Grand Opening of Wild Rose Fish Hatchery 8-22-08
gengberg August 22nd, 2008
Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery Grand Opening
Anglers and local residents joined Gov. Jim Doyle and DNR Secretary Matt Frank in celebrating new trout and salmon facilities at Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery. The trout and salmon the hatchery produces are especially vital to Lake Michigan’s fishery, which attracts more than a quarter million anglers a year, generates $420 million in economic benefits, and supports 5,000 jobs. Video clips from the event and anglers’ reaction to the renovated hatchery, along with more information about the three-phase project to bring this workhorse of the state’s fish stocking program into the 21st century is available at http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/wildrose/wrrenovation.html
There’s a lot to see and do at Wild Rose.
Come visit the Wild Rose Hatchery Education Center, where you’ll find two large aquariums, interpretive displays, activities, and games that help tell the story of the fish hatchery then and now. You can also take a peek at hatchery production from the coldwater (trout and salmon) observation room, and then stroll down to the historic village where Wild Rose first began and fish still swim in the raceways. Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the scenic hatchery grounds, a tradition since the early 1900s. For more information on hours and tours, visit http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/wildrose/.
