Event Description
...Their journey began 5/21/2017....
Now join Jack and Sara Kampf (and Kinky!) to celebrate becoming "Thousand Milers" for section hiking the entire Ice Age National Scenic Trail!
Come for any and all of the activities:
- Last hike
- Party
- Camping
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About the Events
About the Hike (5/17/25):
- The Kampf's will be hiking the last ~6 miles of the Sturgeon Bay Segment Saturday, May 17th at 9AM.
- The hike will be rain or shine. If anything changes, we can message those who signed up to hike with us that day.
- Dogs on leash welcome!
- There are several check points to meet us at if interested in hiking a shorter part of the hike ("See your hike options/details" below)
About Camping:
- We have paid/reserved Group Campsite C at Potawatomi State Park for anyone who would like to camp for free with us.
- Bring your own tent/hammock/camper.
- A vehicle admission sticker is required.
- Dogs welcome! (and cats ;-) our three will be there)
- No electrical or water hook-ups available at this specific site. Pit toilets at this group site and a water spigot.
- The campground does have a shower building, flush toilets, water, playground, dump, garbage/recycling. These are located in the main part of camp just north of the group campsites. Main campground map here (whole park map can be seen below).
- Reserved 5/16/25 check in 3PM through 5/18/25 check out 1 PM
- You are free to stay elsewhere if you desire.
About the Party (5/17/25):
- Once the hike is over, the party begins - and will be hosed at our group campsite - campsite C at Potawatomi State Park.
- Food: We will have a catered lunch, as well as a grill-out dinner this day.
- Bring your own drinks.
- Bring your own meat if you don't want vegan mock meat for the grill-out dinner.
- All other meals on your own.
- Morning coffee provided by Jack when he wakes up.
- Outdoor games, music, nature-activities, bon-fire, and maybe a projector movie. *Bring instruments and any other fun.*
- Pets are part of the party ;-)
Hope you can make this trip your own. Lots of other outdoor activities like boating, kayaking, fishing, biking, sightseeing, etc in the area!
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Kampf Last Hike
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See your hike options/details
This is my first Strava trail created and I don't really know what I was doing, but hope this gives you a better picture/details.
Zoom in to see the checkpoints along the way - also described below. Hoping you can join us along the way, whether it is to say hi, hang out, walk/hike (for any duration), or take pictures.
| Checkpoint | ETA* | location | Details |
| Start (Cherry Blossom Park) | 9 AM | 919 S Lansing Ave, Sturgeon Bay | The start of hike! |
| Get Real Cafe | 9:30 AM | 43 S Madison Ave, Sturgeon Bay (~ 1 mile in to hike) | Buy is a coffee or vegan treat? |
| Otumba Park | 10 AM | 212 W Locust Ct, Sturgeon Bay ( ~1 .6 miles in to hike) | Kinky will have been a maniac trying to find her way in to the water to swim - hoping we can get her in safety here and will be here a minute to hang out (not sure dogs really allowed - but she can't read) |
| Bullhead Point | 10:45 AM | 950 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay (~ 2.75 miles in to hike) | Historical landmark with visable shipwrecks. Great views and fishing opportunities. Parking lot here. Good spot to jump in or off the hike. |
| Waterfront Mary's Bar and Grill / end of N Duluth Ave | 11 AM | 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay (~ 3.4 miles in to hike) | I think the whole point up until here is road/paved of sorts +/- sidewalks. There is a parking lot here per Strava. This is also near Waterfront Mary's - opens at 11AM (eats, cocktails, patio, live music, harbor views). |
| Potawatomi State Park - parking lot #4 (near our group campsite) | 11:15 AM | near 3810 Shorline Road, Sturgeon Bay (~ 3.75 mikes in to hike) | Spur trails from our campsite , and parking lot off this point with small spur trail where you can meet us on the trail to hike or say hi |
| Beach at Potawatomi | 11:45 AM | near 3926 South Norway Road, Sturgeon Bay (~ 4.7 mies in to hike) | Near restrooms/showers at camp - should be parking at end of South Norway Road & Shorline road with a beachy area. I am sure Kinky will be swimming here! |
| Last mile! | 12 PM | 44.8714330, -87.4168899 (roadside small parking lot just south of where N Norway Road and Shorline Road meet in Potawatomi State Park) (~ 5.25 miles in to hike) | Parking lot that connects to trail - join us for the last mile! |
| End (Eastern Terminus of the Ice Age Trail) | 12:30 PM | 4222 N Norway Rd, Sturgeon Bay (within Potawatomi State Park) |
*ETAs are estimates only and depend on how we enjoy the hike (this is not a race!) - Kinky likes to swim, Sara likes to take pictures, some of us are slower than others.... and also hoping to see some familiar faces to hang out at various check points
Countdown to the fun!
More Information
The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is a thousand-mile footpath that highlights these landscape features as it travels through some of the state’s most beautiful natural areas. The Trail is entirely within Wisconsin and is one of only eleven National Scenic Trails.
Make a vacation out of Door County!
Potawatomi State Park on the shore of Sturgeon Bay in southern Door County, has 1,200 acres of gently rolling upland terrain bordered by steep slopes and rugged limestone cliffs. he park features year-round activities including camping, hiking, biking, boating, skiing and snowmobiling. Family campsites, an accessible cabin for people with disabilities, a picnic shelter and an amphitheater are all reservable. The park is named in honor of the tribe that inhabited Green Bay’s shores and islands when Europeans first settled the area. The tribe called themselves Bo-De-Wad-Me which means "keeper of the fire."
