Annual Kishwauketoe 5K Run/Walk

Kishwauketoe 5K: Run/Walk for Nature

Every Step Helps Maintain, Preserve, and Protect Kishwauketoe

Every year, participants lace up their sneakers and head to Kishwauketoe for an energizing morning journey through the beautiful trails of the conservancy. This annual event offers the perfect opportunity to get active, support a great cause, and experience breathtaking scenery all at once. This annual event helps support maintenance, preservation, and operational work for the conservancy. Welcoming kids and adults of all ages, it remains a highly anticipated tradition that community members won't want to miss.

Check back in spring for more information on our 2027 5K Event!

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Kishwauketoe 5K Run / Walk

KNC Post-Run 2026

July 4th, 2026! What a great day for a USA 250-year anniversary run!

But, on July 3rd, a storm with 100mph winds at KNC knocked down many trees and branches. Our sincere thanks go out to a wonderful team of volunteers who came out on Friday afternoon and cleared the paths so the run could be held. These volunteers were Joe and Mia Gleiter, Vivian Kelly, Kim Parker, Don Skalla, Pat Standley, Cindy Yunker and Jenn Yunker.

There were 44 participants in the kid’s quarter mile run! The first-place boy was James Swinford and the first-place girl was Cecilia Scheele. All kid participants were given ice cream coupons compliments of the Frosty Moose in Williams Bay. Two hundred and eighty runners completed the 5K. Aidan King was the first-place male runner in, followed by Ryan Leurck and then Ryan Bernard. Ali Saban was the first-place female runner in, followed by Gloria Esarco and then Savannah Wenzel.

All in attendance joined in singing The Star-Spangled Banner before the run began!

A big thank you to the wonderful Sponsors who donated to the event this year including: Anonymous, Bank First, Bell’s Store, Café Calamari, Tom Cashman, Daniels Foods, Delavan Piggly Wiggly, Bob and Tina Dillman, Dunn Lumber, Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Frosty Moose, Gage Marine, Jim and Pat Gee, Glen Fern Construction, Hansen’s IGA, Heyer True Value, Lake Geneva Piggly Wiggly, Otzen Family Foundation, Richard and Susan Vandenbroucke, Williams Bay Business Association, and the Williams Bay Subway!

And last, but not least, thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who make the run possible: Judy Ackerly, Betsy Arney, Lauren Benkendorf, Nancy Birkett, Megan Birkett, Brian Cook, Mary Faith Cook, Brenda Dahlfors, Dave Deis, Sally Gerson, Joanne Kantner, Joanne Kristoffersen, Marianne Klemke, Jim Killian, Roberta Killian, Alison Larkin, Leslie Miller, Kim Parker, Peg Pollitt, Don Skalla, Pat Standley, Lynn Tucker, Marielle Tucker, Valerie Tucker, Dick Vandenbroucke, Cindy Yunker, and Jenn Yunker.

We look forward to seeing you next year on July 3rd, 2027!

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