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ANGOLA, IN (NWPR) – Trade the usual afternoon routine for oak woods, lakeside glimpses, and the soft squish of a sedge meadow underfoot with a guided autumn hike at Loon Lake Nature Preserve on Saturday, November 21 between 1:00-2:30 pm, meeting in the parking lot at 3300 W. Loon Lake Road.
Join DNR ecologist Nate Simons for a guided, one-mile hike through Loon Lake Nature Preserve. Along the way, you’ll wander beneath an oak woodland canopy, pause beside a remarkably large open-grown white oak—a living remnant of a more open landscape—and reach a lakeside sedge meadow where golden tamaracks bring a final glow to the season.
It’s a chance to stretch your legs, breathe in the late-autumn air, and let the natural world offer a little perspective. You might leave with a new fact about the preserve, a calmer mind, a happier body—or even a new trail companion. And if the group is in the mood afterward, the afternoon could continue with warm food and good conversation at a nearby eatery.
Trail notes: The hike is moderately difficult and includes mowed trail, a short boardwalk, and a squishy sedge meadow. Wet boots are recommended; any water is expected to be less than ankle-deep. Parking is unpaved and limited to about five vehicles. No restrooms are available.
Register: Loon Lake Nature Preserve event information –https://www.in.gov/dnr/nature-preserves/files/np-Loon_Lake.pdf. Questions? Contact Nate Simons at: nsimons@dnr.in.gov or 260.316.2498.