Summer Solstice at Squirrel Hill
June 21, 2025
Celebrate Summer Solstice at Minocqua Winter Park!
June 21, 2025, from 6 pm – 9 pm
This family-friendly event features music by Bernie Thompson, a collaborative nature mural, outdoor games, bonfires, and bubbles.
No entry fee is required, but donations are greatly appreciated!
Food and beverages for sale by the Lakeland Nordic Ski Team and Minocqua Winter Park Foundation.
Schedule
Yard games, collaborative nature mural, craft table, food and beverages will be available throughout the evening.
| 6:00 pm – 6:10 pm | Bernie Thompson and Drum Group |
| 6:10 pm – 6:30 pm | Bernie Thompson |
| 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Sleepy and Creepy: Why animals and plants need the dark! presented by Gretchen Gerrish, Director of Trout Lake Station |
| 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm | Bernie Thompson |
| 7:45 pm – 8:00 pm | Maypole Dance |
| 8:00 pm – 8:45 pm | Bernie Thompson |
Music
Enjoy live music from Bernie Thompson.
Nature Presentation
Gretchen Gerrish, Director of Trout Lake Station presents Sleepy and Creepy: Why animals and plants need the dark!
Gretchen Gerrish is the director of UW–Madison’s Trout Lake Station, a remote field station in northern Wisconsin and one of two field laboratories that make up the Center for Limnology. She is an evolutionary ecologist whose research focuses on unique life histories and behaviors of aquatic invertebrates and their role in driving short- and long-term ecosystem dynamics. She actively works to promote safe and inclusive field-based research and education.
Art
Participate in a collaborative nature mural.
Games
Explore the park through a scavenger hunt, enjoy a mini disc golf course, and more.
Food & Beverage
Lakeland Nordic Ski Team will sell grilled food options and soda.
Volunteer
Sign up to volunteer here.
Questions?
Please email info@minocquawinterpark.org with questions. Thank you!
