The Origins of Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail: Ray Zillmer’s Path to Protect the Past
In 1958 Milwaukee lawyer Ray Zillmer proposed the Wisconsin Glacier National Forest Park, an elegant 500-mile line that would protect the glacial landscape that had shaped Wisconsin’s history. The spirit of his idea came to life in the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, which protects and celebrates the effects of glaciation and gives the people recreational opportunities close to home, amid the state’s farms and working forests.
A 14 page article about the origins of the trail appears in the Spring 2007 issue of The Wisconsin Magazine of History. You can find it in libraries, or you can buy the issue by ordering it online from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The cost is $8.95.