,000-acre site for the hiker/birder. A 13-mile loop of trail winds around a number of beautiful and remote lakes. A one-mile interpretive nature trail (brochures available on site) takes you through a 400-year-old hemlock and pine forest. A boardwalk crosses an open bog. Woodpeckers, Wood Pewee, Winter Wren, Blackburnian Warbler, Cape May Warbler, and Ovenbird. Waterfowl on and near the lake include Loon, Great Blue Heron, Mallard, Spotted Sandpiper, and Willow Flycatcher.
What's Nearby
Events
Places To Stay
Dining
1
Music on the Lake
6/20/2025
Phelps - 9.91 miles away
2
Northwoods Art Tour
7/26/2024 - 7/28/2024
Eagle River - 12.57 miles away
3
Praise in the Pines
7/19/2025
Eagle River - 12.9 miles away
4
Kids From Wisconsin in Eagle River
7/16/2025
Eagle River - 12.93 miles away
5
Burger Bash
7/19/2025
Eagle River - 13.03 miles away
6
Northwoods Art Tour
7/26/2024 - 7/28/2024
Eagle River - 13.75 miles away
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Northwoods Art Tour
7/26/2024 - 7/28/2024
Eagle River - 14.39 miles away
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Northwoods Art Tour
7/26/2024 - 7/28/2024
Eagle River - 14.81 miles away