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Delafield Tourism spotlights Lapham Peak
Parks, Hiking, Skiing, featuring Lapham Peak, alongside other fun and exciting things to do, see, dine, recreate, etc., in Delafield’s new Tourism Video. Lapham Peak’s new Lapham Lodge (with it’s recent grand opening in May, 2025) is anticipated to be a destination with an important positive impact on the greater Delafield area and tourism economics. Click Video to Play Play Video
Lapham Lodge is OPEN!
On May 17, 2025, the new multi-purpose year-round facility at Lapham Peak, Lapham Lodge, was opened to the public, and donated to the DNR by the Friends of Lapham Peak!
2025 Spring Newsletter
Below is our Spring 2025 Newsletter. Dear Friends of Lapham Peak — Snow patches in the snowmaking loop are mostly gone, with March and April bringing rain and warmer weather. Let spring begin! Attached is the upcoming events for the Friends of Lapham Peak group such as the annual spring work morning, bird hikes, the opening of the Hausmann Nature Center with programs, the Grand Opening of Lapham Lodge, Feel the Burn run/walk and more. […]
2025 Lapham Loppet a Huge Success
A record number of registrations (over 180 adults) and over 50 middle-school students, participated in the 2025 Lapham Loppet on January 18th! It was a sunny morning, about 20 degrees, 50% humidity, 14 MPH winds. Race Results in time order: 2025 Lapham Loppet Results by Time
Happy New Year – 1st Day Hikes
The Waukesha/Milwaukee Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance provided 3 guided First Day Hikes at Lapham Peak on January 1st starting at 11am. The weather was wonderful, and over 200 participants joined in the hikes. Photos from one of the hikes are shown here (photos courtesy of Pat Witkowski)
December 2024 Newsletter
Below is our December 2024 newsletter. Six great gift ideas including new FLP merchandise at the front office, year-end and winter activities announced, including the first day hike, and January skiing events and our candlelight hike, progress on the Lapham Lodge, and we still need a number of furnishings to complete the inside and outside of the building before we can occupy it once it’s finished (late February-March), and plans for a grand opening! […]
December 3, Skiing at Lapham Peak has Begun!
Snowmaking began on Saturday morning, November 30th, with an extremely cold weekend! By Sunday night and Monday morning, a good amount of snow had been created and the pond was too low to continue! The first official Trail Report says: Official Lapham Peak Trail Report on Tuesday Dec 3 2024 at 8:36amby Collin Bergholz We have good coverage down the center trail up to the top of summer stage. We also have a loop up […]
2023-24 Friends of Lapham Peak Annual Report
The Friends of Lapham Peak held our Annual Meeting with the membership on November 13, and presented the Annual Report covering the past fiscal year, 2023-24, which was provided in paper form, and is provided on our website as well: 2023-24 FLP Annual Reports
2024 Annual Meeting – Nov 13, 6pm
FRIENDS ANNUAL MEETING Our Friends of Lapham Peak Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 13 at 6 pm at the Hausmann Nature Center. Join us for snacks and socializing then a short business meeting followed by our speaker John Ward. Our Annual Report to the Membership will be presented as well: 2023-24 FLP Annual Reports John is a Natural Resources Educator. His topic will be Glaciation and the Kettle Moraine. The Kettle […]