Volunteers for the Ice Age Trail Portage-Waupaca Counties segments made major improvements to the trails on the grounds of the Iola Winter Sports Club on County MM outside of Iola.

One such improvement was an impressive stone stairway.

“The beautiful stonework on the new stairs by the parking lot was donated in honor of Robert Culligan Jr. His wife and daughter5 were in attendance for the dedication of a plaque to welcome hikers to the trail,” the organization’s Facebook post noted.

The other was dedication of a resting bench in honor of Butch Siegel.

“Butch belonged to the Waupaca County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail where he served as a mobile skills crew leader. Butch won several awards through the Ice Age Trail including the Spirit Stick award. Butch was most recently honored with the Crew Leader Emeritus Award (2017),” the IAT Facebook posting indicated.