Join us for everyone's favorite event of the year. Izaak Walton will be hosting the 31th Annual Hog Roast! 

As has become tradition, the Whistle Pigs will playing live music. The Whistle Pigs play a variety of classic rock and really put on a great show. The event is Saturday, August 20 and starts at 6:00 pm with the band starting at 7:30. 

The entry fee is $5 to support the cost of the band (free entrance if you're an Izaak member!). Food is $10/plate. Drinks will be available for an extra charge. We will have the usual grilled corn on the cob, sides, and of course slow-cooked hog!

Everyone of all ages is welcome.

Dinner starts at 6:30 P.M. Program starts at 7:30 P.M.

Menu: Corned beef and cabbage with the trimmings

Cost: $9 adults $5 12 and under

Call in your reservations by Mon. March 14th at 272-3660

e welcome back Mr. Rick Glassman from the St. Joe County Soil and Water Conservation District to the IKES on Wednesday, March 16th. Mr. Glassman, will present a program rich in facts describing the features and habits of the 8 species of Owls native to Indiana.    

Rick will have many owl artifacts on hand for us IKES to examine and learn from. Mr. Glassman has visited the South Bend schools over the years and brought his menagerie of snakes and amphibians to ease the students’ fears and teach the benefits of these creatures

We welcome back Mr. Rick Glassman from the St. Joe County Soil and Water Conservation District to the IKES on Wednesday, March 16th. Mr. Glassman, will present a program rich in facts describing the features and habits of the 8 species of Owls native to Indiana.  Rick will have many owl artifacts on hand for us IKES to examine and learn from. Mr. Glassman has visited the South Bend schools over the years and brought his menagerie of snakes and amphibians to ease the students’ fears and teach the benefits of these creatures.

Dinner starts at 6:30 P.M. Program starts at 7:30 P.M.
Menu: Corned beef and cabbage with the trimmings
Cost: $9 adults $5 12 and under
Call in your reservations by Mon. March 14th at 272-3660

They did it again! Ken Kanczuzewski & Bob Fitzpatrick aided by Rich Parker, Kaine & Kael Kanczuzewski, Nate Moore and Larry Woltman have set up the completion of the phase 2 lodge renovation. All new plumbing was installed in the bathrooms along with preparation for the tile installation. Outside of the bathrooms, insulation and a green metal ceiling were installed.

In April 2016, volunteers planted an additional eighteen (18) American Chestnut Trees at the St. Joseph County Chapter IWLA facility in South Bend, Indiana.  The trees planted are part of a project which began at the facility with an initial planting of ten (10) American Chestnut Trees in 2015.  The purpose of this project is to determine whether or not American Chestnut Trees can survive in our park.  It is hoped that information obtained from this project will be useful in efforts to save the American Chestnut Tree.  

The American Chestnut Tree was once an abundant and important tree in eastern North America, until a foreign blight exterminated it from most of its native range several decades ago.  Efforts elsewhere are currently in progress to develop a blight-resistant strain to try to reestablish this magnificent tree.  It is hoped that the IWLA facility in South Bend may be used in the future for propagating the blight-resistant strain, if the current project shows the potential for viability at the facility. 

The location of these trees at the facility are shown on a trail map (see map).  IWLA members are encouraged to check these trees when walking the grounds, and to feel free to water them if they look like they need it, especially during the summer when it is hot and dry (non-chlorinated water only).