"Wisconsin-Happy Festival State", by Eve Phillips. My husband and I love to travel in the state of Wisconsin where we live and get great pictures on the way. My name is Laurie Kutil and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. One thing I have learned in researching each town before visiting it is that, "Every town has it's story". When I do uncover those stories by connecting with local residents, our experience becomes so much richer. In turn, sharing the stories with you brings me joy :)
Headlands International Dark Sky Park is one of the few Dark Sky certified sites in the United States. If you can’t get here, this Light Pollution Map can help you find your local spot of darkness. We just went to see it in the day on our visit. It is open 24/7 365, free admission. Donations are happily accepted!
There are big things going on here, making this special park more accessible for workshops and events in the future. We could not see the whole park due to the new Observatory under construction right now, a telescope will be housed there and rooms for groups to gather.
We walked down to the shore where the sky viewing is located. To keep the skies dark, only red flashlights are allowed. We got our red LED flashlights from Ebay. Here is the Bortle Dark Sky Scale, the Headlands darkness levels can be found here.
Now to the shoreline!
After passing though the gap in the trees, we see the new Observatory building under construction. I look forward to seeing it completed next year!